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Post by anthony40 on Jan 7, 2019 12:46:52 GMT
Couldn’t see a thread for this so thought I’d start one.
According to WhatsOnStage this morning Glenn Close was interviewed at The Emmys stating that filming will start in September this year for 2020 release date.
It appeared on my Facebook thread this morning.
Alas I am at work and posting this from my phone so can’t copy the link.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 7, 2019 13:00:14 GMT
Shut the front door!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 7, 2019 13:01:33 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2019 13:09:40 GMT
Pfft.  |
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Post by Jon on Jan 7, 2019 13:09:44 GMT
Took them long enough!
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Post by tysilio2 on Jan 7, 2019 13:25:35 GMT
Praps next time one of you is stagedooring at the Gielgud, they could ask Patti if she has heard this is happening.........
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Post by anthony40 on Jan 7, 2019 13:38:34 GMT
Thanks for posting the link Burley
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Post by alece10 on Jan 7, 2019 14:37:52 GMT
Praps next time one of you is stagedooring at the Gielgud, they could ask Patti if she has heard this is happening......... I just spat out a mouthful of tea on the train reading that. Got some funny looks. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2019 14:45:45 GMT
I'm really rather excited about that to be honest. As is Glenn. I see she's put in her Amazon order in preparation . . .  Just joshing, Glenn is looking FAB-U-LOUS and her reaction to her Golden Globe win last night was priceless. Joan Crawford called though. She wants her shoulder pads back. |
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 7, 2019 14:51:44 GMT
Just wait for the announcement of Zac Efron as Joe...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2019 15:01:09 GMT
Oh well they can wait to give her the Oscar for this then and let Olivia Colman have it this year!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2019 15:08:45 GMT
Sunset Boulevard is a musical. With the low notes and the high notes and the sweeping score innit.
If it HAS to be someone 40 years older than the character, then Patti LuPone IS Norma Desmond.
The end.
Thank you for your time.
(PS - how many times has this film been about to be made!?)
(PPS - seriously though, just cast someone new)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2019 18:40:10 GMT
Just wait for the announcement of Zac Efron as Joe... One of the many ways they could balls this up. Like the potential 'new song' it doesn't need. Or the probable overzealous use of special effects. Very excited for this, but not entirely hopeful. Hated Phantom and Les Mis movies. |
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Post by distantcousin on Jan 7, 2019 18:52:21 GMT
I always thought it was missing a solo for Betty...
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Post by danb on Jan 7, 2019 19:54:05 GMT
Just wait for the announcement of Zac Efron as Joe... Would that really be so painful? Jackman is too old for it now, none of the Glee boys have come to much musically...(.although Darren Criss could possibly do it) if it gets the movie made I think it’s a small sacrifice. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2019 20:15:19 GMT
Jake Gyllenhaal or Chris Pine would be good. Zac Efron actually wouldn't be bad, he has done some really interesting work on the indie side.
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Post by danb on Jan 7, 2019 20:56:45 GMT
Jake Gyllenhaal or Chris Pine would be good. Zac Efron actually wouldn't be bad, he has done some really interesting work on the indie side. ‘The Paperboy’ was excellent. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Jan 7, 2019 23:23:42 GMT
I always thought it was missing a solo for Betty... Now now lets not go putting ideas in anyone’s head. There’s more than enough Betty. Less Betty, more Glenn giving Normaface please. |
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Post by Dave25 on Jan 8, 2019 0:05:39 GMT
I think Glenn Close can not act through song, but she acts in spite of song. Which separates the singing from the acting, which results in insincere acting.
Hugh Jackman does this too. They do not understand the nuances of acting through notes and that notes are actors too and that 3 different colors in 1 note evoke an emotion and that there is no need to over-emote/act out every word on top of the singing.
This is an example of a perfectly acted "With one look". Every little detail makes sense. Her first "all you need to know" is so gentle, hopeful, yet delusional, it is the epitome of acting trough song. Glenn Close does not understand any of this.
As for the role of Joe, I think there are 2 suitable candidates out there, Michael Xavier or Patrick Wilson.
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Post by carmella1 on Jan 8, 2019 1:43:58 GMT
Dear lord what a terrible vibrato.
Michael was OK not great. Patrick Wilson is too old. At least Glenn will be able to record her songs in the booth to make up for her live singing.
Now since for Sunset Blvd. they went from a tux to a speedo does that mean nude now?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2019 5:53:10 GMT
God Michael Xavier was terrible, he can't act and Patrick Wilson wasn't great in Phantom so no desperate rush to see him in a musical again. Ironically his non singing roles have been much better
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Post by indis on Jan 8, 2019 6:16:42 GMT
loved Patrick Wilson in Phantom, for me by far the best thing in the movie 🍿
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Post by distantcousin on Jan 8, 2019 12:56:31 GMT
Dear lord what a terrible vibrato. Michael was OK not great. Patrick Wilson is too old. At least Glenn will be able to record her songs in the booth to make up for her live singing. Now since for Sunset Blvd. they went from a tux to a speedo does that mean nude now? Thing is, when you're casting someone over 70, you cannot have a Gillis in his 30's - it's too unseemly (even if the character is meant to be early 30's)
So Patrick Wilson might work.
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Post by distantcousin on Jan 8, 2019 13:00:55 GMT
I always thought it was missing a solo for Betty... Now now lets not go putting ideas in anyone’s head. There’s more than enough Betty. Less Betty, more Glenn giving Normaface please.
Not enough Betty - especially when a really good actor is in the role. During the ENO production myself and a lot of friends found myself really rooting for her and connecting with her far more than we'd done in other production, given the underwritten nature of the role.
Less is more with Norma D. x
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2019 13:32:40 GMT
Just wait for the announcement of Zac Efron as Joe... Would that really be so painful? Jackman is too old for it now, none of the Glee boys have come to much musically...(.although Darren Criss could possibly do it) if it gets the movie made I think it’s a small sacrifice. Quite possibly. My issue with Efron being cast as Joe is the over-processing and ridiculous amount of Auto-Tune that goes onto Efron vocally. Sunset Blvd is not a movie that needs to be smothered in Autotune. Boulvard is not going to be a Box Office smash (or comparable in figures to say Disney movie musicals) and should not be treated as such. Anyone who went to the recent UK tour can attest to the depleting numbers of attendance, indicating its diminishing appeal. By-and-large it wont appeal to Generation Z and casting Efron in an attempt to add curb appeal to this production would be (in my opinion) entirely misguided. Unless the intention is to write of a hell of a lot of cash for tax purpose, spurting megabucks on A-Lists (with the exception of Close) is not a good idea. |
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