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Other Desert Cities Film Version
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#25Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/26/12 at 9:27am
Martin Sheen would be an amazing Lyman. And he knows a thing or two about having difficult children.
Still, I would love to see Keach, Channing and Light do this on screen (but that goes without saying). Maybe if they had a Brooke who was a huge name.
Updated On: 4/26/12 at 09:27 AM
dreaming
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
#26Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/26/12 at 9:42am
Henrik-that could be really good casting.
I also think Albert Finney could be very good.
#27Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/26/12 at 10:34amI like Brian Dennehy as Lyman and Dianne Wiest as Polly. And I'm willing to take a lot of crap for this next suggestion, but I actually think Streisand could play Silda.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#28Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/26/12 at 10:48amI think Streisand as Silda could be a very good idea. As long as she's not directing.
#29Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/26/12 at 10:50amDianne Wiest seems more naturally inclined for Silda than Polly, actually.
#31Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/26/12 at 2:11pmMaybe Hamish Linklater as Trip?
#32Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/26/12 at 2:12pm
I'd be so fine with them keeping Griffiths for the film version, she's an Oscar nominee after all, but of course that'd never happen. Same goes for Channing, oh well.
I don't really get Sandra Bullock as a dramatic actress, I thought her Oscar win for *that* performance is one of the biggest Oscar embarrassment of the past 10 years. She's hilarious but I'd never buy her as Brooke. I think Marisa Tomei or Gwyneth Paltrow (who gets so much backlash from everyone, I know) would be ideal.
Glenn Close would make such a great Polly! I'd love to see her in the role.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#33Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/26/12 at 7:58pmI'd love to see Judy Davis as Silda, although she's really too young.
#35Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/26/12 at 8:01pmI get the reasoning to go all star with this, but I do kinda wish they'd realize that most, if not all the cast are good behind the camera and would go more for the Six Degrees style of filming (Will Smith was already a bit of a name, and they could stunt cast one of the roles). But they would be more likely to get more money from a movie star cast. Although that doesn't always work (how much did Closer, or Carnage make, but those were plays that wouldn't have appealed to as broad an audience as Desert Cities could I guess).
#36Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/26/12 at 8:03pmJordan, Liza is Silda.
srg129
Stand-by Joined: 7/15/08
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#39Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/27/12 at 10:54am
"how much did Closer, or Carnage make, but those were plays that wouldn't have appealed to as broad an audience as Desert Cities could I guess)."
I'd think Closer's raw sexuality and Carnage's comic volatility give them broader appeal for the movies than anything in Other Desert Cities.
Updated On: 4/27/12 at 10:54 AM
#40Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/27/12 at 10:57am
Lyman: Johnny Depp
Polly: Helena Bonham Carter
Trip: Sacha Baron Cohen
Brooke: Chloe Moretz
Silda: Elvira
#41Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/27/12 at 12:05pm
Deanna Dunagan is playing Polly in the Goodman production. What exciting casting. Maybe they can reunite her with Amy Morton as Brooke and Rondi Reed as Silda?
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/165382-Goodmans-Other-Desert-Cities-Snags-Tony-Winner-to-Play-Republican-Mom
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
#42Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/27/12 at 12:48pmDunagan is beyond perfect. I suggested Rondi Reed for the Broadway production when it was announced that Lavin wouldn't be returning, so I'd love to see her as Silda. If they're casting bona-fide Chicago actors (and, basically, A:OC alums), Francis Guinan (who is so, so good right now in TIMES STANDS STILL at Steppenwolf) would be a PERFECT Lyman.
#43Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/27/12 at 12:50pm
but Close can't get any film role at all.
Whahuh? I mean, she's been busy with 5 seasons of Damages (Golden Globe and Emmy wins) and she was JUST nominated for the Golden Globe and the Oscar for Albert Nobbs.
#44Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/27/12 at 1:07pm
Albert Nobbs?
You mean the one that she produced, co-wrote, partially co-financed and was trying to make for over 15 years? The one would've never been made if not for her incredible determination? This is exactly what I'm talking about. Apart from Albert Nobbs, Close hasn't appeared in film since 2007 and hasn't played the lead role since 102 Dalmatians in 2000. Sure, she was busy with Damages, but Rose Byrne has made 12 films since 2007, so it has nothing do with Close's availability, but with the lack of film offers.
#45Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/27/12 at 2:05pmOther Desert Cities seems better suited as an HBO film. I found the play's premise a little light and the big reveal was a little implausible. I enjoyed the play, but I don't thinks it's a groundbreaker. It works better as a chracter study when you have fine actors in the parts. I don't see this making a dent at the box office.
#46Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/27/12 at 2:23pmI'm down with it being an HBO film, seeing as they produce better quality films than most studios do.
#47Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/27/12 at 2:28pmIs Diane Lane too old for Brooke? The mention of HBO brought to mind her amazing recent performance in Cinema Verite, and the thought of her possibly being great as Brooke.
#48Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/27/12 at 2:41pmI think Harrison Ford could be great as Lyman, also. A bit out of the box, maybe but I think it would work.
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#49Other Desert Cities Film Version
Posted: 4/28/12 at 12:43amI dont' think Diane Lane is at all too old for Brooke. Think of how old Lane was when she did A Little Romance in 1979. I would think Brooke would have been about that age when the backstory happened..... which I believe happened a few years before then (or at any rate around that time). If anything, Lane might be too young, but of course she would be fine for the role, and actually a damn good choice. (Even though I didn't care for her performance in Cinema Verite (but that's another matter).)
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