LES MIS Cast Complete - Taylor Swift & Amanda Seyfried Offered Roles- Page 2

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:34pm

LOL!

[Wishing Only Wounds]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:36pm

I'm actually quite excited about Amanda Seyfried...however, I wonder if she is going to be a brunette in the film; I know they were originally looking for someone who resembled Anne Hathaway.

Taylor Swift just puzzles me...not so much with the acting, as I feel there's some hope...just vocally how is she Eponine? I guess time will tell...

[BWNUT]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:37pm

C'mon, people. None of you were at the audition. Hooper must have seen something he liked. I refuse to render judgment now but will be the first to boo at the theater if she mangled the role.

[JP2]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:37pm

I'm sorry, but the notion that Taylor Swift "brings in a huge audience" is utter crap. We've seen time and time again that the music buying public does not translate to movie going public. How many massively huge pop stars star in films that bomb?

T. Swift didn't add any more money to Valentine's Days box office then she would to Les Miz.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:37pm

I am truly disappointed! CRAP

[supportivemom]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:38pm

I don't get them even offering Taylor Swift a part in this film. I guess the sound engineers will be hard at work! What- no Justin Bieber or Rihanna? I love HBC- she'll be fantastic. I also love Anne Hathaway- girl can sing- so can Amanda! Absolutely love Hugh Jackman but can Russell Crowe sing? I think he looks the part. Anyway- this is one of my favorite stage shows so I know I will probably see the movie but still- Taylor Swift? Eponine? Geesh!

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:40pm

Michelle Bachman would bring in a new audience to Les Miz, too. I hope she gets Mme. Thenardier.

I was really hoping for some talented no-names in those ingenue roles. A couple of "and introducing" cards.

But I guess with the big fat budget, Universal wants as many names as it can get as security. Don't they realize yet that an all-star crap-fest will keep them away in droves? It' doesn't matter if there's 13 names in your cast, if the movie sucks!

Not saying it will, but ...

This is REALLY going to test Tom Hooper's directorial skills. As far as Amanda being "operatically trained," I have yet to hear her sing anything other than a thin tone with a jack-rabbit vibrato. She has a confident voice and a high range, though. Doesn't mean it'll be pretty.

As for Taylor ...

This is REALLY going to test Tom Hooper's directorial skills.

[kchenofan]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:41pm

Disappointing. I was hoping for that Justin Bieber girl as Eponine.

[MCfan2]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:41pm

I happen to like Taylor . . . which is exactly why I don't want her to do this. I like for what she is, a cute kid who sings some catchy songs. But she'd be totally wrong for this role and just get a lot of people mad at her. It needs the kind of voice that she just doesn't have. I hope this isn't true.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:43pm

That part should have gone to Lourdes Leon.

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:44pm

Justin Bieber is busy preparing for his leading role in the Joyce Bulifant Story. He is unavailable.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:46pm

Actually, I'd rather Lindsay Lohan in the Les Mis movie. She has the acting chops and can carry a power ballad, especially if autotuned.

[PitPro2004]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:46pm

I wasn't at Swift's audition and I don't need to be. I heard her sing on a country music awards show earlier last year when she managed to hit every single key in the musical spectrum including some that haven't been discovered yet. In one song.

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:48pm

Lindsay Lohan is the right age for it, except she looks 50 now.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:50pm

Was there no role available for Vanna White?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:53pm

LES MISERABLES

Starring Taylor Swift, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Marilyn Manson, Cesar Milan, Lindsay Lohan, Sally Struthers, Joan Van Ark and Larry Hagman.

Coming This Christmas To A Redbox Kiosk Near You.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:55pm

Vanna has actually been offered the role of "Hair Hag" or "Locket Crone"(her choice). Since the role will require her to uglify herself with makeup and a false nose she is now the front-runner for next year's Oscar race!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 10:58pm

are the Thenardiers confirmed also?? I wouldn't say the cast is complete then. I like Seyfried, but really hoping Swift joining the cast is false.

[ComingUpRoses2]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 11:13pm

Seyfried's terrific. She can act and was one of the few people (well, only people) in Mamma Mia who could carry a tune.

Taylor Swift, while not terrific, at least didn't make me cringe in Valentine's Day. In her fairness, she wasn't given anything to work with. I trust the director, though. He could possibly want the film to flop, right? Either that or one of the studio heads is putting a gun to his head.

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 11:15pm

I like Seyfried, but feel bad for all the girls who went to the open call a few weeks ago.
I'm sure Swift will be fine with lots of autotune.

[JP2]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 11:15pm

"What? I.. I got the part? Me? Really? WOW! I just... Oh wow! Thank you, just.. omigosh, thank you!"

[blaxx]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 11:15pm

are the Thenardiers confirmed also?? I wouldn't say the cast is complete then.

There's a link at the beginning of this thread. Opening it and reading it might give you a few answers...

[BroadwayBenny]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 11:30pm

The audience will be more miserables than any of the characters in the film now.

[Kad]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 11:32pm

Everything has been ruined FOREVER.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/3/12 at 11:39pm

I did read the link, but considering where the course is coming from I'm still not 100% it's accurate. I would prefer a better source confirming Seyfried, Swift, Bonham Carter & Cohen. As of last week, both Bonham Carter & Cohen were still rumored, there's been nothing official confirming them.