Posted: 12/13/17 at 1:55pm
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Posted: 12/13/17 at 2:08pm
Norbert for Ernest! PLEASE, MAKE THIS HAPPEN!
Posted: 12/13/17 at 2:12pm
Besides the lead every 'support' has many magical moments[film wise] so all should have great moments to shine.
Special effects--the creatives will have their work cut out for them especially watching Kristin become a contortionist.
It needs the total campery of Mel Brooks.
Updated On: 12/13/17 at 02:12 PM
Posted: 12/13/17 at 2:27pm
Krakowski? Yes, please!
Could you imagine the potential staging of "Sweet Bird of Youth..."? Priceless. This has a ton of potential... hope it gets off the ground.
Posted: 12/13/17 at 3:34pm
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Posted: 12/13/17 at 4:43pm
This feels so random. I never even considered DEATH BECOMES HER to be a "cult classic." People I talk to, they say it's just a lukewarm movie.
Posted: 12/13/17 at 4:49pm
Ado Annie D'Ysquith said: "This feels so random. I never even considered DEATH BECOMES HER to be a "cult classic." People I talk to, they say it's just a lukewarm movie."
It's like the definition of a cult classic.
Posted: 12/13/17 at 6:40pm
And like everyone just mentioned, this **** ain’t happening. Universal just jumped the gun and announced it and she most likely said she’d be on board and they’re running with that statement.
The list of non-produced musicals officially announced and starring Kristin Chenoweth is enormous.
Posted: 12/13/17 at 7:10pm
Baffled and intrigued by all of this excitement. The movie has a 52 on Rotten Tomatoes. It didn't work, and was ultimately dependent on CGI and FX. We're not even talking "9 to 5" and "Groundhog Day," two beloved films that couldn't make a go of it, one with a swell score and both with great performances. But okay, if it's generating this much anticipation....
Posted: 12/13/17 at 7:25pm
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Posted: 12/13/17 at 7:47pm
Groundhog Day was brilliant. Don't confuse failing to catch on commercially with the quality of the show itself.
Posted: 12/13/17 at 7:53pm
Posted: 12/13/17 at 8:06pm
Just think of all the jokes we'll be able to tell when this project seems to die, but continues living on...
Posted: 12/13/17 at 8:58pm
Auggie27 said: "Baffled and intrigued by all of this excitement. The movie has a 52 on Rotten Tomatoes. It didn't work, and was ultimatelydependent on CGI and FX. We're not even talking "9 to 5" and "Groundhog Day," two beloved films that couldn't make a go of it, one with a swell score and both with great performances. But okay, if it's generating this much anticipation...."
Both of those shows flopped. What’s your point? A musical based on a movie won’t be successful or flop because of how the movie it’s based on did at the box office.
Posted: 12/14/17 at 8:29am
Posted: 12/14/17 at 8:38am
Not that there's much point in discussing a show that isn't even being written yet, but -
Waitress, Kinky Boots, and Once were small, independent films (and two were foreign). Death was a major big budget Hollywood project that didn't do very well because the story, although an interesting idea (yet far from original), has serious structural problems, leading the last 1/3 or 1/2 to slowly fizzle rather than expand and explode. They contrast more than they compare.
Does this mean a musical version would flop? Not necessarily. Personally, I don't see where it would sing in the last 1/2, without being significantly rewritten, and we all know how rarely a film to stage adaptation varies significantly from its source these days.
Posted: 12/14/17 at 8:46am
Posted: 12/14/17 at 10:02pm
Interesting - I love dark comedies but I hated the movie ... I mean seriously hated it ... but to each their own
Posted: 12/14/17 at 11:33pm
South Fl Marc said: "Interesting - I love dark comedies but I hated the movie ... I mean seriously hated it ... but to each their own"
Same. I saw it when it was in theaters and haven't really thought about it since. I remember thinking it was Zemeckis's first big misstep.
Posted: 12/15/17 at 12:39am
I don't think any adaption is a sure bet. I mean, for all purposes, Legally Blonde is a BRILLIANT musical, but it was a flop on Broadway. And it was a major success as a movie as well. I think the Broadway, nowadays, does better with the lesser known movies. People want new stories, I think. Especially if they're spending the money. We have so many great shows that have been hits that are not well known stories, and I think that's great. I remember seeing The Wedding Singer when I was in high school and the people in front of me talking about how predictable it was, etc. I think audiences want more now. Especially for their $$.
Posted: 12/15/17 at 9:44am
TotallyEffed asked: "Both of those shows flopped. What’s your point? "
I'm feeling like Auggie's stronger point was: "It didn't work, and was ultimately dependent on CGI and FX." I agree with him on that point.
The story itself was/is completely forgettable. The only aspects of the movie that were memorable were slapstick visuals like Merryl Streep walking backwards with her head twisted 180 degrees, or Goldie Hawn with a huge gaping hole in her abdomen. How would that be accomplished on Broadway? And without those kinds of visual effects, what's left? Something pretty bland.
The article here on BWW inadvertently proves that there's no substance to the thought that this is actually going to happen. I mean, the headline reads, "Breaking: Kristin Chenoweth Will Star in Musical Adaptation of DEATH BECOMES HER", but then the first sentence of the article let's us all know the headline was just deliberately misleading hype: "Kristin Chenoweth might be heading back to Broadway!" (I suppose the exclamation point should create excitement...?)
In response to Kad''s question, "...but who's writing and directing it?" I believe the answer is (at least, at this point) "no one". 
Updated On: 12/15/17 at 09:44 AM
Posted: 12/15/17 at 10:01am
If people are concerned about some of the special effects, drag queen Alaska did a Death Becomes Her illusion for Halloween this year. It could be a quick change into a bodysuit. if you are concerned about a neckline showing for where the "breastplate" will show, just use a tighter necklace to cover it up.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaaJXV-A424/?hl=en&taken-by=sharonneedlespgh
As for the hole through the body effect, just get two iPad minis facetiming each other (one on front, one on back) and it'll create an illusion of a hole.
Surely costume designers have more ingenious ways of creating these effects, but these are some solutions I have seen that create neat effects.
This will be a campfest I can't wait to indulge on.
