Streisand to produce, direct and star in a new film adaption of GYPSY.... — Page 4

Well I'm actually glad to hear that she's not directing. Tom Hanks is being suggested as Herbie.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/streisand-in-talks-to-play-mama-rose-in-film-remake-of-gypsy/

The hysterical Cole Escola's tweet re Barbra directing herself in it:

"I'm glad Gypsy will finally be done with an all beige palette and extreme soft-focus like it was meant to be seen."

Another role that Loretta Swit was passed over on.

Sad. Terribly sad.

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Portman would be divine, as would Hathaway.

Regardless of Babs' age, she looks fantastic and, I think, will be fantastic.

Look like Joel Silver is in talks to direct: http://www.rttnews.com/Content/EntertainmentNews.aspx?Section=2&Id=1521241&SM=1

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Thanks, Michael Bennett. Thought it sounded strange...

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My 2 cents:

Streisand is one of the greatest talents. I've always thought so. Her voice, her charisma on camera - unrivaled.

That being said, this just doesn't sit well with me. I'm always defending actors who look a certain age whether or not they ARE that age. Like some of the kids on Glee or going back to 90210 or Grease or even Rebel Without A Cause... I can buy them as high school. 10 or so years older than the part you are playing. But a woman who looks around 60 just shouldn't be playing this part. Unless, they alter the story and she becomes Grandma Rose.

As much as I love Streisand, I fear this project. I have to trust that she wouldn't be ridiculous enough to think that a movie-going audience would believe her in a role as a mom to teenagers.

She SHOULD be doing the musical adaptation of Sunset Boulevard (which is one of the greatest film noirs of all time). That role fits and it and she would be epic.

Sounds more to me like Laurents knows something we don't. Might he actually be dying? I thought he was immortal.

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