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More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 2:06pm

Maury Yeston, who won a Tony Award for his score to Nine, has penned three new tunes for the upcoming film based on that Broadway musical.

According to the Daily Mail, the new tunes include "Take It All," which will be performed by Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and Marion Cotillard; and Cinema Italiano, which will be a big dance number performed by a Vogue journalist. (The Mail also reports that Kate Hudson is in negotiations to play the role of the journalist.) The title of the third new song was not named.

Rob Marshall, who will direct "Nine," told the Daily Mail, "In a way, it's a new musical because we took the wonderful bones of what Nine was and re-shaped it as a film." The award-winning director added, "There will be no dubbing. Everyone can carry a tune and they're all having singing lessons. They're in pretty good shape, and we'll have a 60-piece orchestra in the studio when we record the songs. It's all going to be very sexy."
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119261.html
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#2

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 2:10pm

Since Javier Bardem bowed out, this is one film I have no interest in following its progress. I will see it and let just leave it at that. I might be crazy enough to even seek out the soundtrack sometime as well.
#4

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 2:14pm

OMG I can't wait!! Only the astonishing majesty of PASSING STRANGE can outshine what will surely be Rob Marshall's crowning glory!
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#5

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 2:17pm

I'm very disappointed that Bardem will not be part of the film, but NINE is one of my all-time favorite musicals.
This "Cinema Italiano" number sounds a lot like "Folies Bergeres," I wonder if it means that the former was cut, especially since the character who sings it is a "vogue journalist" which more or less could be a version of Stephanie Necrophorus (though Necrophorus is a critic-turned-producer but still).
I'm not sure how I feel about Kate Hudson being part of this movie, isn't she a bit too apple pie to be in NINE?
And no news about Saraghina, wonder if the character is even in the movie.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#7

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 4:54pm

Daniel Day-Lewis doesn't really scream sexy. That's my biggest problem with him as of right now.
#8

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 4:57pm

Daniel Day-Lewis doesn't really scream sexy. That's my biggest problem with him as of right now.

Well, to each his/her own, I guess. I think he's very sexy.
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#9

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 5:00pm

It bugs me when people adds a couple songs to movie musicals for the sake of Oscar nominations, then cut a ton more of the musical's original songs.
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#10

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 5:01pm

It's mostly just the flock of gray hair for me.

And Maury Yeston is writing the songs. You never know- they could be fabulous.


#12

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 5:05pm

Daniel Day-Lewis from THE CRUCIBLE would be better . . .

Or maybe, you know, an actual Italian?
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#13

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 5:05pm

Bardem would have been wonderful.

But I suppose Day-Lewis's acting will be superb.

He's one of those people that only does a film if he is really invested in it and knows the material is very strong. That says a lot about how this film will probably end up.
#14

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 5:29pm

I'm sorry, but in my book being able to "carry a tune" is not enough to star in a musical.
#16

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 5:32pm

Helena Bonham Carter proved to me that "carrying a tune" can work- and in her case, brilliantly.
#18

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 6:00pm


Here's the full Daily Mail article
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#19

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/7/08 at 6:04pm

. Nicole will also sing a duet with Penelope called Simple


WHAT? I hope it's not a brand new SIMPLE. Maybe they just confused Claudia's spoken parts in the song as singing. Though I wouldn't mind if they both sing it. I was worried they would cut this song.

And it looks like Folies Bergeres is staying. re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Updated On: 7/7/08 at 06:04 PM

#21

re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/8/08 at 12:24am

LJay, I am pretty sure they are just getting confused since Claudia is part of the number, I doubt it means she'll actually sing in the song. Or who knows? Maybe she will. Marshall did say it's almost like a completely different musical, perhaps in the same extent that NINE is quite different from 8 1/2
It should be called NINE 1/2 then.
I'm glad "Folies Bergeres" is still in. Now if only we could be re-assured about "Be Italian."
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
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re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/8/08 at 12:33am

I'm sure BE ITALIAN will be there. I am thrilled they are keeping SIMPLE at this point. Though anything can happen by the time the finished product is done. It could go the same route as "Class" in the Chicago film.
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re: More News About Rob Marshall's NINE

Posted: 7/8/08 at 12:50am

If "A Call from the Vatican" is cut, I think I might throw something heavy at the screen.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

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