Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
#0Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/21/05 at 7:57pm
Does anyone know of any other plans for movie musicals on DVD or television musicals?
http://moviemusicals.net/news.html#121905b
--Aristotle
#1re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/21/05 at 8:05pmWell, at least Little Mermain is getting its due.
kelly0ann
Stand-by Joined: 12/19/05
#2re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/21/05 at 8:10pmDo you think they will ever make Les Mis into a movie?
#3re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/21/05 at 8:10pmI'd rather Mermaid wait a year, then Disney could include a feature The Making of the Broadway Show like they did for BATB and LK. Perhaps, if rehearsals begin, they could have a Preview the Broadway Show feature.
--Aristotle
#4re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/21/05 at 8:39pmAfter the poor performance of PHANTOM, I don't they'll ever make a LES MIZ movie. If they haven't done it yet, they almost certainly won't now.
#5re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/21/05 at 8:56pmDidn't someone post an article a few months ago on this board that said Mackintosh had renewed his plans to make a Les Miserables movie?
#6re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/21/05 at 9:08pm
I will lock myself in a room for a week in October when The Little Mermaid comes out...I mean it...
The Little Mermaid is like, the core of my exsistence...lol
iliketheater
Broadway Star Joined: 12/10/05
#7re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/21/05 at 11:09pm.... im not totally sure, but i think Les Miz already is one (starring Uma Thurman & without any music) can anyone confirm this?
kelly0ann
Stand-by Joined: 12/19/05
#8re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/21/05 at 11:14pmThere is a Les Mis movie mand in 98- Liam Neeson being Valjean (Uma was Fantine)- but it isn't a musical, and it sucks. Ha.
#9re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/21/05 at 11:32pmNevermind.
--Aristotle
Joe Mike2
Understudy Joined: 12/17/05
#10re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/22/05 at 3:22pmActually, the movie of "Les Miserable" is quite good, IMO. But I don't think they will make a movie of the musical. It is an opera, really, and I don't think it could work on film. Look how awful "Evita" was!
Joe Mike2
Understudy Joined: 12/17/05
#11re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/22/05 at 3:23pmActually, the movie of "Les Miserable" is quite good, IMO. But I don't think they will make a movie of the musical. It is an opera, really, and I don't think it could work on film. Look how awful "Evita" was!
#12re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/22/05 at 3:25pmThere have been numerous film versions of LES MISERABLES (the book) over the decades. The one with Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush and Uma Thurman begins very strongly, but veers off-course once they get to Paris.
#13re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/22/05 at 5:53pmYears ago there was talk of doing a television musical of LES MIS. No word since.
--Aristotle
#14re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/22/05 at 6:14pmis it set in stone that Sam Mendes will be directing Sweeney?
#15re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/22/05 at 6:17pmNope. In fact, he probably won't be.
--Aristotle
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#16re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/23/05 at 6:37pm
Some pics from Across the Universe turned up on the net yesterday.
Across the Universe photos
#17re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/23/05 at 7:00pm
lol. am i like the only one who actually liked Phantom and Evita? aww...sad times 
but anyways, yay, the Little Mermaid!! i was hoping they would make a stage version of this. i'd really like to see how they'd do it.
#18re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/23/05 at 7:54pm
Evita could have been better.
I didn't like Phantom on stage, nor did I like the film.
I really hope Ragtime gets done. That would be...epic.
I'd like Disney to give "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" the ultimate DVD treatment. I know there's the one with the extended film a short featurette, but if they did what they did with "Mary Poppins" last year, I'd be thrilled.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#19re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/23/05 at 8:03pmI liked Evita. Even is you didn't, I don't understand calling it awful. If for no other reason that the cinematography was gorgeous. Oh well. And Phantom was not awful either. I am not saying I liked it al all. But not awful. Raul. ah, Raul.
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Posted: 12/23/05 at 8:11pmEvita's cinematography was great I'll admit that. Some of the new stuff ruined. Antonio Bandares (spelling?) was the part of the film I didn't care for. I felt as if he was too relaxed to play Che.
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#21re: Movie Musicals of 2006: A Look Ahead
Posted: 12/23/05 at 8:35pmI think Les Mis. would work great on film if done correctly. Although, the fact is, Les Mis would be a "big" movie, it would have to have a big budget, but I think a lot of people would go see it. They'd need a few "names" in there though to get people to go. I think that's where Phantom lost out.
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