Reidel: Miss Saigon movie to follow Les Mis?

[brdwybound04]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 11:10am

Michael Reidel reports: http://m.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/hit_miss_for_producer_fSgvICW35EYjNkgMt3DmbJ

Personally I think Cam Mac needs to cash in on les Mis first then worry about Miss Saigon in say 3-4 years. If the Les Mis film is uber successful they should launch another Les Mis tour in the US, as they're reportedly bringing the current tour to Broadway in summer 2013. Miss Saigon should wait until at least 2015 for a major US revival, then they can bill it as the 25th anniversary revival. The movie should come a bit after it reopened on Broadway, IMHO.
Hit and a Miss

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 11:32am

I don't think you'd have to revive Miss Saigon before making a movie adaptation of it.

I personally have always felt that Miss Saigon was far better suited for a movie adaptation than Les Mis. The story is more intimate.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 11:47am

I agree. And Les Miz isn't getting the glowing reviews I thought it would be.

[Wildcard]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 12:44pm

The reviews may not be glowing but they are mostly positive. Les Mis the film will be successful. $500M successful? Maybe not. Not even Chicago made that much globally. I do think Miss Saigon will eventually be made into a film nevertheless. However, they have to rein in the budget to do well. Fortunately, other than recreating the evacuation of Saigon and possibly "The American Dream", there aren't really that many costly showpieces in the musical.

[Idiot]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 12:49pm

CHICAGO did not have the brand recognition that LES MISERABLES has. If it doesn't do well, I think it will have been because people think it's too depressing. Many Americans may look at the title and say, "Why would I pay to see miserable people singing?"

[finebydesign]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 12:55pm

Isn't that Mamma Mia business? Yikes, unless this an international smash it will never get there.

[James885]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 1:00pm

I think expectations that Les Mis will gross $500 million are a little far fetched. It would have to be a blockbuster of Hobbit or Skyfall proportions and I don't think that's likely to happen.

Updated On: 12/19/12 at 01:00 PM

[Jonwo]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 1:12pm

I think a movie will happen anyway, Miss Saigon lends itself better to film.but I think it'll cost more to make.

Realistically, I think Les Mis will do at best $250-300m worldwide which would be great but lower than Mamma Mia!

[OperaBwayLover]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 2:08pm

Count me in on the 'Miss Saigon working better as a film than Les Mis' vote. I think we'll see the revivals happen first, then perhaps a movie will come. Just as long as Lea Salonga gets some sort of cameo-maybe Gigi?

[Dave19]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 2:45pm

I predict she will be on a picture as Kim's mother, while Kim holds it in her hands while singing "You know all and you forgive me, loving parents that you are"

[Kad]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 2:48pm

Miss Saigon has less opportunity for star power.

[Dave19]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 2:53pm

And that's a wonderful thing.

The story is the star.

The more unknown the actors are, the better. And they should focus on real singers here. That is necessary for this material.

[Kad]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 2:55pm

Too bad people won't get excited for unknown actors.

[Dave19]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:15pm

Too bad filmmakers make the mistake of thinking that too.

Too bad no one believes a word Russel Crowe is singing, not even the fans.

Too bad people are not fast learners.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:18pm

Too bad you hate the movie so much before you even saw it.

[Dave19]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:21pm

Too bad you think one can not decide how an actor acts and sings after seeing 12 scenes.

I have news for you, most people can.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:23pm

Okay. I saw the movie and I was fine with Crowe.

At least you'll have saved yourself ten bucks by getting what you needed to get out of it by viewing 12 scenes.

[Dave19]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:26pm

If you settle for "fine" that's good for you, but I expect more from a multi million dollar production.

[Kad]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:26pm

Too bad Mamma Mia made half a billion dollars worldwide.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:28pm

Too bad Dave19 is gonna be forced to see this movie.

[Kad]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:30pm

He'll enter the theater with a scowl and his arms crossed, and that's how he'll stay.

[Dave19]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:31pm

Too bad it could have made 4 times that if the singing was actually good.

They are missing out on a huge part of the population. But I'm glad they got the 4 Pierce Brosnan fans in the house. And I hope they loved his performance.



Updated On: 12/19/12 at 03:31 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:38pm

Too bad I don't really care who likes and who doesn't but I do think proclamations about who is connected to their singing and the like should be saved until seeing after the film, even if one did watch 12 whole scenes on one's computer.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:41pm

Too bad Unicorns aren't real.

[Dave19]

Posted: 12/19/12 at 3:49pm

I'm glad you are not a casting director if you need someone to sing more than 12 songs to know if he gets it or not.