Official "Beauty & the Beast" Film Adaptation Thread- Page 18
Official "Beauty & the Beast" Film Adaptation Thread
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #425
Posted: 4/11/15 at 3:22pm
After seeing the clip of Emma Thompson singing at the Lincoln Centre as Mrs Lovett on youtube, I can honestly say that I am dreading her singing "Tale As Old As Time".
LINK = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbutF8E7zeo
I know she had to put on a cockney accent for the role, but to me she just doesn't have the same range that Angela Lansbury had when she sang it in the 1991 animated film that made the song so iconic and wonderful.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #426
Posted: 4/11/15 at 4:10pm
"After seeing the clip of Emma Thompson singing at the Lincoln Centre as Mrs Lovett on youtube, I can honestly say that I am dreading her singing "Tale As Old As Time".
LINK = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbutF8E7zeo
I know she had to put on a cockney accent for the role, but to me she just doesn't have the same range that Angela Lansbury had when she sang it in the 1991 animated film that made the song so iconic and wonderful. "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQCIMgtx5nU
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #427
Posted: 4/12/15 at 2:31am
"After seeing the clip of Emma Thompson singing at the Lincoln Centre as Mrs Lovett on youtube, I can honestly say that I am dreading her singing "Tale As Old As Time".
LINK = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbutF8E7zeo
I know she had to put on a cockney accent for the role, but to me she just doesn't have the same range that Angela Lansbury had when she sang it in the 1991 animated film that made the song so iconic and wonderful. "
I think Ms. Thompson will do a wonderful job singing the title song. I think she has a fine voice for it.
I also happen to think she is far from the worst Mrs. Lovett that has ever been recorded and that she did a more than serviceable job performing the role.
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #428
Posted: 4/13/15 at 12:33pm
Well we'll just have to wait to see now who Bill Condon casts as Lumiere. My fingers are staying crossed for Tom Hiddleston anyway cos i don't know anybody else who will be able to pull it off as good as he will. I mean, they only have 5 weeks left until they go to London with it to start filming. Who would you cast as Chip?
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #429
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:01pm
jimmycurry01, did Emma Thompson perform in a recording of Sweeney Todd?? I thought it was just those concert productions.
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #430
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:06pm
Gugu Mbatha-Raw will be playing Plumette!
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #431
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:09pm
What about Ralph Fiennes for Lumiere?
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #432
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:09pm
"Gugu Mbatha-Raw will be playing Plumette!"
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/beauty-and-the-beast-gugu-mbatha-raw-plumette-1201470581/
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #433
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:34pm
"jimmycurry01, did Emma Thompson perform in a recording of Sweeney Todd?? I thought it was just those concert productions."
The concert was recorded on video for PBS, it's not available through an official release though. It is it out there though.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #434
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:38pm
The wait for the announcement of who is playing Lumiere is killing me. I'm guessing it will be someone who is around the sage age as Mbatha-Raw. She is around 32 or 33.
Updated On: 4/13/15 at 01:38 PM
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #435
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:48pm
What an ageist thing to say. It's also shallow and innaccurate.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 12/5/14
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #436
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:50pm
I heard hiddleston will be lumiere
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #437
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:51pm
What's with these stupid new names? Plumette?! Huh?!
But, great for Gugu! :)
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #438
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:52pm
What's with these stupid new names? Plumette?! Huh?
Is Woolverton involved with this?!
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #439
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:56pm
I don't get why they need to add new characters.
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #440
Posted: 4/13/15 at 1:56pm
"The wait for the announcement of who is playing Lumiere is killing me. I'm guessing it will be someone in their 40's or so. Mbatha-Raw is around 32 or 33. I don't think they will have someone around the same age as McKellen playing Lumiere. In "Human Again", Lumiere is clearly a ladies man by singing the lyrics "be good looking again with a madameoiselle on each arm".
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I know me too. Well Tom Hiddleston is 34, so i REALLY REALLY HOPE that they pick him for Lumiere. He embodies everything that Lumiere is. He has the charm, the good looks, the singing voice, the dancing skills and he is one hell of a good actor. I would be gutted if they didn't pick him.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #441
Posted: 4/13/15 at 2:01pm
"What an ageist thing to say. It's also shallow and innaccurate."
I'm sorry if I offended you best12bars. I was just making an assumption and clearly it was not a good one.
Updated On: 4/13/15 at 02:01 PMEmma Watson to star in Condon's #442
Posted: 4/13/15 at 2:08pm
Plumette? Garderobe? Please stop messing with the names.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/07
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #443
Posted: 4/13/15 at 2:10pm
They're "messing" with two characters who are unnamed in the original film.
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #444
Posted: 4/13/15 at 2:17pm
"They're "messing" with two characters who are unnamed in the original film."
Thank you!
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #445
Posted: 4/13/15 at 2:19pm
I wonder if there will be new songs.
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/23/08
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #446
Posted: 4/13/15 at 2:27pm
They're "messing" with two characters who are unnamed in the original film.
Right?! Thank you!! It wasn't said this movie was based strictly on the Broadway musical.
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #447
Posted: 4/13/15 at 7:13pm
The film is a remake of the original animated film with new songs from the Broadway show added, it's an original take incorporating its own elements in neither the show or movie so renaming the characters is A-OK.
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #448
Posted: 4/13/15 at 8:22pmI'm actually hoping they'll keep the Broadway songs to a minimum. I loved the show as a kid, but even then I could tell that (with a few exceptions) juxtaposing Rice's lyrics with Ashman's was like putting a sharpie doodle next to a Picasso.
Emma Watson to star in Condon's #449
Posted: 4/13/15 at 8:26pm"Me" is pretty good, though, and definitely an attempt to fit in with the kind of vocabulary that was established with "Gaston."
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