Miss Saigon on Track for Film Treatment — Page 3

In La Bamba, the music was all performed by Los Lobos, not LDP.

what about jonathan groff ( spring awakening) as chris?

Aaron Tveit could be a great Chris if his profile was upped before filming started. I always imagined Chris to be in his early-mid 20s, wonder if Henry Cavill can sing lol! Lou Diamond Phillips could also be a great Engineer I like that

Chris must be AT LEAST 21. In Why God he clearly states he re-upped, so assuming he joined/was drafted into the Marines at 18, that is hios minimum age. 25 would be a safe bet. John, on the otherhand, would be a bit older. Base on his position and rank, he treats Chris not only as his best friend, but also like a kid brother whom he watches over. Since the stage production generally kept John as a black man, I would assume the film would do the same. Though the age of the Engineer is never made clear, I would say he should be in his mid-30s. When he tells Kim that they refer to him him as her brother after he learns about Tam, it's clear that he believes he looks young enough to be her brother, and mid-30s would be the oldest he could be for it to be remotely believable.

The Battle of Bien Dien Phu was in 1954. So about 20 years have passed. The Engineer was old enough to understand what was going on (based on his commentary of it), so he was most likely in his early teens, which would put him in his mid-30s.

my dream cast :

kim = charice. best vocally and could be a revelation in acting since she's suffered a lot when she was younger and could definitely draw out some great motivations from that. i saw her acting in a tv drama about her own life story and she was pretty good in it. she looks very young but so did lea salonga when she first auditioned for london. remember asians always look younger for their age.

engineer = lou diamond phillips, if theyre keeping his character as " half-breed" or b.d. wong, if they want a more vietnamese look and if hes still interested in doing it since i remember him making big waves about not being considered for the role when jonathan pryce was cast on broadway.

chris = daniel radcliffe would look perfect with charice and im sure he can sing since hes supposed to do "how to succeed in business.." plus he's got the box office pull. or jonathan groff , great voice, all american look , age-appropriate; i know he's openly gay but who cares

ellen = jayne wisener ( sweeney todd movie ), if radcliffe is chris. lea michelle, if groff is chris.

thuy = paolo montalban if he is a high tenor.

jon = keith robinson ( dreamgirls movie )

Updated On: 10/28/09 at 02:59 PM

I saw that one too, she's OK remember they asked her how long she was already in the USA and she said 1981. Think its the diction and she is having issues with reaching the high notes.

The other director seems to like her if not for the way she presented herself that day. As i recall 2 of them said "what a transformation"..and the other said her looks is a way bit too much ...referring to the lost of innocent look she carried on that audition.

In hawaii they really liked the other girl of Korean/Chinese/Turk heritage. She did have a lung of steel but as the director said her voice doesnt have the passion cause she's too young and if they try to bring it out of her at such a young age...it will be disastrous to her voice. Wonder what happened to her cause it showed in the film that they were really into her and even said they like to see her in 3 years time.

"box office pull" it is excatly why my list is like that. Remember that the LEAD ROLE will be an unknown (still think it should go to a none Filipina)and those supporting roles are basically sone of the hottest stars under the age of 27.

I was actually wondering about Jake Gyllenhaal for Chris. He can supposedly sing, can't he?

If we're considering jazzy singers for Ellen, what about Zooey Deschanel?

Btw, didn't respond to this earlier so I will now: Sarah Geronimo has a great voice and is kind of how I picture Kim, so I think I may root for her now.

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My bad, I guess I was thinking of when she played the role on Broadway.

I just think Charice looks too young. I'm uncomfortable thinking of her as a prostitute. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's just how I feel. Of course, by the time they started filming, maybe she would look old enough.

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Zooey would be great as Ellen!

Yah ok well Sarah is fine and if your looking for the Lea look she is probably one of the closest look there is she has a couple of problems though:

1. If you notice she sang in tht video and have problems now reaching the high notes that she was able to do when she was younger (she's 20 going 21 btw).

2. She's a contract artist for the biggest network in the Philippines. Same network tht charice calls "Home Studio" but Charice isnt signed to any of the studios in the Philippines other than Warner Brothers.

3. And if your going for a filipino again? (the Production of miss Saigon for 20 years have had a huge amount of Filipino Kims) I would certainly root for Charice at least she's not part of the Phil entertainment industry officialy and people already knows her in this country and beyond.

But like I said I would rather like to see other Asian Americans, Asian group have a shot at it cause its really starting to look like that Broadway, Hollywood, West End are favoring Fils than other Asians out there.