I was just thinking how awesome Urinetown and Wicked would be as films. Here were my ideas:
URINETOWN: Bobby Strong: Zach Braff Hope Cladwell: Amy Adams Caldwell B. Cladwell: Richard Gere Penelope Pennywise: Patti LuPone Officer Lockstock: Will Arnett Little Sally: Sarah Silverman Officer Barrell: Rainn Wilson Becky Two-Shoes: Kristen Wiig Hot Blades Harry: Fred Armisen Senator Fipp: David Koechner Mr. McQueen: Gary Beach Tiny Tom: Christopher Fitzgerald Ma Strong: Andrea Martin
WICKED: Elphaba: Stephanie J. Block Glinda: Amy Adams The Wizard: Robin Williams Fiyero: Adam Pascal Morrible: Shirley MacLaine Nessarose: Katharine McPhee Dillamond: Alan Rickman Boq: Hunter Foster
Obviously it's hard to tell who could sing these songs since inevitably "hollywood" actors would need to be most of the cast to actually you know...make money, but in terms of acting I would cast:
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Peter: Anton Yelchin or Adam Chanler Berat Jason: Kevin Zegers or Jonathan B. Wright Ivy: Evan Rachel Green or Leighton Meester Nadia: Morgan Weed or Ellen Page Matt: Tyler Hilton or Hunter Parrish Claire: Christine Baranski or Elizabeth Perkins Priest: Martin Donovan or Brian D'Arcy James
I would like a movie version of Company with Neil Patrick Harris. He can definitely do the bachelor aspect (HIMYM) and I think he could sing it.
I know it'd probably be pretty pants as a movie but Drowsy.... Man In Chair: Roger Bart or Bob Martin Robert: Ewan McGregor Janet: Amy Adams Drowsy: Catherine Zeta Jones Gangsters: Luke & Owen Wilson Trix: Queen Latifah Feldzieg: Jim Broadbent Kitty: Liza Minelli George: Nathan Lane Mrs Tottendale: Liz Smith Underling: Tim Curry
THEATRE 2016:
Grey Gardens; SwkPlayhouse, Cats; London Palladium, Into the Woods; Royal Exchange, Show Boat; Sheffield Crucible, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Prsicilla Queen of the Desert; UK Tour, Narrative; RWCMD, Mojo; RWCMD, The Barber of Seville; WNO, Rabbit Hole; Hampstead, The Marriage of Figaro; WNO, Figaro Gets a Divorce; WNO, Tom: The Musical; UK Tour
Upcoming: Anything Can Happen; RWCMD, Cysgy'n Brys'ur, Long Day's Journey Into Night; Bristol Old Vic, Only the Brave, The Caretaker; The Old Vic, People Places and Things, Blue/Orange; Young Vic, Bernadette Peters, Carole King, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II
I think The Scarlet Pimpernel would be a fantastic movie-musical. I can't really think too much of casting, but I would love to see Terrence Mann "return to the screen" (AHAHAH if you want to call it that) as Chauvelin again, which he may be too old.
Of course Wicked is going to be made into a movie at some point. I'm not sure why people are even "begging" them not to do it. It's the biggest hit Broadway has seen since The Lion King opened. With its wide appeal, it would assuredly do better than Hairspray, or even Chicago.
That being said, there's not the slightest chance in the world that Stephanie J. Block would be asked to play Elphaba in the film. They'll get a much more recgnizeable "name" than that. Amy Adams is a fine choice for Glinda, though. Fiyero will end up being someone like Zac Efron, or even Efron himself.
Who could play Elphaba that's a recognizable name? They'll play up that it's an "unknown". It could be like Hairspray, where they held a huge open casting call.
The Witch: Catherine Zeta-Jones The Baker: Eric McCormack The Baker's Wife: Laura Linney Cinderella: Anne Hathaway Jack: Mark Indelicato Little Red: Ellen Page Narrator/Mysterious Man: Hugh Laurie Cinderella's Prince: Jake Gyllenhaal Rapunzel's Prince: James Marsden Rapunzel: Jayne Wisener Jack's Mother: Imelda Staunton Cinderella's Stepmother: Glenn Close Florinda: Becki Newton Lucinda: Blake Lively Updated On: 6/8/08 at 07:23 PM
Jersey Boys: Frankie Valli: John Lloyd Young Bob Gaudio: Daniel Reichard Tommy Devito: Christian Hoff Nick Massi: J. Robert Spencer Joe Pesci: Michael Longoria Gyp DeCarlo: Jack Nicholson Norm Waxman: Robert Patrick Bob Crewe: Tom Hanks or John Travolta(maybe) Mary Delgado: Reese Witherspoon Francine: Amanda Bynes
And there would be cameos by the real Frankie, Tommy, Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe, and Joe Pesci.
Bat Boy: Edgar: Johnny Depp Shelly: Amanda Bynes or Kristen Bell Merideth: Helena Bonham Carter Dr. Parker: Jim Carrey Reverend Hightower: Sacha Baron Cohen Mrs. Taylor: Meryl Streep Sheriff: Christopher Lee
I can't think of anyone else for Bat Boy, but I think it would be great if Tim Burton directed it. It seems like a musical that would be up his alley along with Little Shop of Horrors.
BARE would be an excellent indie movie musical (lets face it, it will be a cult classic not a box office success)
i'm pretty positive that they will make a wicked movie, at the end of the day they want to make money. wicked will make money.
to be honest, the film version will at worst just be 'fine'. they will have a lot of the original team on board...so its not exactly going to be a train wreck.
i reckon, to get the most out of the film...they either should go with an amazingly talented unknown for elphaba (i highly doubt they will ever chose a 'big name' for that role) or they could go down the road of having a younger cast for the first shiz part, then the OBC for the second part.
elphaba- younger: lea michelle. older: idina menzel (they have a striking resemblance)
glinda- younger: someone that can pass as a young cheno. (as much as i hate to suggest her, hayden panettierre does have the look/height down for that) older: kristen cheno.
fiyero- younger: i think they should go more with the book on this one, a more 'ethnic' look. aka not blonde and blue eye'd and total jock which is inevitable tbh. older: not fussed. go with OBC if in doubt.
the rest could be 'big names'. it doesn't much matter to me.