Latebreaking RENT FILM CASTING NEWS- Page 18

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 9:30pm

well the golden gate hardly passes for the brooklyn bridge.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 9:30pm

*crosses fingers for NYC filming*

[EvelynNesbit1906]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 9:32pm

The decision on where to film is one that I'm betting has already been made...

As for the Golden Gate Bridge vs. the Brooklyn Bridge. Well, unless this film has a sequence similar to the opening of West Side Story, I doubt we'll be seeing any bridges. :) Is Brooklyn even mentioned in the stage production of Rent?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 9:35pm

"The decision on where to film is one that I'm betting has already been made..."

I'm sure it has. I thought I saw a location listing on IMDb, but I can't find it now.... no way to know how updated that all is anyway.

We'll know soon enough, I assume.

[EvelynNesbit1906]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 9:36pm

No need to go to IMDB for information when you have me. I'm the one who's told them everything they've posted, and they haven't questioned a thing.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 9:38pm

I think it's pretty fair to say that at least part of the filming will hate to happen in NYC, although who knows...plenty of films have used Toronto, even for NYC exteriors. (The Rent fan in me says this is a horrific notion; the Canadian and production assistant in me prays this will happen because I'll relocate to T.O. if need to be to work on this movie.)

[shesings]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 9:38pm

Evelyn - I enjoy your posts, and find them quite interesting, but I am curious as to where you get all this info....

[EvelynNesbit1906]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 9:43pm

Shesings: I haven't had to leave this computer to find any of the information. If you look hard enough, "secrets" to pretty much every film in production can be found either by E-mailing the right person or spending some time on google! Updated On: 10/29/04 at 09:43 PM

[shesings]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 9:44pm

but where is the rent info coming from?

[kangaroo]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 9:56pm

I am excited to see this Rent movie come out, because I would love to see the ORIGINAL CAST recorders in this movie. Why? Adam Pascal, and Idina Menzel.
And I really don't see what the big deal is about them playing younger people... for example: On Desperate Housewives, there is this boy who cuts the lawn and he is supposed to be 17 years old. Yea, he is 25! I don't think age is a big deal... plus they have all improved their voices since then, anyway.

[EvelynNesbit1906]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 9:57pm

"but where is the rent info coming from?"

I read the Entertainment sections of newspapers across the country as voraciously as I can, and when I meet people who work in Hollywood or have been involved with the stage productions of Rent, I exchange information with them as much as possible. Mama Morton isn't the only Chicagoan who recognizes the value of reciprocity. :) Updated On: 10/29/04 at 09:57 PM

[erinrebecca]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:04pm

Whoa, I think I see where some of the crazies from the old siteforrent boards ended up.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:07pm

you must not have checked out compulsive bowlers lately.

(i love my bowlers!)

[EvelynNesbit1906]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:09pm

I didn't know there were siteforrent message boards.

[erinrebecca]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:16pm

Tiff, I read cb everyday, been there since they started. Have been around since the sonic days and have been a part of every Rent board since then.

The SFR boards were filled with gushing fan-girly (I know that's a stereotype but it fits) kids and a relatively few more mature and informed posters. Many also post on cb, although thankfully, many of the annoying ones seem to have disappeared. The ones who get me on cb are probably many of the same ones who have been behaving badly here. They're the ones who gush and kiss ass every time a castmember posts something in the tour forum. Sad thing is I don't think they even realize how ridiculous they make themselves look.

[BroadwayDiva]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:19pm

*raises hand* I'm a former SFR poster. I was so young back then, that if I saw what I posted on those old boards, I'd probably have a heart attack on how fan-girly I was.

[EvelynNesbit1906]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:25pm

Convenient random thought:

Should a December 2005 release date prove impossible, don't forget that Oscar season is October through December of the following year...

[b-way buff]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:42pm

i dont mean to start and argument but how do u figure "oscar season" is oct-dec. there r plenty of films that have won best picture from early to mid year release dates

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:43pm

Just a bit premature isn't it? That would be a very nice achievement, though.

[StateOfJade]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:53pm

Oh my good God this thread grew a couple hundred posts longer...imagine if the other OBC members start getting usernames (I still like Wicked_Spice and Mommy_Spice).

Anthony, are you for Bush or Kerry? heh

[EvelynNesbit1906]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:53pm

"i dont mean to start and argument but how do u figure "oscar season" is oct-dec. there r plenty of films that have won best picture from early to mid year release dates"

This is actually a fact. Studios agree -- and this is why they begin releasing their FYC (For Your Consideration) ads in October. Academics also agree -- which is why one of the most respected books for introductory film courses, Bordwell and Thompson's "Film Art" -- identifies those months as Oscar season. Finally, there may be "plenty" of films that won Best Picture Oscars with early to mid year release dates, but only one of them has been released in the last five years. Cases in point:
Shakespeare in Love (December 11, 1998 )
American Beauty (September 17, 1999 limited; October 1, 1999 wide)
Gladiator (May 1, 2000, and then it had to be released in November to boost its chances)
A Beautiful Mind (December 21, 2001)
Chicago (December 27, 2002)

And of course the film that was most successful at the Oscars in the 1990s - Titanic - was released on December 19, 1997.

Don't worry about starting an argument. There is absolutely nothing to dispute. Nominations for early to mid-year releases are possible, but Best Picture wins for them have proven unlikely in recent times. Updated On: 10/29/04 at 10:53 PM

[EvelynNesbit1906]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:56pm

luvtheemcee, if it's won a Pullitzer, I assume that the people behind this film recognize its potential to garner additional awards! Based on Hollywood pedigree, Jesse L. Martin would likely have the greatest shot at a nomination and win.

"Anthony, are you for Bush or Kerry? heh"

Not sure of whether anyone's interested in turning this into a thread about politics, but there are articles on the Internet indicating that Rapp is very, very much opposed to the current administration. Updated On: 10/29/04 at 10:56 PM

[Chloe]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 10:57pm

Very true, b-way buff, but studios like to release the films they're most hoping will get Oscar recognition at the end of the year.

I think they can make that December release if they start shooting in March.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 11:00pm

I'm definitely not knocking its potential to win awards - it doesn't even exist yet. I'm just saying... it's a tiny bit early for speculation, isn't it?

[EvelynNesbit1906]

Posted: 10/29/04 at 11:01pm

"Very true, b-way buff, but studios like to release the films they're most hoping will get Oscar recognition at the end of the year."

And apart from the fact that the show/film opens on Christmas Eve, the studio is probably seeking a late year release because they know that this material has Oscar potential. Or at the very least, it should pick up a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Musical" if done well. 2005 will bring us Memoirs of a Geisha, Brokeback Mountain, The Producers, Proof, Cinderella Man, and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I think Rent has as much a shot at major awards consideration as most of those.