Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
stanton
Featured Actor Joined: 3/8/06
#0Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 7:46pmI heard from a friend said that Oliver Stone wants to make "Miss Saigon" his next movie. Has anybody else heard this? I think this would be a great movie however I think the man who directed "Chicago" (Rob Marshall) would be better.
I wish I could sing.
eatlasagna
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/04
#1re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 8:01pmhmm don't know about that... but i think i read that Cameron Macintosh says that Miss Saigon has the potential to be a really good movie because it's so cinematic... in fact, that's what i love about the original staging... how everything on the sets seemlesly come together... but i would definitely love to see this filmed but i'm kinda scared because i'm afraid they'll mess it up big time... i'd rather they just release a staged version of it...
stanton
Featured Actor Joined: 3/8/06
#2re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 8:12pmMe too. I wish they would release home videos of all productions of everyplay! I would loved to of seen "Phantom with Michael Crawford.
I wish I could sing.
#3re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 8:12pm
I can see the movie in my mind right now...
Sorry - someone had to do it.
Hi, Shirley Temple Pudding.
stanton
Featured Actor Joined: 3/8/06
#4re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 8:15pmCan you think of who might they cast in this? I saw the LA production any it was one of the best shows I have ever seen. (I have seen plenty)
I wish I could sing.
#5re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 8:32pmIt's far too early to speculate.
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jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#6re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 9:38pm
It does sound like good movie material. It could even be a good movie without the musical score.
Oliver Stone will probably focus on the Vietnam War and work the plot around its impact on the lives of the various characters in the show - just guessing 
#7re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 9:41pmmmm...I like the idea. This and Ragtime both would transfer effortlessly to the screen.
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musicaltheater1
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/05
#8re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 9:43pmeatlasagna - I agree...they may even cast the wrong actors and omit some songs. The last performance on Broadway was recorded for archival purposes. They either mass produce that for commercial release, which will never happen, or revive it like Les Miz on Broadway....but not too soon. Tour is still very much alive, UK, Australia, and now Korea? Is there another musical production that has been staged many times in so many countries around the world?
"I love acting. It is so much more real than life." Oscar Wilde
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#9re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 9:52pm
I even enjoyed a little touring production that came thru Baltimore about two years ago. Maybe three....
I think it would be a great show to do as a movie.
AND i second RAGTIME... I mean you really could do it. It would totally work as a movie. I do like the original movie but the new one would be AMAZING!
stanton
Featured Actor Joined: 3/8/06
#10re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 9:55pmis ther a chance I can see that show that was tapped? This would be great for PBS as part of ther great per. series
I wish I could sing.
musicaltheater1
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/05
#11re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 10:19pm
stanton, if you mean the tape for archival purposes, yes, you can see it only if you are a theater teacher or student, and with ID, you can only borrow the video and watch it through the library's video machine (either Carnegie or the Met library...can't rem.) If you mean the "Making" video, you can still get the VHS or DVD online.
"I love acting. It is so much more real than life." Oscar Wilde
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
Updated On: 3/20/06 at 10:19 PM
"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Aldous Huxley
Fosse76
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/21/05
#12re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 10:27pm
"Is there another musical production that has been staged many times in so many countries around the world?"
Let's see...The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miz, Mamma Mia and Cats, just to name a few.
peggyandvelma
Broadway Star Joined: 9/4/05
#13re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 10:58pm
I would die if a film version of Ragtime were released.
But, on topic, I don't know much about Miss Saigon...but would they try to get Lea Salonga back in it?
No one is alone.
#14re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 11:21pm
I actually have always thought that MISS SAIGON would make a better film than stage musical. I have no idea if the rumours about Oliver Stone are true or not, but he did say in a recent interview that he very much regrets not directing EVITA - so perhaps the SAIGON rumour has some validity.
At any rate, I'm sure Lea Salonga, if she were in the film, would have moved up to Gigi. No way she could pass for 17 on film unless they used the same cause on the lens they used for Lucy in MAME.
#15re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 11:31pmCan anyone confirm these rumors from any other sources than a "friend?"
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--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#16re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 11:31pmMy guess is they would have big names as Chris (especially), Ellen and most likely Gigi (some big voiced star cameo). I can definately see them getting an unknown for Kim; unless Zhang Ziyi knows how to sing. And well.
jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#17re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 11:39pm
Maybe Lea could still pass for Kim - if they start the movie with her as the mother of a 6-8 year old son -- and then work the flashback to the point when she was a young lass about to join the bar ladies in Saigon.
Her voice hasn't aged though - it still has that crystal clear clarity and sweetness!
Of course she is practically a non-entity in Hollywood ( she has only sang, not appeared, in some Disney movies...although she did sing at the Oscars once) - but nobody ever heard of Emmy Rossum before THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
Updated On: 3/20/06 at 11:39 PM
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#18re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 11:45pmWhatever they do, I hope they keep the part away from Dakota Fanning.
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stanton
Featured Actor Joined: 3/8/06
#19re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 11:45pmI love that idea. Have them start off with her on the way to meet up with her former lover! Wow! By the way isn't that her singing in the Aladdin movie?
I wish I could sing.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#20re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 11:46pmI recently downloaded "I Still Believe" from the Bway and London casts, and the song has sparked my interest in the show. I would like to see a movie of Miss Saigon.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#21re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 11:48pm
Yeah and look at how many tickets Emmy Rossum sold...
I love Lea, but she looks like she is in her mid thirties now. I'm pretty sure they would cast an unknown as Kim and get interesting people for Chris, The Engineer, etc.
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#22re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 11:49pmYeah that was Lea singing in Aladdin.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#23re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 11:49pmDouble post.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
Updated On: 3/20/06 at 11:49 PM
jo
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#24re: Miss Saigon Movie rumors??
Posted: 3/20/06 at 11:51pm
Yes, she sang A BRAVE NEW WORLD from Aladdin at the Oscars. And if I remember right, she has also sang the part of Mulan ( not sure, but was this the one where she did voiceovers along with Harvey Fierstein?) and also the lead in the Disney movie about a dog (can't remember the name, sorry )
