I truly am sorry, but...

It was considered by other directors who had the rights to Rent at first... but Chris Columbus never considered them. At least that's what I read.

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Well, Chris did say he had a meeting with Justin Timberlake, did he not?

Justin WAS seriously considered. Raul screentested for Mark with Justin as Roger.

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He could go either way.

Personally, if I had my choice, I'd cast him as Angel... but that's a bit too wishful.

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Updated On: 11/29/05 at 12:23 AM

Didn't he once say that he'd love to play Angel, but he knows he'd never be cast?

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Raul in tights?

Daaaamn.

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Justin WAS seriously considered.

Oh Christ, let me just tell you right now...if Justin Timberlake had been in Rent, even as an EXTRA...I would be throwing popcorn at the screen every damn time. I would still go, fine, ok yeah. lol But I would be going with an extremely sour face upon entering and exiting. *Especially* if Justin were to be Mark. Also, I think we've had enough boy band members near the Nederlander. Please, no more.

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That's how I felt when he was supposed to be Roger. I would've been totally traumatized.

hee. "Merry Christmas, bitches!"

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"Wasn't he involved in the readings or run-throughs or whatever that Raul and Orfeh were involved in?"

Orfeh was involved with RENT readings? Does anyone know anything more about this?

I happen to know for a fact that Neil and Wilson were not only considered for the miniseries but the film as well. And I am truly sorry, but they would have been pretty amazing. So get off your OBC soap boxes please.

Raul is WAY too old looking...

And Justin as Roger? Yeah right - Justin would actually do quite well as Angel, though...

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I happen to know for a fact that Neil and Wilson were not only considered for the miniseries but the film as well. And I am truly sorry, but they would have been pretty amazing. So get off your OBC soap boxes please.

Um, I don't think anyone was complaining about Neil or Wilson -- at least, I wasn't. I was sickened reading that Justin Timberlake and Usher were considered...that's just nauseating, as I've commented earlier. -- And the miniseries thing would have just been a train wreck. (Just because...it would be a miniseries...of Rent.) -- I don't know how Neil and Wilson did with their roles in the show, I'm sure they were good, otherwise they never would have gotten the parts....But I don't know...I am SO, SO, SO...so, so, so, SO glad that they stuck with the majority of the original cast. I know I'm not alone here.

I also know a lot of people like to complain about how "old" the cast looks...but I'm sorry, I don't care what anyone says - If anyone had taken the roles of the characters in Rent OTHER than the original cast, the magic would have been completely lost. Completely, completely, completely. For me, at least, and I think for a lot of others who understand why it was so important for the OBC to be in the film. Anyway, their age is irrelevant in the end -- sure being at this early 20's part of life is tough and they're trying to figure out where to go with their lives...I'm living that right now -- but really, they're just a group of friends trying to appreciate the life they have left. They can be any age to get that point across.

Now I'll get off my soapbox.

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