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Post by westendwhistledown on Dec 7, 2022 12:41:37 GMT
Currently in the works. Some roles have already been cast. Filming mid 2023. Tina Fey writing
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Post by talkingheads on Dec 7, 2022 13:01:41 GMT
Currently in the works. Some roles have already been cast. Filming mid 2023. Tina Fey writing Source? |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 7, 2022 18:41:27 GMT
A source would be nice but I doubt we’ll get it and I don’t think we demand sources from our other “insiders” on this site do we? People releasing gossip on this forum stand or fall by their record of accuracy. Let’s give new people a chance. westendwhistledown your username suggests lots of juicy insider gossip… we can’t wait to hear it. |
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Post by robertb213 on Dec 7, 2022 18:53:26 GMT
Surely it can't take much writing given that she already wrote the film and the book for the stage musical!
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Post by kyvai on Dec 8, 2022 7:17:21 GMT
A film of the musical of the film :-)
I feel like this may confuse a lot of people who don’t even realise there’s a stage musical of it in the first place! I feel like it’s not a massively well known show, although they may be U.K. bias.
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Post by og on Dec 8, 2022 13:26:25 GMT
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Post by aptheguy on Dec 9, 2022 19:53:32 GMT
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Post by westendwhistledown on Dec 9, 2022 20:41:42 GMT
I didn’t want to say I told you so. You should trust me for the gossip. I am West End Whistledown after all!
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Post by Matt on Dec 9, 2022 20:44:17 GMT
I love that Renee has got the role, she’s amazing .
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Post by c4ndyc4ne on Dec 9, 2022 22:19:30 GMT
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Post by mrbarnaby on Dec 9, 2022 23:58:44 GMT
I loved the stage show , but they will need better songs for it to work on film.
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Post by aptheguy on Dec 14, 2022 22:09:40 GMT
I loved the stage show , but they will need better songs for it to work on film. They're probably doing lots of reworking. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 18, 2022 8:22:20 GMT
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Post by alicechallice on Dec 18, 2022 15:02:39 GMT
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Dec 18, 2022 17:03:33 GMT
Oops 🙂
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Post by aptheguy on Jan 4, 2023 22:52:56 GMT
I hope Halle Bailey plays Gretchen or Karen
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Post by SuttonPeron on Jan 4, 2023 22:59:20 GMT
I hope Halle Bailey plays Gretchen or Karen Me too! She´d be perfect in both roles |
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Post by aptheguy on Jan 5, 2023 2:53:31 GMT
I could imagine Halle really having fun as Karen most of all
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Post by aptheguy on Feb 8, 2023 20:26:43 GMT
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Post by westendcub on Feb 10, 2023 20:03:43 GMT
It’s a shame this hasn’t made its way here on stage, saw October 2019 & it was a blast, also listened to the cast recording this week and it’s a good score!
Seems a shame we haven’t had many Broadway transfers, I was in NYC last week, I’m hoping we see ‘Kimberley Akimbo’ on these shores in the next few years!!
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Post by aptheguy on Feb 10, 2023 22:15:04 GMT
It’s a shame this hasn’t made its way here on stage, saw October 2019 & it was a blast, also listened to the cast recording this week and it’s a good score! Seems a shame we haven’t had many Broadway transfers, I was in NYC last week, I’m hoping we see ‘Kimberley Akimbo’ on these shores in the next few years!! COVID probably killed the transfer to London for the foreseeable future |
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Post by WireHangers on Feb 11, 2023 11:25:38 GMT
It’s a shame this hasn’t made its way here on stage, saw October 2019 & it was a blast, also listened to the cast recording this week and it’s a good score! Seems a shame we haven’t had many Broadway transfers, I was in NYC last week, I’m hoping we see ‘Kimberley Akimbo’ on these shores in the next few years!! We didn’t get Hairspray until the film had come out so fingers crossed the Mean Girls movie fast tracks a UK production. |
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Post by theatrefan62 on Feb 11, 2023 12:20:14 GMT
The difference though is mean girls is being made for straight to streaming on paramount plus so won't get a wide cinema release. I'm not sure a relatively small streamer in the UK would have as much impact on box office. The show received a luke warm response on broadway and its gross had started to dip before covid. I don't think this would be an obvious west end hit. Its not as strong as say Legally Blonde or Hairspray
The Hairsperay movie opened summer 2007 and the west end opening was October 2007 so it was in the works before the movie came out and knew the reception it would receive. Although the eventual positive response definitely helped the box office.
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Post by aptheguy on Feb 12, 2023 3:07:09 GMT
I wonder if they're gonna do Jingle Bell Rock in the movie or the number that replaces it
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Post by aptheguy on Feb 17, 2023 15:59:59 GMT
Tina Fey announced last night that she and Tim Meadows will reprise their roles from the original movie
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Post by theatrefan62 on Nov 8, 2023 14:54:32 GMT
Just looks like a pointless remake. No hint that it's a musical to make it stand out from the original
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Post by anthony40 on Nov 8, 2023 17:17:33 GMT
It's great that they've made another movie musical, it really is.
I subscribe to the theory that there is an audience for movie musicals and that if they adapt one stage musical for film, they'll make another.
But what gets me is the fact that everyone's going a bit ga-ga for this when, in my opinion, there are so many other (and quite frankly) better musicals to adapt.
I save seen the film, only once and vaguely remember it! All I remember is Rachel McAdams' character gaining weight and some girls saying to Lindsey Lohan's character "Your're totally plastic!". Can't remember much more than that.
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Post by christya on Nov 8, 2023 17:53:42 GMT
"This is not your mother's Mean Girls"
Proceeds to look exactly like your mother's Mean Girls.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Nov 8, 2023 17:54:03 GMT
It's great that they've made another movie musical, it really is. I subscribe to the theory that there is an audience for movie musicals and that if they adapt one stage musical for film, they'll make another. But what gets me is the fact that everyone's going a bit ga-ga for this when, in my opinion, there are so many other (and quite frankly) better musicals to adapt. I save seen the film, only once and vaguely remember it! All I remember is Rachel McAdams' character gaining weight and some girls saying to Lindsey Lohan's character "Your're totally plastic!". Can't remember much more than that. I agree I think its a really weak musical. |
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Post by anthony40 on Nov 8, 2023 18:00:50 GMT
I've said it many times on this forum and I'l say it again, Parade is a movie musical waiting to happen!
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