Rent Movie Casting — Page 3

JASON MRAZ AS MARK!I saw him perform (I'm not a huge fan, my friend just had an extra ticket) and he has the perfect quirky personality for Mark. It really would work.

I like the jason Mraz idea and Neil Patrick Harris

THANKS for Laurie Metcalf oh god i almost peed.

i vote for unknowns

anybody remember what the casting was like for the JC superstar film? were the actors originals or unknowns? i think it should work something like jc superstar. if they update the instrumentation of the tracks a bit, and publicize it right, it'll work, and may even become the phenomenon that jc superstar was. and i agree, casting unknowns CAN work, if you package it right, as they did with the harry potter film. another thing, is that unknown work better for the show, because after all the characters themselves are supposed to be unknown...maureen's not a great actress, roger will never bring out a cd, mark will never generate a film that even makes it to a local movie theater. its the reality of the play, which is one of the reasons why people connect to it so much. i say, if u cast a celebrity, cast a reallly good celebrity singer as mark, because mark is the one we see the film/show through, so its ok to know HIM and relate to HIM, because we'll trust him. as for who, i dunno, i like neil patrick harris but i have no idea how casting for films work so...

...for a second, i really liked the idea of shakira as mimi. i can definetely see it happening. i dunno much about her acting but she's got the singing right, and the voice as well. queen latifah is too old for joanne. frenchie davis i've heard has a lot of attitude, and so they prolly wouldnt want to work with her. christina aguilera WOULD make an interesting maureen, but i've never seen her act and i doubt she can, regardless of her singing capabilities. plus, just seeing a recording artist like her on the film will make people think its a bad film, just as everyone thought when that movie with j.lo and ben came out.

by the way, justin timberlake has already declined participation in the film, so the casting list previously posted may not be updated. who would audra mcdonald play???

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Where did Brittany Murphy sing?

I really don't like stunt casting, but as long as the person can pull off the part and doesn't kill it, I really don't mind who they cast. I would love to see Jai as Angel though.

You watch- they'll put Joey and Mel as Mark and Mimi. Ick.

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JoMarch - I am LOVING your avatar! What's UP with DOOL right now anyway?? (I'm hoping the Doc gets with Roman, personally.)

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Casting for this is going on right now. My roommate is going in for Joanne. & she's definitely not a name. Yet! :)

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Mark - Neil Patrick Harris
Roger - Ethan Hawke or Stephen Dorff, only cuz I can' think of anyone else and they are on TV right now,
Mimi- I like Xtina Aguilera, I think she'd be great
Benny- Taye Diggs, hes already a movie star, i think it'd work
Maureen- Idina Menzel, shes already got some movie gigs comin up
Joanne- Queen Latifah
Angel- Jai Rodriguez
Collins- I would use Mark Richard Ford, or hahah maybe Usher or Brian Mcknight

I gotta say...

the only way I wanna see a Rent movie, the only instance in which I would go see it or rent it, or purchase, or even WANT it done to be honest, is with the entire original cast.

I want to see no other. There are some big names from Film, Television, and Broadway within that original cast - they definitely have the star power to pull people in who aren't such theatre buffs. Plus if marketed correctly, should be a piece of cake to sell that movie to the public.

I just think it's the only way to do it. They're all so talented, they've earned that. Plus I feel like it'd be the only way to keep the original intention, message, and honesty of the piece when it crosses to film is to have those who were in it from the beginning with Mr. Larson himself portraying his message.

That's my two cents.

Kristy

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I agree with broadwayguy2. Posts like kripsy's just aren't interesting at this point. Clearly people who have never been in Broadway productions are being considered for the film, so why add your "two cents" by expressing a hopeless wish that dozens of other people have been expressing since May? I'm more interested in hearing about how some of these auditions are going than in reading more arguments for a film starring the OBC.

To those of you whose roommates auditioned for Joanne and Mark: What did they say about the auditions? What songs were they required to sing? And were they targeted for their ages?

Updated On: 9/27/04 at 08:16 PM

well maybe she just felt like expressing her opinion, theres nothing wrong with that

yah, but I"m sure if you tried really hard you could find a problem with everyones opinion thats why its not called a fact

Kana, that's... genius... yeah...

*rolls eyes* People who say "OBC or nothing" should be dismissed to their own board.

Updated On: 9/27/04 at 10:24 PM