Posted: 2/9/19 at 4:52pm
I have a feeling they will go "Hollywood" and cast Will Farrell Mathew Broadrick or Steve Carrell as Herbie. However they should cast Nathan Lane as Uncle Jocko or Herbie. As for the brief part of Mama Rose's Dad George Hearn!
Posted: 2/9/19 at 5:21pm
Posted: 2/9/19 at 6:45pm
Posted: 2/10/19 at 4:32am
Damn! Now I'm going to be up all night worrying about who will play Uncle Jocko in a film that is unlikely to ever be made...
Posted: 2/10/19 at 6:04am
John C. Reilly for either Herbie or Jocko.
Vanessa Hudgens as Gypsy.
Catherine Zita Jones as Miss Mazeppa.
Updated On: 2/10/19 at 06:04 AM
Posted: 2/10/19 at 9:05am
You know, CZJ as Mazeppa might not be a terrible idea! I usually think her musical chops are greatly exaggerated here, but we know she started as a dancer.
Posted: 2/10/19 at 7:19pm
GeorgeandDot said: "I don't see why we need a separate thread for this, but I'd like to see Tony Shalhoub play Herbie."
For some reason, I thought of him, too, for Herbie. He'd be ideal, but maybe too old for McCarthy?
I was also thinking Eric McCormack, especially if Melissa McCarthy is cast. I can see those two as a couple. And Shaloub as Uncle Jocko ?
Posted: 2/10/19 at 7:49pm
Gypsy doesn't need to have a good voice so I'd be willing to give Emma Watson redemption for Belle if she was cast as Louise. Emma Stone could be another possibility.
Posted: 2/10/19 at 8:24pm
Posted: 2/10/19 at 8:32pm
I feel like Melissa will be a great Rose. Her SNL sketch of the Broadway Super Bowl gives me Mama Rose vibes. Saorise is quite a nice suggestion too. I suggested Dove Cameron for Glinda but she'd be a great Dainty June aswell.
Updated On: 2/10/19 at 08:32 PM
Posted: 2/10/19 at 8:54pm
Saorise Ronan would be a perfect Louise opposite McCarthy. I love the Tony Shaloub I idea but he might indeed be too old- how about someone like Ewen McGregor as Herbie?
Updated On: 2/10/19 at 08:54 PM
Posted: 2/10/19 at 9:03pm
David10086 said: "And Shaloub as Uncle Jocko ?"
I'm not sure why we're worrying about the dream casting of a character who would be onscreen for about two minutes, but Shalhoub has already played Uncle Jocko in the Bette Midler version. I can't imagine that there's so much to mine in the character that he'd be looking to return to it.
Posted: 2/10/19 at 10:10pm
Herbie is hard to cast without knowing who Rose is.
But Alfred Molina might be a terrific Herbie.
Posted: 2/10/19 at 10:22pm
Posted: 2/10/19 at 10:33pm
sanfrankid1 said: "John Waters as Uncle Jocko!"
Best idea from ALL threads.
How creepy would THAT be???
Posted: 2/11/19 at 7:03pm
It's probably not going to be made, but if it is it is most definitely not going to have an all-white cast.
(Which puts a whole new spin on the oddly worded title of this thread. Should a gypsy play Herbie and Uncle Jocko, and would said gypsy count as a person of color?)
Updated On: 2/11/19 at 07:03 PM
Posted: 2/11/19 at 8:48pm
sanfrankid1 said: "John Waters as Uncle Jocko!"
At first I marveled at the question of who would play Uncle Jocko being of concern to anyone.
But now it's all worthwhile.
Waters as Jocko is casting magic.. even the idea of him sleeping with one of the stage mothers is wacky and wonderful.
Updated On: 2/13/19 at 08:48 PM
Posted: 2/12/19 at 8:49am
Posted: 2/12/19 at 9:34am
henrikegerman said: “Waters as Jocko is casting magic.. even the idea of him sleeping with one of the stage mothers is wacky and wonderful."
Hell, if we’re going with Waters in this hypothetical world then go full subversive and make it Balloon Girl’s daddy that he’s really interested in.
Posted: 2/12/19 at 3:14pm
EmeraldOzian said: "Daniel Radcliffe for Tulsa maybe?"
Are you for real? Have you seen the show? Tulsa is a chorus boy DANCER !
Posted: 2/12/19 at 8:22pm
And what's wrong with Daniel Radcliffe doing the part? His dancing wasn't bad in How to Succeed.
Posted: 2/12/19 at 11:09pm
His dancing was 'adequate' and took him over a year to learn what he did. Watch some clips and see what a brilliant DANCER this part calls for--then go look at Charlie Stemp.
Posted: 2/13/19 at 1:44pm
That might have the effect of making Rose seem more homophobic than Machiavellian.
Posted: 2/13/19 at 3:30pm
Nathan Lane would be a great Uncle Jocko and I agree with whomever put forward Dove Cameron as Dainty June. I think Anna Kendrick would be a good choice for Gypsy. As far as Herbie, it depends on who plays Rose but I could see Bradley Cooper in the role, though I doubt that would happen.
