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[ChairinMain]

Posted: 2/2/23 at 4:32pm

pmensky said: "bdn223 said: "ElephantLoveMedley said: "The sweaty oracle crazy guy on Tik Tok says that HBO is looking to film Hedwigwith Neil Patrick Harris. Is it at all possible that that project may be materializing at the moment and Lena may be leaving to reprise her Yitzhak...?"

Beetlejuice didn't get filmed and it was actually produced by Warner Brothers.....from a basic business perspective why would they not invest an additional $1-2M in filming a property they already own and have already invested $15-$20M in and knowing it will pay dividends in the long run in both licensing, merchandizing, and brand maintenance, to instead drop $10M-$15M on a wildcard that will be a flash in the pan on HBO or HBO Max? Let alone the fact that if Hedwig gets a new film adaptation or filmed performance trans activists will push for an actual trans performer to play the role and not just be a man in drag. Add to that while this might of been something the old HBO/WB leadership might of been interested in, its definitely the type of high budget prestige product that would be the first thing on the more budget conscious near leadership team at WarnerBros Discovery's chopping block."

Hedwig is not trans. JCM has made that clear."

If they do decide to film Hedwig, my vote is for Jinkx Monsoon. It won't happen but it's nice to dream. 

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Posted: 2/3/23 at 12:19pm

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[Nicticorax]

Posted: 2/3/23 at 1:25pm

Thanks, mod, and sorry if I contributed to things getting out of hand!

 

any rumors on what Lena will be doing next, or any roles y’all would like to see her in?

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 2/3/23 at 1:27pm

The Chess revival has been circulating and she was Florence in the Actors Fund concert so I wonder if that might be materializing soon