Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
#1Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/23/11 at 1:49pm
Found this at imdb, thanks to a poster at the Hugh Jackman board:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1707386/board/flat/190769212
"They are having another audition for Cosette, they just started taking submissions. So...they've put it out to an unknown.
Last I heard they had re-offered the role of Eponine to Evan Rachel Wood... after she gave an amazing audition, but if she doesn't do it, they are also looking at Taylor Swift.
They are looking for age 18 - 22 to play Cosette and they want Eponine to play 19. "
No idea who this poster is or if they have a shred of credibility. But - Taylor Swift??
Updated On: 11/23/11 at 01:49 PM
JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#2Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/23/11 at 2:12pm
No, this is not true. IMDB, like Wikipedia, is not a credible source. Heck, even when ROA was in pre-production there were a few credible sources saying T.Swift was being looked at for Sherrie and that was also a load of crap that ended up getting fans in a tizzy for no reason.
This is an Oscar-bait movie directed by an Oscar winning director, starring highly acclaimed actors. Taylor Swift will be no where near this. Moving along.
Updated On: 11/23/11 at 02:12 PM
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#2Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/23/11 at 3:06pm
Swift did mention some surprise projects planned for 2012 and possibly some acting.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1672695/taylor-swift-acting-project.jhtml
However, until we here some more news, we should just think that this a rumor.
#3Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/23/11 at 3:08pmI hope this is true. Taylor is so good at actressing.
Gaveston2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/11
#4Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/23/11 at 3:20pm
"I hope this is true. Taylor is so good at actressing."
The actressing won't matter if the autotune isn't turned up to 11. I've only heard Taylor sing live (i.e., live on TV) and I swear the girl is tone deaf.
Updated On: 11/23/11 at 03:20 PM
Fan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/7/04
#5Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/23/11 at 3:28pmI actually believe that poster - (s)he has posted info in the past that really sounds plausible. Taylor Swift has been nominated 146 times, and has won 92 awards so she can't be "tone deaf" - she has Grammy Awards, Country Music Awards, and American Music Awards. I'm not really worried about her singing if she was cast.
JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#6Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/23/11 at 3:30pmHer singing is terrible, accolades be damned.
#7Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/23/11 at 3:43pmwatch it JP2. My old friend from high school is one of her back-up singers.
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#8Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/23/11 at 3:47pm^ He should also be careful because my brother is in the same college fraternity as her brother and he actually knows him quite well. I've also seen her live twice and she sounds very good.
Gaveston2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/11
#9Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/23/11 at 3:49pm
"Her singing is terrible, accolades be damned."
If she looked like Amy Winehouse, then I might think her success was a measure of her ability. But in this telegenic era, the fact that she's a very pretty girl probably counts for more than her ability to hit a pitch. (In fairness, I've also read that she is an excellent songwriter; myself, I never hear the end of her songs because the cat is howling and I'm holding my ears.)
#10Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/23/11 at 7:49pm
Directly from the IMDb board...
"They just put out an audition notice for Cosette. Looking for unknowns in New York and L.A. Tara Rubin is casting.
working with her.
I don't know if Swift will get the part, but the director has been working with her..."
#11Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/23/11 at 7:49pm
Updated On: 11/23/11 at 07:49 PM
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#12Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/23/11 at 7:55pmShe's a TERRIBLE singer. Didn't you guys hear her sing "Tonight" in the VMA Side Story? She tried to belt it and it was horrendous.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#13Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/24/11 at 12:52am
http://filmnewsandgossip.blogspot.com/2011/11/actress-auditioning-for- les-miserables.html
Apparently Shailene Woodley auditioned for Cosette. Julianne Hough and Emily Browning auditioned for Eponine.
JP2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
#14Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/24/11 at 12:57amHough's got a great voice. I could see her as Eponine, but Lucy Hale is still ideal.
#15Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/24/11 at 1:07amAshley Simpson told Taylor Swift she should definitely do a Broadway.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
SondheimFan5
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/10
#16Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/24/11 at 1:08am
I heard they offered Madame T to Liza?
"I used to dream that IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII wouldmeetaprince...But GAWD OHHH MIIIGHTY didja see (I mean didja? Didja? Didja?) what happened since???
krispy kreme
Chorus Member Joined: 7/11/05
#17Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/24/11 at 1:25amOh man.......this better not be true.
#18Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/24/11 at 6:34am
"...what happened since???"
Don't you meant 'shince'?
Regarding Swift, I'm not a fan, but this seems like a high risk/high reward casting choice. It would draw a lot of attention from the rest of the cast, and most people would bring their preconceptions about her along to the movie theater. That said, I saw a 60 Minutes feature on her recently, and it portrayed her very favorably. She's very self-aware. She might just be able to pull it off.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#19Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/24/11 at 7:45am
After have seen her in the terrible Valentine's Day, I might actually state her being a part of it, could keep me from even giving it a shot.
A horrible performance in a horrible film.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
ActingIsLovee
Stand-by Joined: 1/16/08
#20Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/24/11 at 8:41am
At the very least, Alice Ripley would approve
Alice Ripley I WISH I WAS TAYLOR SWIFT - ISH
Alice Ripley SHE'S ALMOST PERFECT!
Alice Ripley ANYWAY I AM INSPIRED BY HER INCREDIBLE POSITIVE ENERGY AND NATURAL BEAUTY INSIDE AND OUT. TS COME TO BROADWAY SO WE CAN PLAY!!
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#21Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/24/11 at 1:06pm
I like Shailene Woodley's acting. If she can sing, I say go for it.
So Emma Watson apparently was offered the role and turned it down? Interesting.
Also, I thought Evan Rachel Wood was offered Eponine, not Cosette.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#22Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/24/11 at 1:37pm
the girl simply can not sing. do we really have to revisit her awful take on "Tonight" from WSS.
Swift's Tonight cover
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
Gaveston2
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/11
#23Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/24/11 at 2:15pm
Wow, ACL, that's even worse than when she sings her own songs.
And what the hell was she thinking, hanging out of a moving cab like that?
WickedAwesome
Chorus Member Joined: 9/17/11
#24Les Miz Movie Casting Rumors: Taylor Swift as Eponine?
Posted: 11/24/11 at 9:42pmWeak voice and when I hear her sing On My Own I'll believe it. Of course I forgot to mention sing it well. Not good enough for this movie, try something else Taylor, sorry. And I haven't seen her acting yet but I am guessing her singing is probably a lot better.
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