Last Five Years Film Adaption- Page 3

[Marnie2]

Posted: 6/21/13 at 6:32pm

Definitely a phone

http://socialitelife.com/photos/anna-kendrick-jeremy-jordan-share-a-kiss-on-set-in-new-york/film-set-the-last-5-years-13

Updated On: 6/21/13 at 06:32 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/21/13 at 6:45pm

I have a feeling there's going to be a LOT of flashback scenes going on while they're singing.

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Posted: 6/21/13 at 6:52pm

And how do you suggest he got his penis FLAT and rectangular?

Close encounter with a waffle iron?

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 6/21/13 at 7:03pm

WickedOne2, it's a four week shoot through July 16th.

Jeremy Jordan discussed in a previous interview that they're "opening up" the songs by having both characters appear in most of the scenes. When Cathy is singing to Jamie in "See I'm Smiling," you will actually see Jamie, when Jamie is singing to Cathy in "If I Didn't Believe in You," you will actually see Cathy, etc. Jordan also said that some of the characters that are discussed like Elise and the various people at Cathy's summer stock theater will also be shown rather than only spoken of.

[bdn223]

Posted: 6/21/13 at 8:19pm

I am guessing Jamie's initial songs will have several appearences made by Cathy and will slowly decrease as their relationship falls apart, with the opposite occuring in regards to jamie's appearences in Cathy's songs.

[Taryn]

Posted: 6/21/13 at 9:58pm

Anna's hair is making me really sad. Is that a wig? The color really doesn't suit her.

[Visceral_Fella]

Posted: 6/21/13 at 10:30pm

^ I was thinking the same thing.

[jackieoh]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 2:54am

It's not a wig -- she dyed it for a movie she was filming in Germany very recently. She looks better as a brunette.

I love Cathy's costumes so far.

All of the photos of Anna and Jeremy kissing look awkward.

[snarkmachine]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 3:30am

Eh, one of the best parts of TL5Y to me was that they only shared one scene together. It made their final break up way more poignant and affecting

[Wynbish]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 9:28am

How would that have worked on screen? The two of them looking at the camera when they're singing to the other person?

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 9:40am

jackieoh, I actually think Kendrick dyed her hair blonde specifically for THE LAST FIVE YEARS in order to look like more of a "Shiksa Goddess" (though she did coincidentally film a movie in Germany between dying it and the start of production).

I agree that brown hair is a better look for her, but she thinks so too- she's said the new color makes her feel very odd and that she'll be going back to her old one as soon as the movie wraps. She looks gorgeous either way, of course. I kind of like the funky style they've seem to have given her Cathy.

Updated On: 6/22/13 at 09:40 AM

[ggersten]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 11:37am

For a movie with supposed limited appeal and no bankable stars, there were quite a few pictures in that Daily Mail piece. Granted, that's not the US, but I doubt many independent films with no distributor get this kind of mainstream news coverage. Someone out there thinks there is an interest outside of theatre people.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 12:09pm

You can say that based on a few photos in the Daily Mail?

[perfectliar]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 3:44pm

Seriously, people? Richard LaGravenese is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter coming hot off the success of Behind the Candelabra, which will attract major Emmy attention shortly before this film will be looking to go into limited release. Anna Kendrick is an Oscar nominee herself with a large, youth-oriented fanbase. Say all you want about people overestimating her and/or Pitch Perfect, but the film quadrupled its budget in its domestic box office alone and spawned a Top 40 single for Kendrick. Plus, she was in 4 of the 5 Twilight films. The involvement of these two guarantees a distribution deal, and their award-worthy pasts (not to mention the fact that The Last Five Years is award-winning source material itself) also guarantee that the film will at least be bandied around by "experts" as a possible contender come awards season.

Will it get a wide release? I don't know. I didn't think Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing would get a wide release, but it's getting just that this weekend.

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 4:08pm

"Richard LaGravenese is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter coming hot off the success of Behind the Candelabra"

Behind the Candelabra is another film that failed to pick up a major distributor. It ended up as a TV movie for a pay cable channel, which was not the original intention.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 4:10pm

It could do REALLY well as an HBO release if that ends up being the best option.

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 4:12pm

as an after thought, don't forget all of the awards and accolades that almost everyone involved with Behind the Candelabra had, and still failed to get a major distributor. As well as a huge fan base. Your argument is a moot point.

[Marnie2]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 4:12pm

"Director / Producer Richard LaGravenese stated, “It's been over eight years since my friend Todd Graff ("CAMP") gave me the CD of “The Last 5 Years. " I'm an avid musical theater fan but I never saw the original production. The score is a gold mine of character and insights on relationships. Listening to it, I could only imagine it as a movie. For fans, it will be the same musical they know and love, except for minor musical changes made by Jason Robert Brown who I've worked closely with over these eight years. The only major difference is, in the movie, the characters "Cathy" and "Jamie" will be singing to each other in songs that were sung directly to the audience on stage.!"

https://www.facebook.com/notes/the-last-5-years/the-last-5-years-official-press-release/570221823016761


The Last 5 Years Official Press Release

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 4:14pm

"It could do REALLY well as an HBO release if that ends up being the best option."

Agreed

[perfectliar]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 4:23pm

Behind the Candelabra didn't get a major theatrical release because of its content, not because of its pedigree. It's not in the same boat as The Last Five Years, not by far.

And it DID find distribution through HBO Films, so how is it a moot point?

[broadway guy]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 4:27pm

"You can say that based on a few photos in the Daily Mail?"

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 4:35pm

Hey, this was your example, not mine. You are the one who compared the two to begin with.

HBO is not a major distributor. HBO isn't putting it in movie theaters. HBO does not do that on their own. Behind the Candelabra was produced independently just as Last Five Years is being produced independently. You claim that Anna Kendrick is a big enough name to still earn the film major distribution, you claim the same for the screen writer. The naysayers here are simply stating that this is not likely to pick up major distribution because it is an independent musical, and there IS a precedent set for independently made musicals.

No one here is saying that Last Five Years won't be picked up by a major distributor because of quality. We ARE saying it is because of content. Not gay content, but musical content. Movie musicals are a very hard sell, almost as hard a sell than gay themed movies. I maintain that your argument is moot.

[perfectliar]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 5:26pm

I didn't compare the two AT ALL. I mentioned that Behind the Candelabra was a success for Richard LaGravenese and put his name back in the mouths of film watchers and critics, and that's it. I also never said The Last Five Years would receive major distribution; I said it would receive distribution. PERIOD. Read carefully, please, before acting like you know everything.

Nevermind, forgot I was on Broadway World.

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 5:56pm

When you mention it in relationship to The Last Five Years by stating that they have the same screenwriter then you are comparing the two. This has the same screen writer as that. That, by definition, is a comparison. You did compare the two. Furthermore, nobody was saying this won't get any distribution, it is simply not likely to get major distribution.

"Nevermind, forgot I was on Broadway World."

Yeah, you're right, move along.

[thebeautyis3]

Posted: 6/22/13 at 7:42pm

If anything, I think the casting of Jeremy Jordan is going to be detrimental to the film getting a major release. He's essentially an untested commodity outside of the Broadway world (neither of his on-screen ventures have been particularly memorable or impressive). Producers/distributors might not be willing to take as much of a risk putting this film out there as they might have if they had cast, say, someone like Joseph Gordon-Levitt or Jake Gyllenhaal as Jamie. Not to mention, Anna Kendrick hasn't really had a chance to prove herself as capable of carrying a movie herself yet. Yes, Pitch Perfect did very well, but that was a big surprise and, in my opinion, helped along by all of the Rebel Wilson hype. I don't think she's had a movie since to see whether or not that was a fluke. All of that combined with the fact that The Last Five Years is a lesser known musical makes me think this will wind up in very limited release before hitting Netflix, if not put up for cable distribution, as some have speculated.

Updated On: 6/22/13 at 07:42 PM