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Post by AliceFearnFan2212 on May 16, 2017 22:14:52 GMT
Soon the Wicked London gossip account will be saying Alice Fearn is in talks for Elphaba for this too  I remember someone saying recently on twitter that they heard Emma Hatton would be a smart casting choice for Elphaba in the movie... I nearly died. I mean, lets be honest, its a very, very short list of Elphaba's around the world who can pull off the part and are well known enough Internationally to play the role... Kerry Ellis, Willemijn Verkaik, Jennifer DiNoia, The Queen of Green... need I go on??  Emma or Alice would be the perfect choice but it wont happen, the Elphaba will probs be Willemijn or some random celeb |
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Post by showbizkid on May 16, 2017 23:03:44 GMT
The abbreviations are making this thread very difficult to follow!
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Post by Dan213 on May 17, 2017 0:30:03 GMT
I remember someone saying recently on twitter that they heard Emma Hatton would be a smart casting choice for Elphaba in the movie... I nearly died. I mean, lets be honest, its a very, very short list of Elphaba's around the world who can pull off the part and are well known enough Internationally to play the role... Kerry Ellis, Willemijn Verkaik, Jennifer DiNoia, The Queen of Green... need I go on?? Emma or Alice would be the perfect choice but it wont happen, the Elphaba will probs be Willemijn or some random celeb Neither have any film background or are really known as "Elphaba" unlike say Willemijn/Rachel/Kerry. I find it very difficult to picture either of these two in the role on film. |
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Post by carmella1 on May 17, 2017 0:44:05 GMT
Who is to say that Nicole is not going to be Morrible, a part she is more suited to agewise.
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Post by AliceFearnFan2212 on May 17, 2017 0:53:11 GMT
Emma or Alice would be the perfect choice but it wont happen, the Elphaba will probs be Willemijn or some random celeb Neither have any film background or are really known as "Elphaba" unlike say Willemijn/Rachel/Kerry. I find it very difficult to picture either of these two in the role on film. Alice was actually in the Les Mis movie... Plus some people prefer Emma & Alice to Willemijn/Rachel & certainly Kerry... |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 4:16:50 GMT
Neither have any film background or are really known as "Elphaba" unlike say Willemijn/Rachel/Kerry. I find it very difficult to picture either of these two in the role on film. Alice was actually in the Les Mis movie... Plus some people prefer Emma & Alice to Willemijn/Rachel & certainly Kerry... No one is denying some prefer Alice or Emma love, you don't have to get so defensive over them or territorial all the time. We are just saying, at least on Broadway and in the West End, Willemijn, Kerry and Rachel are alot more well known as Elphaba than those two, to a point where Alice and Emma will probably go on and play other musical roles easily, whereas Rachel, Willemijn and Kerry, even though they have gone on to do different things, have always and will most likely always be remembered mostly for Wicked and may struggle to shake that image. Its hard to deny that, of the West End Elphaba's at least, they are the most well known of the group. Not judging on talent or skill, but just on how long they have done the role/where they have done the role etc. |
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Post by shady23 on May 17, 2017 6:24:51 GMT
None of these are going to be cast in the role, let's be honest.
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Post by shady23 on May 17, 2017 6:28:26 GMT
A paper reporting Nicole S has signed up for the next series of X factor, which would probably clash with filming.
Shame...
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 6:28:31 GMT
None of these are going to be the role, let's be honest. Preach! |
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Post by LaLuPone on May 17, 2017 6:39:27 GMT
Neither have any film background or are really known as "Elphaba" unlike say Willemijn/Rachel/Kerry. I find it very difficult to picture either of these two in the role on film. Alice was actually in the Les Mis movie... Plus some people prefer Emma & Alice to Willemijn/Rachel & certainly Kerry... I don't want to start an argument here and I'm just picking up on something now even though the conversation's moved on but Alice being in the Les Mis movie is hardly "film experience" 😂 I'm guessing she played a prostitute or a townsperson or something? So did Kerry and Gina and I think maybe Dianne and Louise too. I've been on camera before in various Welsh TV shows but I don't think that means I'm ready to make my Fiyero debut in Wicked The Movie 😂 |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 6:42:37 GMT
Alice was actually in the Les Mis movie... Plus some people prefer Emma & Alice to Willemijn/Rachel & certainly Kerry... I don't want to start an argument here and I'm just picking up on something now even though the conversation's moved on but Alice being in the Les Mis movie is hardly "film experience" 😂 I'm guessing she played a prostitute or a townsperson or something? So did Kerry and Gina and I think maybe Dianne and Louise too. I've been on camera before in various Welsh TV shows but I don't think that means I'm ready to make my Fiyero debut in Wicked The Movie 😂 Also, to add, if any of the Wicked girls that featured in the movie got the most screen time it was Kerry, who got a flirty moment with Sasha Baron Cohen and got her cleavage out. |
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Post by LaLuPone on May 17, 2017 6:44:59 GMT
I don't want to start an argument here and I'm just picking up on something now even though the conversation's moved on but Alice being in the Les Mis movie is hardly "film experience" 😂 I'm guessing she played a prostitute or a townsperson or something? So did Kerry and Gina and I think maybe Dianne and Louise too. I've been on camera before in various Welsh TV shows but I don't think that means I'm ready to make my Fiyero debut in Wicked The Movie 😂 Also, to add, if any of the Wicked girls that featured in the movie got the most screen time it was Kerry, who got a flirty moment with Sasha Baron Cohen and got her cleavage out. I shall YouTube that now 😂 Master Of The House I'm guessing? |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 6:47:02 GMT
Also, to add, if any of the Wicked girls that featured in the movie got the most screen time it was Kerry, who got a flirty moment with Sasha Baron Cohen and got her cleavage out. I shall YouTube that now 😂 Master Of The House I'm guessing? Yup, will give you the link:
Start watching from about 1:30 and Kerry soon appears.
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Post by shady23 on May 17, 2017 6:49:22 GMT
As great as Alice or Emma may be, they are never going to be given a staring role in a Hollywood movie!
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 6:50:01 GMT
As great as Alice or Emma may be, they are never going to be given a staring role in a Hollywood movie! I did my research, Alice played Factory Woman 6 in the Les Mis movie. |
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Post by shady23 on May 17, 2017 6:50:57 GMT
I shall YouTube that now 😂 Master Of The House I'm guessing? Yup, will give you the link:
Start watching from about 1:30 and Kerry soon appears.
And I always look forward to SPOILER Russell Crowe dying as straight after is Gina's close up #fame |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 6:59:51 GMT
Although we shouldn't forget, one of the stars of Les Mis, Samantha Barks, got the role having only played it on the West End and the 25th Anniversary... so I wouldn't say one of the more well known Elphaba's is completely out of the possibilities, but highly unlikely.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 9:52:25 GMT
Although we shouldn't forget, one of the stars of Les Mis, Samantha Barks, got the role having only played it on the West End and the 25th Anniversary... so I wouldn't say one of the more well known Elphaba's is completely out of the possibilities, but highly unlikely. I actually think Sam would be a great choice for Elphaba, and isn't an unknown in musical cinema. Also on the topic of Samantha, I may be in the minority, but if all the fuss over Anne wasn't as big as it was (she was incredible, but still!), I think Samantha was equally deserving of an Oscar nomination. Especially over someone like Jackie Weaver, who granted was great in Siver Linings Playbook, but it was a tiny part, and Samantha earned a nomination more. |
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2017 18:52:44 GMT
I shall YouTube that now 😂 Master Of The House I'm guessing? Yup, will give you the link:
Start watching from about 1:30 and Kerry soon appears.
Lol I never noticed! |
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Post by LaLuPone on May 17, 2017 19:55:06 GMT
I wonder if Boq will be munchkin sized. I think in the book it says he's a tall munchkin or something 😂 I read the beginning |
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Post by daniel on May 17, 2017 20:36:20 GMT
I think in the book it says he's a tall munchkin or something 😂 I read the beginning I mean it doesnt mean anything, but even a tall munchkin probably isn't that tall 😂 I love the books. I'd love a 5th. ...cover midwife? |
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Post by anthony40 on May 20, 2017 22:43:03 GMT
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Post by westwaywanderer on May 25, 2017 21:53:10 GMT
My only wish for the movie is for Megan Hilty to play Glinda, she is a seasoned pro at the show and the part and obviously has the vocal chops and range to pull Glinda off, and most importantly is a STELLAR actress and a lot of Glinda replacements tend to overact, she also has plenty of screen (and musical screen) experience headlining the hit NBC drama Smash for multiple seasons, Megan is genuine and naturalistic, whilst still ensuring that Glinda is a big character. As for the other roles I have no one in particular,don't get me wrong, I LOVE Anna Kendrick but I'm not sure if this is her role, she has the acting and singing skills, and although a vary agile voice and diverse repertoire of styles, I still feel even her belting range is not meaty or strong in timbre enough for Elphaba, although I think Cinderella in Into The Woods and also the Last Five Years suited her perfectly...Both were adaptations of theatre smashes!!!!!!
Samantha Barks is an interesting choice although I think she would have a lot of work stepping up to essentially the central and title role tha moulds the whole piece, Eponine was a principal but not nearly as central as Elphaba is in Wicked.
Meryl would obviously be amazing as Madame Morrible but I don't know if she would do another musical theatre (and fantasy one at that) adaptation to film so soon after playing the Witch in Into THe Woods...... I did see Imelda Staunton mentioned earlier would could potentially be magnificent!!!!!!
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Post by LaLuPone on May 25, 2017 21:56:50 GMT
Thinking about Imelda Staunton, I'm pretty sure Madame Morrible and Professor Umbridge are the same person! They're both characters you love to hate
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Post by mhumphries on May 19, 2021 6:28:11 GMT
So since this movie was originally announced, how many other stage musicals have been adapted for film?
What is it with this ones production that they can’t seem to get past first gear?
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