I wonder when Hugh is going to do Carousel movie since he has film rights. It seems to me that the Billy Bigelow character which Hugh would play would be played by actor no more than 40ish.

I think that he is at the right time in his career to do it now. He has the film experience, the musical theater experience, and he really looks the part. However, as much as the prospect makes my heart and brain do flip-flops, I suspect that Hugh realizies that this will be a tough one to pull off successfully. He may be re-thinking the whole idea. No script writer or director has been mentioned. If he decides not to do the film, he needs to do CAROUSEL somewhere, anywhere on stage. This role is made for him. Wishing....

Kathy.

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Originally posted by CarouselKathy:
I think that he is at the right time in his career to do it now. He has the film experience, the musical theater experience, and he really looks the part. However, as much as the prospect makes my heart and brain do flip-flops, I suspect that Hugh realizies that this will be a tough one to pull off successfully. He may be re-thinking the whole idea. No script writer or director has been mentioned. If he decides not to do the film, he needs to do CAROUSEL somewhere, anywhere on stage. This role is made for him. Wishing....

Kathy.

Carousel is still on the agenda.

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Originally posted by CarouselKathy:
I think that he is at the right time in his career to do it now. He has the film experience, the musical theater experience, and he really looks the part. However, as much as the prospect makes my heart and brain do flip-flops, I suspect that Hugh realizies that this will be a tough one to pull off successfully. He may be re-thinking the whole idea. No script writer or director has been mentioned. If he decides not to do the film, he needs to do CAROUSEL somewhere, anywhere on stage. This role is made for him. Wishing....

Kathy.

Carousel is still on the agenda.

Still on the agenda...

P.S. Re-reading my previous post, I realized that "he really looks the part" sounded like a somewhat silly reason to do the role. I was referring to the recent Rove interview "look" which made me say, "Billy Bigelow" out loud. However, looking the part is not my primary reason for suggesting that anyone play a role.

Kathy.

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However, looking the part is not my primary reason for suggesting that anyone play a role.

There were many reactions on the possible casting of Daniel Day Lewis for the movie musical version of NINE ( the role that Javier Bardem gave up recently) on Broadway boards and there seems to be some unanimity that DDL, while extremely talented, may not look the part ( too old, may not look continental European enough)

The interesting thing is only a few raised the issue of whether he can sing or not


Jo

I don't think he looks (or "reads" as they say in the biz) any older than Bardem, and personally, I find Day-Lewis a lot more palatable. I hope he does the role.

Ellen

Someone just told me that DDL once worked as a cobbler in Florence ( maybe as a "radical lifestyle change " experiment ) -- that means he can probably speak Italian very well.


Jo

CarouselKathy -- this one's for you...

The roster of possibilities is long so I’ll limit my wish list to the works of some of the great composers and lyricists. Rodgers and Hammerstein were well served by Hollywood with The King and I and The Sound of Music. Even Flower Drum Song, a musical of secondary importance, made an enjoyable film. But what of the three masterpieces that were made into mediocre movies? The screen versions of Carousel, Oklahoma!, and South Pacific were all box office successes, mainly because the Broadway shows were such giant hits that everyone wanted to see them on screen. Audiences were satisfied because the beloved scores of these musicals were preserved and well sung on screen. But all three films come across as rather lackluster today. How wonderful it would be to see movie versions that handled the stories and characters with more dynamism than the 1950s films? How about Hugh Jackman as Billy Bigelow? Johnny Depp as Jud Fry? Or Amy Adams as Nellie Forbush and Antonio Banderas as Emile de Becque? It’s something to think about.

Love their first casting choice for Carousel. (Duh) Can't say I'd be thrilled with the second. Jud needs to be "bigger" and more physically intimidating, IMHO.

Full article here

From the author's mouth to Seed's ears. In the full article, PAL JOEY and GUYS AND DOLLS are mentioned as well. Thanks for posting this.
Kathy.

Johnny Depp as Jud Fry? With Hugh as Curly McLain again

When Hugh is Billy Bigelow ( assuming the Seed/Fox film remake is on track), I hope someone like Christian Bale accepts a cameo-ish role and does Jigger...or hey, maybe Norbert Leo Butz can reprise his role in the Carousel concert

Jo

SWEENEY TODD notwithstanding, Depp is just not menacing enough to be a believable Judd Fry, IMHO. He's too slightly built. Next to Hugh, who would believe Fry could get the better of him in a fight even in a dream ballet?

Ellen

Maybe Gerard Butler as Jud Fry??

Other than Oklahoma! and Carousel ( which Hugh have both done before) what other Rodgers & Hammerstein musical(s) do you think would fit Hugh?

On a long shot -- how about the King of Siam? We already know how he looks without hair...although there is nothing that says he has to be bald like Yul

It's quite a character study ( and it's believable that he can have all those many children ) and there are some great scenes with music ( including "Shall We Dance?") plus another great soliloquy ( "Is a Puzzlement!").

And if I remember right, the King usually went shirtless or if wore something, it was usually a tiny bolero-like top - LOL!

Jo

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The West End is having another revival of CAROUSEL. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119330.html

Just bumped this up to ask a question. I read this (very long) article about the purchase of the R&H Org by a Dutch company. Looks like it happened back in April. Anyway here's a link to the article itself

It ends with this paragraph:

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“Our purchase of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire the publishing and theatrical rights of some of the most beloved shows and songs ever written,” said CEO André de Raaff at the time of the deal. He also added: “I personally believe that the world of musicals in which RHO is a leading player will grow further on a worldwide basis and we look forward to adding value to these rights through long term cultivation and development.”

My question is, does this affect Hugh/Seed owning the rights to Carousel and the possibility of it being updated and becoming the movie we're all hoping for? Just curious.

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to acquire the publishing and theatrical rights of some of the most beloved shows and songs ever written

I may be wrong but it probably does not include the film rights. Didn't FOX own the original film rights, since they produced the original movie musical version? Hugh probably secured permission from Fox itself, with probably the blessing of the Rodgers and Hammerstein organization then. I think this could be the reason why Fox was supposed to have put this on its priority projects for Fox 2000 ( one of its subsidiaries).

Jo

I don't know who owns what at this point. I was surprised that it happened in April. Didn't cause much of a stir...or was I asleep?

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Originally posted by birchie:
Just bumped this up to ask a question. I read this (very long) article about the purchase of the R&H Org by a Dutch company. Looks like it happened back in April. Anyway here's a link to the article itself

It ends with this paragraph:

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“Our purchase of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire the publishing and theatrical rights of some of the most beloved shows and songs ever written,” said CEO André de Raaff at the time of the deal. He also added: “I personally believe that the world of musicals in which RHO is a leading player will grow further on a worldwide basis and we look forward to adding value to these rights through long term cultivation and development.”

My question is, does this affect Hugh/Seed owning the rights to Carousel and the possibility of it being updated and becoming the movie we're all hoping for? Just curious.

I don't think this will change the deal. I read the article back in April, and at first was sad that R&H was turning over rights to another company. Reading further, I realized that the families still have say-so in how their shows are handled. Hugh's statement about making CAROUSEL within the next 12 months was quoted after April, I believe. Anyway, I don't think this particular deal changes the original agreement. Other things may delay or prevent the making of CAROUSEL, but I don't think the purchase by this Dutch company would do it.
Then again, what do I know?

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Originally posted by CarouselKathy:
Anyway, I don't think this particular deal changes the original agreement. Other things may delay or prevent the making of CAROUSEL, but I don't think the purchase by this Dutch company would do it.
Then again, what do I know?

More than me! LOL

I just checked the dates. The R&H deal was reported April 21, and Hugh talked about being ready to do the film on April 28. Lots of other things have happened since then that could change the timing of his projects, so we wait and we wonder.

A STEADY RAIN certainly came out of the blue

THE UNBOUND CAPTIVES was also a last-minute surprise that will affect when he can do CAROUSEL.

I wonder if he has a director yet...and a Julie???


Jo