In The Heights/ Wicked Movie soon to a Cinema Near You

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 12:28am

As reported in today's Variety

Flush from the global returns of "Mamma Mia!," Universal Pictures is tuning up another stage musical transformation. The studio has acquired rights to turn the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "In the Heights" into a feature.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, who created the musical, wrote the lyrics and music and has played the starring role through its Off Broadway and Broadway runs, is expected to reprise his role in the film. Miranda will produce with Meryl Poster


U which has watched "Mamma Mia!" become the highest-grossing musical in history with $558.8 million worldwide, now has another tuner on the boards. The studio and producer Marc Platt are also in the nascent stages of turning the Broadway hit "Wicked" into a feature.


Rest of the story here

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995395.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

[Shannon Bo Dannon]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 12:29am

Well we all knew about the Wicked movie but In the Heights is a surprise to me.

I think ITH could work really well on film actually.

[MrSweetNAwful]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 1:09am

what a surprise!













< / sarcasm >

Not to say I don't like ITH or I'm not excited, I just saw it coming from around the time they were nominated/won best musical.

Updated On: 11/7/08 at 01:09 AM

[withoutyou08]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 1:18am

i agree i think ith could make a really great movie if they do it right. they also should have the whole original cast(including karen) because i think they had such great chemistry. i dont think this should affect karen in wss because i doubt this movie will be made that soon. sounds like a great idea to me!

[CapnHook]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 1:25am

I see IN THE HEIGHTS working better as a made-for-television movie. A feature would work as well. We know already that Jennifer Lopez wants to be in it. Antonio Banderes would work as the father...but I don't think it is a role he would want.

WICKED has been in the planning stages forever. It'll happen when they need to boost the sales of the Broadway show to keep it alive. They'll get really big names for it, obviously.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 1:29am

First off... its Antonio BANDERAS (like flag in spanish)... and Nikky Blonsky's a big fat whore!

[insertclevernamehere]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 1:33am

That's a creep ass picture of Blonski

[MrSweetNAwful]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 1:35am

lulz

[JP2]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 1:43am

This could be fantastic if done write. Depends on the director. Looks like they're going with sooner rather than later.

[Liza + Jesus = Patti]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 1:43am

she should play Shrek.

gross.

[BustopherPhantom]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 2:18am

You ///holes, Nikki looks great!

Where did the bitchiness even come from?!

[insertclevernamehere]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 2:38am

It's not bitchy. I'm not making fun of her weight, I'm making fun of the maniacal Hannibal Lecteresque gleam in her eye.

[Boq101]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 3:40am

If it's a movie, I can't picture Mandy Gonzales as 18-19 yrs. old on a close-up...

[B3TA07]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 4:04am

^Agreed. I mean seriously, she doesn't even look like that in the Richard Rodgers.

[rowlinvale2]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 4:06am

Antonio Banderes would work as the father...but I don't think it is a role he would want.

I don't think that would work at all.

Updated On: 11/7/08 at 04:06 AM

[BroadwayBound115]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 7:50am

I am so excited! But please, no disney channel casting, I don't want to watch or listen to Selena Gomez sing It Won't Be Long Now.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 8:33am

I really think ITH would work as a movie but with WICKED they're going to have to do some major work to make it cinematic. It's just a VERY theatrical experience that I'm not sure would work outside of a Broadway theater.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 9:04am

I don't see IN THE HEIGHTS working as a film at all, mostly because while I just love the show to death (seriously, it's ridiculous how much I love it), I think it has a really awful book (love the dialogue, but the plotline is as thin as Kate Moss).
I'd also be scared of casting.
WICKED, the musical would make a great film.

[Weez]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 9:04am

Demi Lovato would make a FIERCE Nina!

*is going to hell for yanking people's chains with possible Disney Channel castings* XD

[dramamama611]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 9:12am

A plot line as thin as Kate Moss! Bwhahahahaha!

I stealing your simile!!!! The best...evah!


And what has Blonsky have to to with this thread whatsoever? Oy.


As a side note, and I'm sad to say: HSM 3 will be kicking MM off the records as highest grossing musical.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 10:06am

If they absolutely must cast anyone other than the original cast in the ITH movie, then I guess I wouldn't mind Luis Guzman as Kevin or Rosario Dawson as Nina.

But are you there, God? It's me, PiraguaGuy. Please keep Lin-Manuel Miranda, Andrea Burns, and Chris Jackson intact.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 10:14am

Don't hold your breath, piraguaguy.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 10:19am

Well, at least I doubt they'll recast Lin-Manuel.

[crzyray]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 10:27am

ooo no Rosario as Nina... her voice does not have the power to sing breathe, and that is my favorite song!

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 11/7/08 at 10:27am

I am so excited for this!