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Posted: 3/28/16 at 7:14pm
LOL - Ten years later ( after this thread was opened)...and there is still no official greenlight for the film adaptation! Will it be announced for filming before the Broadway revival takes place?
But I have seen two production information sites ( Production Weekly and MyEntertainmentWorld) mention current activity on the project. To get more info, one has to subscribe to the sites, though.
Is this going to be a major studio release? Les Miserables was produced and released by Universal Studios ( through its subsidiary Working Title as producers, co-produced with Cameron Mackintosh).
Btw, I saw the original London production a month after it opened in 1989. That was 27 years ago!
Updated On: 3/28/16 at 07:14 PM
Posted: 3/28/16 at 8:19pm
If the Bway revival picks up (is successful), I am pretty that would push the movie away at least by a couple more years - they wouldn't risk the loss of revenue on the show because of the movie option. If it's a flop - I don't know how they'd be able to get money for the movie. At the same time, if it's a hit revival, but closes early - it might increase the chances of a movie, because of renewed interest in the material.
Having said that, I'd love for Ellen to be played by Naya Rivera (or she could make us all happy and be Anita in a Broadway revival). She's a great singer and actress, and doesn't get enough credit for it. I like Jake Gyllenhaal for the engineer, but don't think he'll be interested in such a controversial role (racially insensitive cast, etc.).
Kim (sigh), should probably be a new comer to create a good buzz.
Posted: 3/28/16 at 8:31pm
I think Jenna Ushkowitz from Glee would be a good choice for Kim
Posted: 3/28/16 at 8:45pm
There was a recent report that Danny Boyle is apparently in-talks to direct.
Posted: 3/28/16 at 11:43pm
I never have understood how any producer anywhere thinks a successful film will somehow affect the box office of a successful Broadway (or other theatrical) production. They're two completely separate art forms. A successful film adaptation of Wicked won't affect the Broadway production of Wicked. I think it's an idiotic thought.
Posted: 3/29/16 at 6:26am
gypsy101 said: "I never have understood how any producer anywhere thinks a successful film will somehow affect the box office of a successful Broadway (or other theatrical) production. They're two completely separate art forms. A successful film adaptation of Wicked won't affect the Broadway production of Wicked. I think it's an idiotic thought.
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Exactly, look at Phantom and Les Mis, the movie versions only boosted theatre ticket sales immensely. It is just extra promotion.
Posted: 7/5/16 at 4:52pm
Dave19 said: "gypsy101 said: "I never have understood how any producer anywhere thinks a successful film will somehow affect the box office of a successful Broadway (or other theatrical) production. They're two completely separate art forms. A successful film adaptation of Wicked won't affect the Broadway production of Wicked. I think it's an idiotic thought."
Exactly, look at Phantom and Les Mis, the movie versions only boosted theatre ticket sales immensely. It is just extra promotion."
Phantom and Les Mis are no where close to being a good comparison. Both movies came out decades after the show was running and successful. People here and elsewhere have argued that Les Miz the movie actually made it possible for the 2014 revival to become successful on Broadway.
If you think of it from a regular buyer's perspective - you wouldn't want to spent Broadway ticket money to see a story you just saw in a movie theater (or can see it) for $10-$20. But if there's sufficient time between two separate mediums - it will almost always benefit both of them.
