Musicals that would make nice movies- Page 2

[Born To Reign]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 5:21pm

Apparently it's not understood. What was with all that music in The Producers? I know it was based on the musical, but come on! And this Hairspray coming out? Wasn't that a movie in the 80's? Why are they remaking it? They should have at least kept the music from the show in!

[Weez]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 5:22pm

Grey Gardens is already being turned into a movie..go to imdb.com

The 2009 film listed there is based on the original documentary rather than the musical, so doesn't strictly count. :)

Updated On: 7/1/07 at 05:22 PM

[Wicked63]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 5:48pm

You wont have to wait too long for 'Wicked' -Universal own it and many names are being thrown around at the moment. In fact many names are demanding to be in it! Boy i wish i wasnt sworn to secrecy but if i told you id never be alloewed out of Oz!

[longshadowsfalling]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 7:18pm

Zanna, Don't! screams to be made into a movie in my opinion. I also think that if it was done right Bare would make an amazing movie.

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 7:21pm

Im hoping for an Into The Woods movie in the near future

[evadiva]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 7:50pm

ooooh - imagine all of the cool things you could do with Follies!

[JonathanGroffislove]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:10pm

WICKED!

[My Oh My]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 10:16pm

I'd love to see Les Misérables done on the big screen, though I can't picture it working as well on film or becoming a hit with the general public.

Updated On: 7/1/07 at 10:16 PM

[CHGriffiths]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 4:22am

I think Wicked would be amazing and I would pay good money to see that film, but it would only work if they had a HUGE budget, and when, cause they already sayin they will, make a Wicked movie, I think they should also re-make Wizard Of Oz with the same cast as Wicked Movie, I think that would be so cool!

[JulesReverie]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 5:14am

Wicked(I definetely see it happening and I wouldn't be surprised if Anne Hathaway gets cast as Elphaba and Kristen Bell gets cast as Galinda. But I personally think it would make a great animated disney like movie)

Les Miserables(Above everything. I think they could be waiting for Hugh Jackman to age a little so he could play Jean Val Jean.)

Into the Woods would be neat as a showtime/HBO movie.

Spring Awakening(if done right and with either the OBC or talented unknowns that fit the age)

Jersey Boys(of course)

Aida(But live action not animated)

Bare
Updated On: 7/2/07 at 05:14 AM

[BrianIdol]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 9:14am

I would LOVE an Aida movie...with pop stars cast in the leads..can we say "Jessica Simpson as Amneris"??

[Born To Reign]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 9:17am

I would love to see an Aida movie as well, but if they're going to cast popstars, they need to cast ones with personality who can actually sing. I don't really follow the R&B world, has Heather Headley become enough of a bona fide star to do this?

[Timmer]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 2:14pm

Carnival!

[madbrian]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 2:25pm

Follies. With some work on the book, the right cast, and a visionary director, it could be amazing. Note: I don't think it will ever happen.

[MungoGypsy8232]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 3:24pm

I think Avenue Q would be amazing if it were done as if it were a Sesame Street movie which means no visible puppeteers. But the OBC should still do the voices!

[Matters]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 3:29pm

i said this a while ago and it was pointed out that legalities would stop it from happening, but I think it would be really cool if Wicked was done to visually mimic the 1939 Wizard of Oz in respect to the sets, costumes, even film stock if possible. Like, if it looked as though you were watching 'The Wizard of Oz', they could even intergrate footage from the original film in there to really play up the "looking at it a different way" aspect.

[violet72]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 4:00pm

Light in The Piazza

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 4:06pm

"Follies" seems like it would translate on screen so well, but who would see it besides us?

I would love to see a version of "Grey Gardens" the musical on film. I think it could be very, very interesting. I love the idea of the first scene of the movie and watching the house transform.

Although, I'd much rather just have a filmed version of the show.

[loudasthehelliwant]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 4:12pm

The right director can make the most unlikely of shows work. So I think anything has potential.

But the musical I would most like to see turned into a movie would be Miss Saigon.

Updated On: 7/2/07 at 04:12 PM

[Matters]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 6:02pm

thanks ChristiElphaJoSally :)

i'd also like to see Beauty and the Beast done in live action, i think it would be cool espically since in the musical they talk about how overtime the servents become more object-like. So at the beginning they could all look more like people, maybe even be people sized and progressively throughout the movie they look less like people and more like objects. Like they go from their broadway look to their animated counterparts. It would have potential to be visually beautiful all around.

It would also be amazing if they made 'The Lion King' with real animals, and no cgi.

ok, i was joking about the lion king, but I'd like a beauty and the beast movie.

[TapTapTapioca]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 6:33pm

You wont have to wait too long for 'Wicked' -Universal own it and many names are being thrown around at the moment. In fact many names are demanding to be in it! Boy i wish i wasnt sworn to secrecy but if i told you id never be alloewed out of Oz!


That is the biggest load of crap. Universal is not planning on doing anything with the WICKED movie for a while, though there will be one evenutally.

[JulesReverie]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 10:34pm

i said this a while ago and it was pointed out that legalities would stop it from happening, but I think it would be really cool if Wicked was done to visually mimic the 1939 Wizard of Oz in respect to the sets, costumes, even film stock if possible. Like, if it looked as though you were watching 'The Wizard of Oz'

That would be awesome, they'd have to get copyright(which the movie is now owned by WB), but it would make for an interesting adaptation and would be stunning.(I hope when or if they ever make it a movie, they'd get PJ Hogan to direct. Why? well it's not just that he could do fantasy and fabulous musical numbers, but that he is the true director who could capture every essence of Elphaba the best way possible, just watch Muriel's Wedding if you need an explaination to why he could)



Updated On: 7/2/07 at 10:34 PM