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Post by aptheguy on Sept 21, 2022 18:53:37 GMT
I had Jonathan pegged as Fiyero since before we heard about Cynthia and Ariana
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Post by alece10 on Sept 21, 2022 19:32:14 GMT
If he’s filming this while doing Guys and Dolls at the Bridge, he’s going to be knackered! He's doing Guys & Dolls? Why did I miss this? |
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Post by Matt on Sept 21, 2022 21:05:00 GMT
This is now officially confirmed by the director on Twitter.
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Post by aptheguy on Sept 21, 2022 21:18:19 GMT
It truly feels real now
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Post by jacob on Sept 21, 2022 21:47:21 GMT
Actually Jonathan Bailey isn't a bad shout. He could age up and down. But with bridgerton and his recently announced tv or movie (forget which) i cant see him being available Something just seems a bit off with the way this movie(s) is shaping up. Hopefully I'm wrong and there will finally be a good modern movie musical Jonathan Bailey is a bit too classy for this now, I think*. He’ll be wanting to flex those meaty acting chops. They need a fresher twink off the block. *And don’t come for me like you did after I suggested Olivia Colman &/or Jodie Comer wouldn’t want to be in Mamma Mia 3. Well this aged badly .. haha |
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Post by stuartmcd on Sept 21, 2022 22:20:52 GMT
The directors tweet
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Post by marob on Sept 21, 2022 22:24:46 GMT
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Post by bobbievanhusen on Sept 21, 2022 22:32:10 GMT
I heard about Ethan Slater possibly being Boq Michelle Yeoh is being rumored for Madame Morrible. They're not just rumours... |
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Post by alicechallice on Sept 21, 2022 23:53:42 GMT
Jonathan Bailey is a bit too classy for this now, I think*. He’ll be wanting to flex those meaty acting chops. They need a fresher twink off the block. *And don’t come for me like you did after I suggested Olivia Colman &/or Jodie Comer wouldn’t want to be in Mamma Mia 3. Well this aged badly .. haha Oh jeezus! I’ve got no recollection of saying that at all! In fact when this rumour started a week or so ago, I thought “aww, good for him”. What am I like?! A bit of a bitch, it seems. Thanks for pulling me up on this jacob, totally flattered that you’re stalking me on here! |
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Post by alicechallice on Sept 21, 2022 23:56:34 GMT
If he’s filming this while doing Guys and Dolls at the Bridge, he’s going to be knackered! He's doing Guys & Dolls? Why did I miss this? Think it was a barnaby scoop, JB (as Sky I’d presume) & Marisha W. as Adelaide. |
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Post by carmella1 on Sept 22, 2022 0:00:50 GMT
This certainly an old looking cast of first year collegians.
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Post by Being Alive on Sept 22, 2022 10:12:35 GMT
He is not playing Sky from what I've heard - they wanted him to commit to 6 months but he couldnt. Now we know why
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Post by distantcousin on Sept 22, 2022 10:35:59 GMT
Willemijn Verkaik was playing Elphaba in her 40s. Nobody cared. Covered in make up and in a big house though. Camera isn't quite as forgiving. EXACTLY |
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Post by carmella1 on Sept 22, 2022 18:18:20 GMT
I think the producers are trying to appeal to the older theatregoers who would have seen it years ago. Making 2 movies imo is silly. I do not think that today's audiences will relate to it as much since they have so many other causes. Probably direct to a video platform I do not see it opening in theatres. The star power of the one casting they could easily have done to get people in seats is not there. Do you realize Fiyero has gone from Zac Efron, Nick Jonas, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles now to someone who is known to the general worldwide public for Bridgerton and that is cable. Unless they think Aria Grande will bring in all the people, there is not one name to attract a general audience. And yes he has theatre credits but that does not translate to tickets when he is not that well known.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 22, 2022 18:32:17 GMT
Wise words. I think we are getting carried away with ourselves because nobody but NOBODY knows or gives a flying four X about Cynthia or Johnny.
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Post by robertb213 on Sept 22, 2022 21:10:05 GMT
Agree about Cynthia but Bridgerton is massive and has been streamed for over a billion hours, Jonathan is pretty well known now. It's just a shame he'll have barely anything to do.
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Post by inthenose on Sept 22, 2022 21:12:51 GMT
Plus I can imagine a couple of huge names yet to be revealed - you know, for the posters…
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Post by stuartmcd on Sept 22, 2022 23:53:45 GMT
It feels like when they cast musical movies we always want the parts to go to musical theatre actors but instead we always get lumped with James Corden and other Hollywood actors trying to sing. And now we have 3 parts so far that have all gone to people with theatre experience and genuinely great singing voices and now we’re complaining that the film doesn’t have enough recognisable names to sell tickets.
Ariana is a huge name and will absolutely draw a lot of her fans in to watch this movie. Cynthia and Jonathan don’t have that same level of following but both are recognisable faces within the industry. And Jonathan is in one of the biggest tv shows in the world right now so a lot of people will recognise his face when they start putting out trailers.
At the end of the day I don’t think any of us really need to be sat here worrying about ticket sales. I just want a good movie (or 2) out of it and if it flops at the box office then it’s really none of my concern. West Side Story bombed at the box office but it was still a great movie that I can continue to love despite that.
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Post by Matt on Sept 23, 2022 7:42:06 GMT
A film of this scale and budget is never gonna be cast with your favourite musical theatre performers who did the role for 2 years a few years ago. It’s a Hollywood movie, it needs the pull of a few names, but at least they’ve gone for genuine talent with MT experience.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 23, 2022 7:44:19 GMT
They need a name Morrible I think.
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Post by johnie21 on Sept 23, 2022 8:20:32 GMT
They need a name Morrible I think. I've heard two different people for Morrible one is Hannah Waddingham and the other is Michelle Yeoh |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 23, 2022 8:45:33 GMT
I’d say hanna was a MT name but not a “name”. As for the other one I’ve never heard of her!
I was thinking Midler, Streep, Baranski etc. Proper names!
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Post by idinafanzel on Sept 23, 2022 8:59:52 GMT
Michelle Yeoh as Morrible
Ethan Slater as Boq
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Post by Matt on Sept 23, 2022 9:29:13 GMT
I’d say hanna was a MT name but not a “name”. As for the other one I’ve never heard of her! I was thinking Midler, Streep, Baranski etc. Proper names! Ted Lasso is globally massive and Hannah has won big awards for it. Her profile has definitely massively grown in the last couple of years. She just has the added benefit of that MT experience now. |
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Post by alece10 on Sept 23, 2022 10:36:27 GMT
I had to look up Michelle Yeoh and I'm still none the wiser who she is. I am probably not the demographic audience for the film anyway.
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