My Fair Lady - remake (+ more) — Page 2

dramadude2:
Your criticism is constructive, appreciated and quite true; I do have a tendency to go on too much when I write about something that displeases me. I will try to be more concise and on point in the future.

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It won't happen, but I would love for Laura Michelle Kelly was cast as Eliza. She played the role exquistley during its final months at Drury Lane in 2003, and although not a big star, she is definitely more known than Lisa O'Hare, mostly from Mary Poppins and the Sweeney Todd movie.

"any real British subject would laugh at the notion that Hathaway has mastered anything that even closely resembles a real British accent"
I disagree. In 'Becoming Jane' her English accent is certainly plausible. Yes, it will need some work. But, most actresses will need work on the cockney accent anyway.
As for her performance in Carnival; she was merely 19 years old.

Am I the only one who is confused about all these people saying Jessica Biel is the best choice? Are we thinking of the same Jessica Biel? well, toanythingtaboo_2 and I are thinking of the same one. She's not terrible, but she's certainly not Eliza.

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Why do people on this board like to cast actors too old for the parts.

It's because everyone was wowed by Meryl Streep pretending to be 40 in Mamma Mia.

We can all speculate as to who should or shouldn't be in a remake of "My Fair Lady."

But, let's remember the bottom line. Film making is a business, and it's all about money. The studio will cast a name star to sell tickets...that's the first priority. If they are right for the part, or if they have the required talent isn't the most important thing. MONEY is number 1.

My av has nothing to do with the truth of filmmaking.

Who would you cast in the film......not going on a name, but just on talent?

"Who would you cast in the film......not going on a name, but just on talent?"

I would cast Hathaway, with Hugh Laurie as Higgins, and Maggie Smith as Higgins' mother. I would cast movie stars for a movie. Perhaps if you could surround her with stars, you could get away with LMK as Eliza, but this isn't a Hairspray-type project where you'll have Travolta, Pfeiffer, Efron, Latifah, etc to fill out the cast. LMK's only(?) film credit is Sweeney Todd, and she was unrecognizable for most of it.

Having said all that, if My Fair Lady were to be revived onstage, LMK would be a fine choice. While I'd love to see Hathaway in a stage musical, I don't know that she can sing that score eight times a week. Everyone is speculating about Hathaway's singing abilities (positively and negatively) based on minimal information.

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Richard Gere would be a very good choice for Higgins, actually. Robin Williams as Doolittle...?? well....???

"Why not Dame Julie as Mrs. Higgins?"

Perhaps, but Maggie Smith would be my first choice. The thought of her with Hugh Laurie as Higgins would be worth the price of a ticket.

As long as Emma Thomspon is around for the screenplay, how about her as Mrs. Pearce?

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I think I'd rather see Alan Rickman as Afred P. Dolittle. Anthony Hopkins would be my choice for Pickering.

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