#1
Posted: 8/5/08 at 7:40pm
Apparently Kiera KNightley just got the part for the musical...that'll be interesting
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#2
Posted: 8/5/08 at 7:50pm
wow, great cast. Once this movie was announced, she is the one come out of my mind.
#3
Posted: 8/5/08 at 8:46pm
She's going to butcher the score. Ugh.
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#5
Posted: 8/5/08 at 9:25pm
If Knightley is involved, I am assuming it is theatrical. I doubt she would do a TV movie at this stage of her career.
#6
Posted: 8/5/08 at 10:36pm
My fingers are crossed that Hugh Grant is cast as Higgins.
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#7
Posted: 8/5/08 at 11:31pm
Can she sing? At all?
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#9
Posted: 8/5/08 at 11:55pm
Marni Nixon still is around for the dubbing.
and for the right price, Judy Kuhn or Lea Salonga would probably do the dub.
and for the right price, Judy Kuhn or Lea Salonga would probably do the dub.
Updated On: 8/5/08 at 11:55 PM
#10
Posted: 8/6/08 at 12:47am
With the all of the "non-musical" performers (Zellweger, Kidman, etc) appearing on musical films and doing their own singing Knightley would be raked over the coals if she were to be dubbed.
I'd have to imagine that she has to have some musical ability if she has been cast.
I'd have to imagine that she has to have some musical ability if she has been cast.
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#11
Posted: 8/6/08 at 12:50am
Wait, I know this casting was rumored a while ago, but when did it become a fact?
Is there a link?
Is there a link?
#12
Posted: 8/6/08 at 12:52am
Here's a short clip of her singing in her new film. Not very long, but here you go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ej7Xi0qGks&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ej7Xi0qGks&feature=related
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#13
Posted: 8/6/08 at 12:58am
Well, here's one.
This article states that Daniel Day-Lewis has been cast opposite her. Interesting choice since this is sure to be a "commercial" film which he usually shies away from.
KNIGHTLEY GOT DRUNK FOR MY FAIR LADY AUDITION
This article states that Daniel Day-Lewis has been cast opposite her. Interesting choice since this is sure to be a "commercial" film which he usually shies away from.
KNIGHTLEY GOT DRUNK FOR MY FAIR LADY AUDITION
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We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
Updated On: 8/6/08 at 12:58 AM
#14
Posted: 8/6/08 at 3:27am
No, no, NO! Anne Hathaway, darn it! I can't stand Kiera Knightley!
And Daniel Day Lewis?! As HIGGINS?! No. Just, no. It's a musical comedy. I know the man is endlessly talented, but I really don't see him doing musical comedy.
To remake something that is already so close to perfection, there should be a darn good reason. If there are no stars who are truly perfect for the roles, why just remake it to remake it?
And Daniel Day Lewis?! As HIGGINS?! No. Just, no. It's a musical comedy. I know the man is endlessly talented, but I really don't see him doing musical comedy.
To remake something that is already so close to perfection, there should be a darn good reason. If there are no stars who are truly perfect for the roles, why just remake it to remake it?
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#15
Posted: 8/6/08 at 4:44am
Yet another movie musical that Anne Hathaway did not get 
I would have loved Colin Firth as Higgins. Not really sure about Daniel Day-Lewis. Oh well. I'll still see it, not a fan of the original movie.
I would have loved Colin Firth as Higgins. Not really sure about Daniel Day-Lewis. Oh well. I'll still see it, not a fan of the original movie.
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#16
Posted: 8/6/08 at 4:54am
If this is official news, why isn't anyone but contactmusic.com reporting it?
#17
Posted: 8/6/08 at 9:36am
People magazine online had it to, as told to Glamour.
#18
Posted: 8/6/08 at 10:44am
I have to say that I love the original movie--until I'm actually watching it.
Day Lewis seems on the surface an odd choice, given his most recent roles. But let's remember that he was very funny in "A Room with a View." They're not similar roles, but I bring it up to point out that he does have a comedic sensibility.
Day Lewis seems on the surface an odd choice, given his most recent roles. But let's remember that he was very funny in "A Room with a View." They're not similar roles, but I bring it up to point out that he does have a comedic sensibility.
#19
Posted: 8/6/08 at 11:01am
Voice aside, Keira looks far more 'period' than Audrey did, she was just always too glamorous, even when she was covered in dirt.
Problem, again voice aside, might be getting Keira to have the cockney accent. She's very proper in reality and in every film i've seen her in. Couldn't be any worse than Audrey I guess...
I'm quite interested in seeing this. I imagine that it will have huge amounts of money and effort put into it, so it will inevitably come out looking fantastic...even if it isn't cast better.
Problem, again voice aside, might be getting Keira to have the cockney accent. She's very proper in reality and in every film i've seen her in. Couldn't be any worse than Audrey I guess...
I'm quite interested in seeing this. I imagine that it will have huge amounts of money and effort put into it, so it will inevitably come out looking fantastic...even if it isn't cast better.
#20
Posted: 8/6/08 at 12:59pm
"I would have loved Colin Firth as Higgins"
I had this same thought.
I had this same thought.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#21
Posted: 8/6/08 at 1:15pm
I would LOVE to see Anne Hathaway playing this role, or in fact any role in a movie-musical.
She is lovely and very talented.
She is lovely and very talented.
#22
Posted: 8/6/08 at 3:37pm
Daniel Day Lewis is going to follow "Nine" with "My Fair Lady?"
That seems like an odd choice for him, don't you think?
And let's be honest, Higgins isn't really a singer's role, particularly if done in the talkie-singing of Rex Harrison. Hugh Grant would make a nice Higgins, regardless of his pipes.
That seems like an odd choice for him, don't you think?
And let's be honest, Higgins isn't really a singer's role, particularly if done in the talkie-singing of Rex Harrison. Hugh Grant would make a nice Higgins, regardless of his pipes.
#23
Posted: 8/6/08 at 3:51pm
I can't wait for this remake. Emma Thompson doing the screenplay, is great. I hope they pick someone, to direct, who can actually bring something resembling the life that the original stage production had, to the screen. I couldn't detest the original theatrical film more. I've been waiting since 1964 for this!!!
#24
Posted: 8/6/08 at 5:01pm
I couldn't detest the original theatrical film more.
I couldn't begin to imagine why.
I couldn't begin to imagine why.
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