Les Miserables Movie Auditions/Casting Info — Page 5

Honestly, I'd much rather they go with an unknown for Eponine than any of those names.

Edit: Or any big name, period.

Updated On: 11/30/11 at 09:56 AM

Sorry for double posting, but Wood's representatives have said that she did not audition for the role. Spokespersons for Swift and Johansson did not respond to requests for comment.

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/11/30/lea-michele-les-miserables/

Hugh Jackman had denied the Emma Watson rumors

Still casting for Cosette - from Playbill:

>>December 02, 2011

Role of Cosette
Tara Rubin Casting - Les Miserables Film
Category: Performer

Description:

LES MISERABLES FILM
Starring Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe
Director: Tom Hooper
Producers: Working Title Films, Cameron Mackinstoch
Casting: Tara Rubin Casting

OPEN CALL FOR ROLE OF COSETTE

COSETTE 18-22 (the younger the better). Fantine’s daughter (first seen as and played by a child) delicate, elegant, vulnerable and beautiful. Falls in love with and later marries Marius. Soprano (to high C)- a light, young “floating” sound, without heavy vibrato. STRONG SOPRANO VOICE VERY IMPORTANT.

Company:
Tara Rubin Casting - Les Miserables Film

Address:
New York, NY 10018
US

Contact:

[Name Withheld]

Response Method(s):
At Audition
Audition Information

When:

Open Call for the role of Cosette

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011
10:00-11:00 AM Sign-up.
Auditions will begin at 11am
Please be prepared to wait.

Where:

Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Ave, 16th Floor

Notes/What to bring:

Please prepare a contemporary musical theatre song that shows off your soprano. If you would like to sing a selection from the Les Miserables score, you may do so.

Bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. Please bring a headshot and a resume, stapled together.

If you are unable to attend this audition, send a headshot and a resume ASAP to LesMisCasting@gmail.com

Be sure to mention you saw this job on Playbill.com®
Cosette Audition Info in NYC

The "strong soprano" part gives me hope, at least.

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That schedule is so tight it's hilarious for a film this size (with significant post production). The start date sounds realistic. The end filming date being May 20th with a December release? And all the CG that will doubtlessly need to be done on probably hundreds of shots to create a period France with epic battles? Good luck with that. They'll either be paying through the nose with rush fees at CG animation houses, or they'll miss that deadline.

... or they'll do it cheaply and make everything happen in a 2-block radius with "uprisings" consisting of two dozen soldiers and students.

Time (and money) will tell.

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I don't understand why some think they can't make the Dec. 7 date. It's still in pre-production and was never going to start before February anyway. I've read end dates for filming this movie of either end of May or beginning of June. I don't think there's a lot of special effects in this (who knows how long the battle scenes will be) to post-production may not be that long. I don't think they would hold the movie over for another year.

I wonder if this means that Michele didn't get the part or she hasn't heard back yet from Tom Hooper:

"And from now on I might start to try to look into other things without singing to give my voice a little break."

http://www.eonline.com/news/the_awful_truth/lea_michele_still_interested_in_funny/278593#ixzz1fi4PmnxS

If I remember rightly Hooper had a really tight shooting schedule for The Kings Speech so he's more than capable of getting things done, even if this film is a much bigger scale.
Redmayne is tied up in Richard II until the Feb 4th so assuming he'd be going straight into the film (who knows, they may not need hi for a while) he's going to working double time to do the play and prep for that too because they're going to have to get into the studio and record the vocals prior to shooting.

A quote from Lea Michele while promoting her new movie:

>>How many reporters have asked you about Les Miz while you've been promoting this movie?

A lot, I can't believe it. How embarrassing if I don't get it! [Laughs.] I was just talking to my publicist yesterday that it didn't used to be like this in the business: I've been up for a lot of movies before that I really wanted to get, but now, people know a lot more than they used to and it's all out there. Like, I remember when my co-star Dianna [Agron] was up for Spider-Man that the news was online, and I felt really uncomfortable for her. I mean, yeah, it's super cool that you're in consideration, but it's also a really private thing, and then if you don't get it … but I'm happy to be considered, and I'm happy to be in the realm of the other girls who are being considered because that's the coolest thing for me. When I heard the other people they were considering, I was like, Wow, this is awesome. I became like, a fan dork girl.

Lea Asked about Les Mis Rumors

That was unexpected.

I really hope this is true! Rush would have been good, but I think Cohen is perfect!