Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#1Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Posted: 11/27/23 at 2:10pm
https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/baz-luhrmann-absolutely-wants-to-make-a-new-moulin-rouge-musical-movie_1553228/
He’s already produced some of the biggest movies of the last century, but Baz Luhrmann truly can’t be stopped.
Speaking at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, Luhrmann revealed he had “absolutely” considered re-adapting Moulin Rouge! into a film.
The hit show, which continues its run at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, is based on the much-loved turn-of-the-century film about a Parisian courtesan who falls in love with a writer. It starred Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman. At the 74th Academy Awards it was nominated for eight Oscars, winning two.
Explaining to Getty, he said: “Do a film version of this stage evolution of Moulin Rouge!? The thought has crossed my mind. Yeah, I think we’ll see that. And the preposterous conceit about Moulin Rouge! is that the poet opens his mouth, and contemporary music that we all love comes out of it. So I can see in 20 years you recalibrating it again with new music.”
rattleNwoolypenguin
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/11/11
#2Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Posted: 11/27/23 at 2:56pm
has the world gone mad
#3Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Posted: 11/27/23 at 2:58pm
The original film is a masterpiece. The stage show was a cheap knock off that lacked all the emotional punch of the film.
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#4Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Posted: 11/27/23 at 3:50pmThey should get JoJo to play Satine again
#5Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Posted: 11/27/23 at 5:03pm
A remake for those who think the original is too quietly devastating for them. 😂
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Rentaholic2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/14/04
#6Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Posted: 11/27/23 at 5:10pm
And then there will be a new Broadway adaptation of this movie adaptation. And then there will be a new, new movie adaptation of THAT Broadway adaptation. And then there will a TV series version of that new, new movie adaptation, followed by an animated holiday special. This is why we can't have nice things.
Jarethan
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/10/11
#7Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Posted: 11/27/23 at 5:22pm
I am one of the people who love the stage production more than the movie, whose quick cuts I really didn’t like. That said, he needs to move one and create more films, not redo what he has already done.
i am also one of those people who LOVED Australia and have seen it no less than 6 - 7 times; I am gobsmacked that he would spend a lot of time producing Faraway Downs, although I have read that he did most of the work during COVID, which makes it more ‘forgivable’.
But he has to move on and create something else that is audacious and controversial and wildly entertaining (at least to some).
hearthemsing22
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
#8Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Posted: 11/27/23 at 5:42pm
Rentaholic2 said: "And then there will be a new Broadway adaptation of this movie adaptation. And then there will be a new, new movie adaptation of THAT Broadway adaptation. And then there will a TV series version of that new, new movie adaptation, followed by an animated holiday special. This is why we can't have nice things."
I don't get people who want multiple adaptations of the same property. Especially if they know they'll just critique every minute detail of the next adaptation. Leave it aloooooone Baz. For the love of God, leave it alone.
#9Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Posted: 11/27/23 at 10:38pm
All I can hear in my head,still, is the dreadful unmusical voices of the 2 lead actors[from the movie].
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#10Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Posted: 11/27/23 at 10:41pm
There is no need. He is making a lot of money with the musical version and I hope he sees when Mean Girls isnt a massive ass hit, he will let go of this plan.
#11Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Posted: 11/27/23 at 11:27pm
His moulin rouge musical director/collaborator Alex Timbers should try to convince him to adapt Here Lies Love for the silver screen. That kind of project seems right in Baz’s wheelhouse.
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#12Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Posted: 11/27/23 at 11:58pmIt would end up being like the film of The Producers musical where you spend the whole movie asking yourself why they didn't just film it on stage instead of making another movie of a movie turned musical.
#13Luhrmann: "I think we'll see" a movie adaptation of MOULIN ROUGE! stage musical
Posted: 11/28/23 at 9:18am
I think his statement is really being overblown here. He didn’t announce plans to get it into production or anything, he merely said he thinks at some point in the future it could happen.
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