Posted: 8/2/18 at 9:16am
Has anything ever resurfaced from this? Or new developments?
https://entertainment.inquirer.net/103989/hugh-jackman-fights-for-carousel-film
Posted: 8/2/18 at 9:20am
Posted: 8/2/18 at 10:55am
Can't imagine this happening anytime soon. Jackman has indeed aged out of the part of Billy and I'm sure this was only floated as a film because (at the time) they had a true A list movie star who could sing that role interested in doing it. Not sure if any of the current 'leading men who kind of sing' (Ryan Gosling, Chris Pine, Chris Pratt) could really do the role vocal justice.
I do think Lily James would make a ravishing Julie Jordan though.
Posted: 8/2/18 at 12:10pm
Posted: 8/2/18 at 12:12pm
A Jackman-Hathaway duo as Billy and Julie would be friggin' fantastic, though.
Posted: 8/2/18 at 12:52pm
After seeing how funny she was in Oceans8, I also think Hathaway could make a really good Carrie.
Posted: 8/2/18 at 2:28pm
Years ago Jackman was trying to raise interest in an updated film version of CAROUSEL, but unfortunately his efforts did not bear fruit. He knows he's aged out of the role, I'm sure, as he hasn't mentioned his hopes for that project in quite a while. Too bad it never came to pass. He made an impressive Billy Bigelow in a one-night concert at Carnegie Hall in 2002.
Posted: 8/2/18 at 6:38pm
mamaleh said: "Years ago Jackman was trying to raise interest in an updated film version of CAROUSEL, but unfortunately his efforts did not bear fruit. He knows he's aged out of the role, I'm sure, as he hasn't mentioned his hopes for that project in quite a while. Too bad it never came to pass. He made an impressive Billy Bigelow in a one-night concert at Carnegie Hall in 2002."
Too bad that concert (with Audra McDonald as Julie) was never recorded.
