LES MIS Cast Complete - Taylor Swift & Amanda Seyfried Offered Roles- Page 5

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 12:45pm

Pretty sure Hugh Jackman draws young women, heh.

I took "strong soprano" to mean "strong upper register."

[PitPro2004]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 12:48pm

As a friend of mine just pointed out...at least Eponine dies in the film. We can be grateful for that.

Shame it can't happen in the first five minutes...

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 12:57pm

Will this be like HOUSE OF WAX where the entire audience cheers when Paris Hilton dies?

[tazber]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 1:05pm

That's what I was thinking jordy. I know I'll be happy when she dies.

Plus, they can't bring her back for the sequel.

[EponineAmneris]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 1:05pm

I like Amanda. I loved her in MAMMA MIA! and RED RIDING HOOD.

I have no opinion good or bad about Taylor Swift.

LES MIZ is my favorite show. Always has been, always will be.

Eponine and Cosette are my favorite female characters.

That said, this news saddens me and has totally turned me off from the movie

Updated On: 1/4/12 at 01:05 PM

[Wildcard]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 1:10pm

Seeing her without make-up gives me a LITTLE bit of hope. She is very pretty when she is all made up and it would seem stupid of Marius to choose Cosette over her given the way we are used to seeing Taylor. Hopefully she does some vocal training prior to the shoot and that the make-up team does its job well. Dark hair would help make her unrecognizable as Taylor Swift too (and make her look closer to her rumored "parents"). I am more curious as to how she acts the songs rather than how she sings it.

[finebydesign]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 1:15pm

Well that Marius would be LUCKY to get either girl. Barf.

[TheatreFan27]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 1:24pm

After reading this news last night, I was hoping to wake up today and discover that it was just some terrible nightmare.

Really?!? There was nobody else that could have played the part? Since this news hasn't been posted on Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, or Playbill, I too am hoping that BWW jumped the gun and this news is false...I have terrible feeling that it is not.

[Kad]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 1:26pm

EVERYONE.
CALM DOWN.
IT'S ALL COOL.
KRISTIN CHENOWETH APPROVES OF THE CASTING.

[finebydesign]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 1:28pm

Great! That lady knows her way around a successful film.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 1:42pm

Brilliant thread, such a laugh, i adore when casting on anything is announced around here, the theatre queens clutch their pearls and give endless reasons why he/she will be no good.......cut to a year later and the pearls are safe and everyone says 'i always knew that he/she would be great in the role'.

Brilliant, this is why Broadway World should never go away

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 1:44pm

No, but I wish your "queen" comments would.

Buh-bye.

[MCfan2]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 1:46pm

"On a scale zero to Bella Swan"? What does that even mean? How hard is it to play a whiny emo-teen like Bella?

[Kad]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 1:46pm

I personally love Broadwayworld because of the people who condescendingly comment on the behavior of everyone else as if they weren't a part of it.

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 1:48pm

^ 'Zactly.

Now please excuse me while I find some pearls to clutch.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 2:13pm

Well this queen clutched his pearls when Travolta was cast as Edna and I didnt change my mind after seeing him. He sucked.

[Colle]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 2:15pm

Assuming this is true, I am willing to give Taylor a chance. I was kind of hoping she wouldn't get it just because of the negative reaction I knew was going to happen here and other places; I wouldn't wish that on anyone. Watching that video, I think I kind of see the reasoning for chosing her, she voice does sound a little rough, in a good way; hints of Frances Ruefelle(though better IMO, I am not really a fan of Ruefelle's Eponine).

As for Amanda, I will like her in what I saw/heard on Mamma Mia. I'll be interested to see how she will be in this.

Updated On: 1/4/12 at 02:15 PM

[latitudex1]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 2:20pm

"On a scale zero to Bella Swan"? What does that even mean? How hard is it to play a whiny emo-teen like Bella?

I think that was the point. She was saying that it was a really easy. But just like SporkGoddess said, that's like a principle for the NYC Ballet saying the role of Clara is easy or Kim Kardashian saying that tricking black men into marrying you is easy.

OF COURSE it's easy for her. But we're talking about Taylor Swift here.

[MatineeLover]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 2:31pm

Borats gonna make an awesome Thernardier though!

[xxdrewboy85xx]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 3:05pm

the more I think about the casting of T-Swift as Eponine, the more it is starting to actually make sense.

I trust Tom Hooper and the Producers made the best decision in casting these roles and am very interested to see if she can live up to the role. I really hope she was the best and its not some sort of stunt casting.

Updated On: 1/4/12 at 03:05 PM

[JP2]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 3:08pm

Deadline Hollywood confirms Seyfried. Makes no mention of Swift.
http://www.deadline.com/2012/01/universal-sets-amanda-seyfried-for-les-miserables/

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 3:16pm

There is strong interest in Swift based on her last two auditions, but she has not received an offer.

[masterwolfie]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 3:24pm

^^ source?

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 4:32pm

Entertainment Weekly and Universal have confirmed that Seyfried IS in final negotiations for the role of Cosette.

Quote:

"The 26-year-old actress, who's also slated to play Linda Lovelace in one of the upcoming dueling biopics about the renowned adult actress, joins a star-studded cast that includes Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne, and REPORTEDLY, Taylor Swift."

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/01/04/amanda-seyfried-les-miserables/



Updated On: 1/4/12 at 04:32 PM

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/4/12 at 4:39pm

if these producers have any smarts, they will NOT sign Swift.