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And the Enron Movie is Born
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Sony, Adaptation, Biopics, Drama, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
Sony Pictures has recently acquired the rights to Enron, a stage show written by Lucy Prebble. The production about the bankrupt energy company is currently playing to sold-out audiences at London’s Royal Court Theater. (The show is expected to hit Broadway in April.)
It can be assumed that if Sony’s spending money, they’re going to make the movie. Thanks to Prebble, they’ll have a script. To start production, this just leaves producer, director…and principle roles.
So, who could play chief financial officer Andrew Fastow, or chief exec/chairman Kenneth Lay? And let’s not forget the three potentially meaty female roles - whistleblowers (and Time‘s 2002 Persons of the Year) Cynthia Cooper, Coleen Rowley and Sherron Watkins.
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Daniel Craig Joins Hugh Jackman on Broadway
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celeb News
Wolverine and 007 will be combining forces for a different kind of blockbuster this fall. That’s when Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig will star in A Steady Rain, a Broadway play.
The Aussie and the Brit will have their acting chops put to the test in this production. The Keith Huff drama centers around two friends - and Chicago cops - who become involved in a domestic dispute.
Jackman, who won a Tony award in 2004, has not appeared on stage since his run in The Boy from Oz. Meanwhile, Craig, whose had theater experience in London, will be making his Broadway debut.
Read More | New York Post
Hayden Panettiere the New Heroine of Footloose?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Paramount, Adaptation, Music, Musicals, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
Rumor has it that Heroes cheerleader Hayden Panettiere has auditioned for the upcoming remake of Footloose, the project formerly dropped by Zac Efron (and possibly picked up by Chace Crawford).
An unnamed source says that Panettiere’s pipes left nothing to be desired when she bellowed out a tryout tune for the singing role in the flick. In case you didn’t know, the new Footloose movie is going Broadway - that means big musical numbers and all.
Hayden Panettiere has flexed her singing stylings in the past. She released “Wake Up Call,” in 2007 and has appeared on several soundtracks.
Chace Crawford, notably of Gossip Girl fame, isn’t officially on board with the movie, but the press has already given him the starring role. Neither Panettiere or Crawford’s rep was available for comment.
Read More | E! Online
Getting Into Character: Penelope Cruz and Daniel Day-Lewis in Nine
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Weinstein Company, Adaptation, Drama, Musicals, Upcoming Releases
Here’s a snapshot of Penelope Cruz and Daniel Day-Lewis in Nine, Rob Marshall’s (Chicago) latest contribution to the musical genre.
In the movie, Daniel plays a director (Guido Contini) who has to deal with the many women - a wife, a mistress, a deceased mother, a muse - in his life. The Broadway adaptation also features Nicole Kidman, Fergie, Kate Hudson, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench and Sophia Loren in the supporting roles.
The Weinstein Company production is scheduled for release sometime in 2009.
Read More | Bauer-Griffin
Oscar-Winning Once to Become a Musical
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Fox Searchlight, Drama, Music, Romance
Those of you who felt all warm inside when Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard won their Oscars might just feel giddy about this news. Once - the small film Marketa and Glen received their Academy Award for - is now being turned into a Broadway musical.
John N. Hart Jr., Jeffrey Sine and Frederick Zollo,, the producers who smartly optioned the film before this year’s awards ceremony, are aiming to bring the Once to the stage by 2010. It’s their hope that Hansard and Irglova - along with the movie’s director (John Carney) - will have also background roles in the production.
The stage version, which will most likely play in theaters with about 1,000 seats, is expected to feature songs from the movie including Oscar-winner “Falling Slowly.” Other songs that didn’t make the theatrical cut may be included as well.
Read More | Variety
‘Shrek’ Comes to the Stage
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Animation, Family
Watch out Oprah, someone else is ready to take on the world.
Despite three big screen installments, a television holiday special and two more sequels to come - Dreamworks just hasn’t had enough. Hoping to milk its green cash cow for all its worth, the film company will be branching out with its ogre. Late this summer, Shrek the Musical will make its debut.
The stage production, eventually bound for Broadway, will first make its run in Seattle before coming to the Big Apple. This will not be the first musical to premiere in the Emerald City. Tony-award winning Hairspray previewed in WA back in 2002; Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein did the same in August ‘07.
The show at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater is scheduled to run Aug.14-Sept. 21.
Read More | Seattle Times
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton: Together Again
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: DreamWorks, Warner Bros, Adaptation, Drama, Musicals, Casting, Upcoming Releases
Over the years, many actors have come and gone. Few have had the staying power of Johnny Depp, who continues to get high-profile roles and enjoys his pick of scripts. The raven-haired thespian has showcased his acting talents over the years with an array of somewhat odd roles, preferring darker-toned movies rather than lighthearted comedy. A long-standing director-actor relationship and Depp’s penchant for the unordinary makes him perfect for Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd, an adaptation based on the successful Broadway play.
The movie, set in London more than one hundred years ago, features Depp as none other than Todd, a deranged barber bent on murderous revenge. DreamWorks and Warner Bros. both lent studios to create this tale of cannibalism, revenge, death, and darkness. By the way, it’s a musical.
Sweeney Todd hits theaters December 21.
Read More | Hollywood Reporter
Clooney Back in Director’s Chair
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Warner Bros, Adaptation, Political, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
George Clooney may take another turn in the director’s chair, this time with a Warner Bros. flick. Honestly, I cast a dubious eye upon Clooney’s directorial skills – until I saw Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Now, I have a feeling the politically-themed Farragut North could become a surprise hit, especially if the rumors prove true and Leonardo DiCaprio winds up in the film. Negotiations are under way, which bodes well. The film is an adaptation of the upcoming Broadway play, which itself is loosely based on the 2004 presidential campaign of Howard Dean. Clooney and DiCaprio, if negotiations go well, could also serve as producers on the movie. The play will open in 2008, just before the presidential election.
Read More | Yahoo News
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