Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
MargoChanning
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#1Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:25pm
"Rob Marshall will direct a feature version of the stage hit "Nine" for the Weinstein Co.
It marks the first time that Marshall and Harvey Weinstein have joined forces since "Chicago," the 2002 Miramax musical which won six Oscars, including best picture.
Pic will be produced by Marshall and John DeLuca through their Lucamar Productions banner. Marshall and DeLuca will also choreograph the film together, as they did "Chicago."
Marshall and TWC co-chairmen Harvey and Bob Weinstein are in the process of securing a screenwriter.
Music and lyrics are by Maury Yeston, composer and lyricist of the original 1982 Broadway production that was written by Arthur Kopit. TWC acquired rights from Kopit and Yeston, who'll be co-exec producers.
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"After I finished 'Memoirs of a Geisha,' I began looking intensely at (other projects), including remakes of movies, originals and Broadway musicals," Marshall said. " 'Nine' (has) a seamlessness between reality and fantasy that is built into the fabric of the material."
Marshall said he'd like to lock in his leading man and actresses early, and custom fit the script to them.
"This one needs to be created specifically for the talent involved, to suit their strenghts," he said.Casting will be a big issue here, and if commitments complicates things, it will be 2009."
In a statement, Weinstein called the musical, "A brilliant and timeless masterpiece. Teaming up with (Marshall) and the cast he's putting together will be something we've never experienced before."
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117962975.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
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Yankeefan007
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#2re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:26pm
Good choice.
How about Antonio?
#2re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:26pm
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#3re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:27pmI've always said that Almadovar should make the film. It definitely needs a visionary at the helm. Well, I certainly hope that Marshall will pay homage to Fellini's actual work and enlist the type of extraordinary A list ensemble of international film actresses that justifies making a movie of this!
#4re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:28pm
Melanie as Luisa? 
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#5re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:29pmI'm excited to see how this turns out. Seems promising.
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MargoChanning
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#6re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:29pmAntonio would seem to be the obvious choice. He's still a fairly sellable "name" as far as the film industry is concerned (not A-List, but up there) and clearly he can handle all of the demands of the role as he proved when he did such a wonderful job with the role on Broadway. I hope they're smart and sign him.
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LoringsGay
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#7re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:31pmThey'd better bring back Antonio - but knowing STUPID Hollywood they'll pick someone like Zac Efron
#8re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:31pmlol.
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#9re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:32pmIf there is any Broadway musical that will absolutely work as a film it is NINE! I hope they don't f*** it up.
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#10re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:33pm
I frankly, can't imagine NINE being green-lit without a reasonably solid film star already "attached."
If its not Banderas, I'm sure Weinstein/Marshall have somebody in mind and interested in playing Guido.
For the women - how about some combination of Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Penelope Cruz, Catherine Denuve, Michelle Yeoh, etc.
The women are what are going to elevate this movie to must see status and give it any hope for box office success.
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#11re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:33pmAntonio would be a good choice. I think even "non-theatre" folks were aware of the buzz he created when he did the role on B'way because there seemed to be coverage about it everywhere.
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#12re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:33pmThis is a terrible idea.
#13re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:33pmAntonio is a big enough name to get this film made and I'm sure they'll get quite a few "A" List ladies to fill the other parts. With Jake Krakowski on 30 ROCK now, hopefully she can make it in there as well.
BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#14re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:33pm
Hopefully this'll be another great (and Oscar worthy) partnering of director Rob Marshall and screenwriter/director Bill Condon.
#15re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:35pmIf they are smart they will get a bigger name to play Karla than Krakowski...
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#16re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:36pmMadonna is clearing her schedule even as we type this.
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#17re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:36pmBased on the CD of the revival (my only exposure to this musical), I've never understood what is so great about NINE. I've listened to it a few times, and the music still hasn't struck much of a chord with me. Maybe this movie will change my mind!
#18re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:37pmI've never seen the show or heard the CD (I will eventually buy it) but I have read the script and it seems like this could work really well if done right.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
#19re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:38pmI wasn't really impressed with Krakowski. Mary Stuart Masterson, however, was wonderful. Though I doubt big enough for the film.
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#20re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:38pmWell NINE is based on Fellini who was a visual masterpiece - whatever Marshall's concept - the selling point will obviously be the visuals. The music has always been somewhat secondary to the look of the show.
#21re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:39pmMSM would have been big enough a decade or so ago, but I doubt she'd be able to get the job now.
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
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#22re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:39pmI only own the OBC, did the revival make any significant changes? I'd hate for them to shortchange the material they use because of whatever version it may be.
#23re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:40pmThe revival cut "The Germans at the Spa".
"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe."
-John Guare, Landscape of the Body
#24re: Rob Marshall to direct film version of NINE
Posted: 4/12/07 at 4:42pm
Almadovar would have been perfect, but I guess that since his movies were produced by SA and distributed by Sony in the US he didn't have a working relationship with Weinstein and Mirimax.
But that being said, Memoirs of a Geisha was hardly a complete failure. It's wobbly tone was a function of adapting a very tough piece of material. Much of Marshall's work is actually wonderful.
With a more extroverted property, I bet he'll do a great job. And he learned from the start to get the best crative team together for his movies.
Updated On: 4/12/07 at 04:42 PM
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