Fox to develop at least 9 films as Broadway Shows- Page 3

[Miss Scarlett2]

Posted: 7/13/13 at 7:12am

I imagine Moulin Rouge! will be headed for the stage in the upcoming years. Films that have singers starring will probably be considered.

[Jungle Red]

Posted: 7/13/13 at 11:18am

I'm gonna be a blunt for just a second.

If you're complaining about the current state of Broadway, how about you get off your ass and write an original musical.

Rant over.

[Jonwo]

Posted: 7/13/13 at 8:17pm

'Again, not sure if it's Fox, but I think RUNAWAY BRIDE could be a super fun musical, as could PITCH PERFECT. A musical with an acapella component would be very different'

I thought that when I saw Pitch Perfect that it would make a great stage musical but I wonder how it would work, would all the songs be acapella or just certain ones plus would I wonder if you go the jukebox musical route given that the acapella numbers were covers of popular songs or maybe a mix of original and existing songs.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/14/13 at 12:01am

I find it funny that so many people are so quick to adapt movies into musicals. But look at the past handful of "best musical" winners, or even the nominees that have made money, etc, Spamalot (though based on something, was original and it didn't use the same name as the movie), Spelling Bee (original, long run), Book of Mormon (huge hit), The Drowsy Chaperone (modest hit), Memphis (hit), and I'd even let Kinky Boots slide as it wasn't really something "based on name recognition."

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/14/13 at 12:17am

RUNAWAY BRIDE is a Paramount film and PITCH PERFECT is Universal.

[darquegk]

Posted: 7/14/13 at 12:22am

Stephen King has a quote to the extent of, and I'm paraphrasing, "the ability to create a story is a much rarer and ultimately less valuable skill when compared to the ability to TELL a story well."

Give me a thousand more Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Thoroughly Modern Millies and Hands On A Hardbodies before TEN more First Dates. Original does not mean well-made or well-told. Nor should original for original's sake be prized. If you're telling a new story, tell it well and entertainingly and in a way that justifies its existence. If you're adapting an existing medium, tell it well and entertainingly and in a way that justifies its existence. If you're throwing **** at paper trying to be "original" and "edgy" and "creative," you're still going to come away with paper covered in ****. And if what you create doesn't live up to what you adapted from, you're always going to have the biggest competition of all- that exact thing.

[fingerlakessinger]

Posted: 7/14/13 at 3:42am

I don't think its FOX but someone needs to do "Hocus Pocus"
Hell...bring Bette back and have her do it.

Also, "The Devil Wears Prada" is begging to be made into a stage musical.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/14/13 at 6:27am

Not a Fox Film but The Horror at Party Beach would make a great musical.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 7/14/13 at 10:45am

A full blown true musical version of VALLEY OF THE DOLLS or it's in-name-only sequel, BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS.

Also: THE PLEASURE SEEKERS and THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE.

**ANYTHING** can be MUSICALIZED....**ANYTHING**!!!

[broadwaybabywannabe2]

Posted: 7/14/13 at 2:53pm

Fox MUST produce ANASTASIA for Broadway...if they don't they are missing a golden opportunity...can u imagine Disney without BEAUTY AND THE BEAST on Broadway?...Not!

[Colle]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 1:54pm

Not really a FOX movie, though they were involved with disturbing the DVDs and blue-rays, but I would love to see a stage(either play or musical) version of "Mirror, Mirror." I thought it was a fun version of "Snow White" and had a fairy tale charm to it.

Updated On: 7/15/13 at 01:54 PM

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 7/15/13 at 4:22pm

Doesn't anyone write anything anymore?

Of course! Glory Days, In My Life, People in the Picture, Scandalous, Blind Date...

I do hope this trend stops in the near future. Perhaps as more of these flop and produce disastrous results, theatregoers will start realizing the movie itself is probably better and can be rented for a lot cheaper than Broadway tickets.

Yeah! Then we wouldn't have dreck like Sweet Charity, Promises Promises or A Little Night Music! If it's based on a movie, it's automatically worse than anything original or any show adapted from any other source! Boo movie-only adaptations! Or, boo movie-only adaptations produced after the year 2000! Or, boo musicals adapted from films less than 50 years old! Booooo! Am I doing that right? I want to sit at the cool table.

I imagine some rights would need to be ironed out with regard to Moulin Rouge already having been adapted for the stage in Germany. And Edward Scissorhands was adapted as a ballet featuring an extended score by Elfman.