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#26

re: Who Should Direct MISS SAIGON - the Movie?

Posted: 12/29/07 at 6:47pm

spielberg would be great, though I would also like to see him do ragtime.

other choices could be alfonso cuaron or ang lee.

I have seen Miss Saigon done without a spectacle of a helicopter and the scene was just as potent. I like it as a flashback very much. but I could see a great screenwriter playing with that.

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#27

re: Who Should Direct MISS SAIGON - the Movie?

Posted: 12/29/07 at 8:21pm

Love the James Mardsen and Jake G suggestions. =)

#28

re: Who Should Direct MISS SAIGON - the Movie?

Posted: 12/29/07 at 8:47pm

Yes, Cooolkid because you consider me "stupid" that must be the case.

There was another thread about the idea of Miss Siagon being a likely choice for a movie over Les Miserables. People there were saying that it could be considered more of a war movie then a typical movie musical. I said Speldberg because he has a good track record with those kinds of movies. If they wanted to transport a very flashy broadway musical to screen I would say that they should use Shankman because he is good with that kind of movie.

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#29

re: Who Should Direct MISS SAIGON - the Movie?

Posted: 12/29/07 at 10:39pm

Do we really know for a fact "Jimmy" won't do another musical? "Jimmy" was a high point for me in two recent musicals for of high points. Perhaps he could bring back the moniker "musical star."

I also don't agree that just because there have been a lot of musicals this one has to be on deck. On some level, I'm sure most successful stage musicals have options taken and whatnot, but I would be surprised to see Miss Saigon before I saw something like Wicked on screen.

#30

re: Who Should Direct MISS SAIGON - the Movie?

Posted: 12/29/07 at 11:26pm

I would love to see Spielberg direct this. Heck, I would just love to see what he would do with ANY big musical!

#31

re: Who Should Direct MISS SAIGON - the Movie?

Posted: 12/29/07 at 11:28pm

Someone beat me to it, but Ang Lee, was the first to come to my mind.

#32

re: Who Should Direct MISS SAIGON - the Movie?

Posted: 12/30/07 at 3:42am

Alan Parker.

#33

re: Who Should Direct MISS SAIGON - the Movie?

Posted: 12/30/07 at 3:59am

"If they wanted to transport a very flashy broadway musical to screen I would say that they should use Shankman because he is good with that kind of movie."

I guarantee you wouldn't say that before he did Hairspray.

Chason, I don't KNOW if I AGREE with ALL of your CHOICES, but MAYBE SOME of them.

"I mean, sitting side by side with another man watching Patti LuPone play Rose in GYPSY on Broadway is essentially the equivalent of having hardcore sex." -Wanna Be A Foster. "Say 'Goody.' Say 'Bubbi.'" ... "That's it. Exactly as if it were 'Goody.' Now I know you're gonna sing 'Goody' this time, but nevertheless..."

#34

re: Who Should Direct MISS SAIGON - the Movie?

Posted: 12/30/07 at 4:42am

For some reason Rob Marshall comes to my mind...

#35

re: Who Should Direct MISS SAIGON - the Movie?

Posted: 12/30/07 at 9:18am

Taymor / Stone,you cannot be serious. If George Lucas directed, Chris would become Luke & The Engineer would have to be Darth Vadar! Nick Hytner or Stephen Daldry for me.

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