What Movie-Musical do you want to see made?

Just curious...what musical do you want to see made into a movie and with who..for me its "Into The Woods" with Catherine Zeta-Jones as the Witch, Nicole Kidman as the Baker's Wife, and Hugh Jackman as Cinderella's Prince, and... "Jesus Christ Superstar" (again) with Jude Law as Jesus, Ewan McGregor as Judas, and Beyonce Knowles as Mary Magdalene.

Proof, although its not a musical. I saw it performed a few months back @ Arena Stage in Washington, DC. Just hope that Hollywood wouldn't dumb it down for the target demographic group that it pitches practically all summer releases to.

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Updated On: 2/21/04 at 06:18 PM

NONE!!!!! I HATE MOVIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Cabaret:

Sally Bowles - Renee Zellweger (she's perfect for this part in every single way)
Emcee - Jude Law
Fraulein Schneider - Judi Dench
Herr Schultz - Hal Linden
Clifford Bradshaw - Eric McCormack
Herr Ludwig - Denis O'Hare
Fraulien Kost - Melissa Errico

Ragtime:

Coalhouse - Jesse L. Martin
Mother - Lea Thompson
Tateh - Robin Williams
Father - Kevin Kline
Sarah - Deborah Cox
Mother's Younger Brother - Neil Patrick Harris
Emma Goldman - Kathy Bates
Evelyn Nesbit - Jane Krakowski (I don't care if she's too old)Harry Houdini - Hugh Jackman
J.P. Morgan - Kelsey Grammar
Henry Ford - Ewan McGregor
Sarah's Friend - Lillias White

Hairspray:

Tracy Turnblad - Marissa Jaret Winokur
Edna Turnblad - Harvey Fierstein/Danny DeVito/John Goodman
Link Larkin - Justin Timberlake
Penny Pingleton - Christy Carlson Romano
Amber Von Tussell - Kirsten Dunst
Velma Von Tussell - Glenn Close
Seaweed Maybelle - Usher Raymond
Motormouth Maybelle - Patti LaBelle

Updated On: 2/21/04 at 07:36 PM

I like your Hairspray casting(although Latifah MUST play Motormouth if another version is ever made), but your Ragtime casting would never work.

Jesse L. Martin and Lea Thompson are not big enough names to star in a movie musical nowadays. Jane Krakowski would be very good, actually, and so would Kathy Bates, but Robin Williams as Tateh? Come on.

BillyLawlor-

To me, at least, it shouldn't really matter if they are big names, or not. Having been in the show (not that it matters), I think that they would be perfect. Right looks, right vocal qualities, right ages... just right everything!

And you heard me correctly... Robin Williams would be a terrific Tateh. He is an impeccable actor, and a gifted mimic. He could handle the accent with no problem. Peter Friedman wasn't much of a singer, either.

As for Latifah as Motormouth... She was the first name that popped in my head. But, I don't think that her voice is right for the part. It lacks that edge that makes the part so special, and so different from the rest of the show.

i would like rent. wasnt raula dn jsutin timberlake suppose to be in it if it was made a movie.

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KIRsten dunst? in a musical...she couldnt even cheer in bring it on.....shes got no rythem and got id hate to hear that voice sing...... ugh rene but worse.

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I would like to see
Ragtime (could easily be done well)
Rent(If given the proper director, could be great)
And possibly Into the Woods.

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BillyLawlor -

What I was doing was presenting my ideal cast. I thought about each role before I "cast" it. In retrospect, I can't think of any celebrity who is better for any of the parts, regardless of whether they are popular on Broadway or on film.

I prefer when they put the stage version onto DVD (as said above). It seems like when a show is made into a movie, it often lacks a lot of things that made the stage version so good.

I agree...I don't think they should be made into like movie movies, but just film the stage versions. I don't think it should be done till after the show is about to close though or else people will stop attending the actual live version! I would really love to have some of my favorites on dvd though!

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BTW:
The movie version of "Proof" is being made with Gwyneth Paltrow, Jake Gyllenhaal, and I think Anthony Hopkins.

Spike Lee was to direct the movie of "Rent" (a brilliant idea, I think, he has an excellent sense of music and the fantasy New York he creates in his films--the colors a little too bright, etc.--would be perfect for Larson's world) and auditioned Marc Anthony, Raul Esparza, Justin Timberlake and others. For some odd reason, the Larson family wasn't happy with Spike's ideas or something and pulled the project from him. It probably won't get made now.

Joel Schumacher tried to do "Dreamgirls" about five years ago with Lauren Hill (ugh), the studio pulled it.

I also remember hearing about a "Damn Yankees" movie being worked with Rob Marshall....Liza in "Sunset Blvd" with Hugh Jackman and Scorcese....Cher in "Mame"(??) for TV..."Sweeney Todd" with Tim Burton, then Spielberg, then Rob Marshall, then Sam Mendes...and that "Guys and Dolls" remake they keep threatening to subject us to with Vin Diesel and Nicole Kidman.

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