Miss Saigon on Track for Film Treatment

Variety reports that Paula Wagner, who is also in negotiations to create a Broadway musical based on the rap group Run-DMC, is working with Miss Saigon's original stage producer Cameron Mackintosh to create a film adaptation of the Tony-nominated property.

Director and producer Lee Daniels ("Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" and "Monster's Ball") has mentioned Miss Saigon as a possibility for his upcoming directorial projects.

Those behind the project are hoping to begin production next year with a 2011 theatrical release. A screenwriter is currently being secured.
"The Movie in My Mind": Miss Saigon on Track for Film Treatment

It'll be Martin Guerre next.

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Can people do a search and refrain from creating new threads on topics that have other postings?

A-nnoying!

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=1005905#3929943

AND from 3 (three) days ago!:

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=1&boardname=bway&thread=1005778#3928424

Oh no a new thread! I can't go on with my life now!!

It won't be a surprise if Mac went back to the Philippines to find a new face, someone as talented and authentic as Lea Salonga.

Can these threads me merged, please?

I actually think Charice would be a good choice for Kim if she has the acting chops. And, uh, Chris doesn't look creepily older.

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Charice may have the voice, but she's not very attractive... She's not Hollywood material. I saw her when she sang at the Garden with Celine Dion, but I don't see her as Kim at all...

"Charice may have the voice, but she's not very attractive... She's not Hollywood material."

I think she has an appropriate look for the role.

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If so, how many songs get cut & which ones?

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You had me agreeing with you until you suggested Christina and Justin for Ellen and Chris.

I wonder if Lucy Hale would be old enough for Ellen by the time they begin filming. I like Ben Barnes for Chris.

Is B.D. Wong young enough for the Engineer? Of course, they never specify his age, do they? But you kind of get hints in "The American Dream."

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Updated On: 10/26/09 at 03:33 PM

Though good, she's too young--Kim's 17 and this girl is only 13.

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Ok first of all Julia abueva in that clip is also a Filipina.

Everybody was mentioning a lot of Filipina here as a possible Kim.

Charice
Ana Maria de Tagle
Julia Abueva

I don't mind having Filipina but give the other Asians a chance too! Im a Fil as well and proud of them but Asians are REALLY starting to HATE us cause of all of these hypes about Filipinos and Filipina in Hollywood, Broadway etc.

Don't help us become alienated from our cousins cause there as much talent in Asia and its not only concentrated in the Philippines.

Lea took a lot of flak from the Vietnamese community when she took that role as Kim or did anybody did not remember that episode?

Though I would love charice to play Kim, I would rather want to see other Asians other than a Filipina for the role.