“Little Shop” Film Remake Postponed Indefinitely

[quizking101]

Posted: 5/10/21 at 6:54pm

Per Billy Porter:

MW: I’m going to swerve a little, and talk about other work, because I just learned today that you are doing Greg Berlanti’s film adaptation of Little Shop of Horrors, which is one of my all-time favorite musicals. Is it happening, has it happened?

PORTER: Well… that’s no longer happening.

MW: [Gasps.] What happened?

PORTER: It’s been postponed. I don’t know. I just got a call one day that said it was postponed. It may come back, it may not. But that’s off right now.


https://www.metroweekly.com/2021/05/billy-porter-on-the-ending-of-pose-and-what-comes-next/

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/10/21 at 7:01pm

That’s not something that upsets me at all.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 5/10/21 at 7:16pm

Bummer. He's such a super star.

[gypsy101]

Posted: 5/10/21 at 7:21pm

was Billy Porter even involved in any way?

[NameGreg]

Posted: 5/10/21 at 8:37pm

He was supposed to be playing Audrey II. Not too upset about this as I thought the film seemed miscast.

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 5/10/21 at 8:55pm

Agreed, The casting was meh. I personally think Lizzo should play Audrey II.

[Musical Master]

Posted: 5/10/21 at 9:08pm

Honestly, this was one of the upcoming movie musical adaptations in pre-production that I wasn't looking forward to. Wrong director, some miscasting involved, ultimately this postponement is for the best.

[NOWaWarning]

Posted: 5/10/21 at 11:13pm

The good news just keeps coming today!

[unclevictor]

Posted: 5/10/21 at 11:51pm

Oh thank goodness this remake is not happening! The original is fantastic and shouldn’t be remade!

[Musical Master]

Posted: 5/11/21 at 12:55am

unclevictor said: "Oh thank goodness this remake is not happening! The original is fantastic and shouldn’t be remade!"

"Frank. This is supposed to be... Stupid."

Those are the words that Howard Ashman told Frank Oz as they were developing the original 1986 film. That stupidity is what makes the movie work. It shouldn't, but it does.

[Owen22]

Posted: 5/11/21 at 8:17am

BroadwayNYC2 said: "Agreed, The casting was meh. I personally think Lizzo should play Audrey II."

I love you.

[quizking101]

Posted: 5/11/21 at 5:11pm

I kinda wish Billy Porter would drop into the off-Broadway production for a brief stint then. With POSE ending, he could surely drop in for a brief stint

[Kad]

Posted: 5/12/21 at 1:26pm

Audrey II is not really a role for a "name" in a traditional production like the off-Broadway revival- it's just an offstage voice.

Productions that shake things up with an onstage actor playing Audrey II, that's a bit different.

[Dark_Vader]

Posted: 9/10/22 at 2:54pm

It's dead in the water - NOT HAPPENING

 

[UrNotAMachine]

Posted: 9/10/22 at 3:14pm

Man, I have to say I'm very relieved this film is dead in the water. The film adaptation that exists is nearly perfect (and even more-so when you watch the Director's cut/original ending) and the casting rumors inspired zero confidence in me that the filmmakers understand the property beyond a superficial level.

[Georgeanddot2]

Posted: 9/10/22 at 3:17pm

Thank God. Bullet dodged.