Jonwo Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 With Into the Woods set to do well at the box office, what other stage musicals would you like to see adapted as a film? My first choice would be Miss Saigon, it's one of a few stage musicals that lend itself to a film and the staging is pretty cinematic anyway. Director wise, Lee Daniels name has been mentioned as a potential director but I think someone like Paul Greengrass or Sam Mendes would be good. My other choices are Wicked which I think could be huge in the right hands but they cannot simply plonk the stage version on film, they need to make necessary changes and La Cage Aux Folles, the original play and film was remade as The Birdcage but the stage musical version which was successful has never been adapted as a film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I said in another thread ASSASSINS. my favourite sondheim. almost unadaptable. would be ballsy as fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 I said in another thread ASSASSINS. my favourite sondheim. almost unadaptable. would be ballsy as fuck. Assassins would be hard to adapt and harder to market as a film. Out of all the other Sondheim musicals, my choices to do as a film would be Company, Follies and Sunday in the Park with George but those would hard to appeal to a wider audience, Company less so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Assassins would flop like a motherfucker but I still want it. I suppose Sunday in the Park, but no sale on anyone who's not Mandy Patinkin in the lead and they waited too long on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Hunt Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Seussical! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 The Lion King. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 The Lion King. Insert Joker not sure if serious meme 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I haven't seen it but I'm surprised Book of Mormon hasn't made it to theaters 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 I haven't seen it but I'm surprised Book of Mormon hasn't made it to theaters Mormon hasn't rolled out to the rest of the world yet apart from London and I think the humour wouldnt translate in non English countries, im sure a film will happen eventually 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I haven't seen it but I'm surprised Book of Mormon hasn't made it to theaters How about Book of Mormon gets a movie and Team America gets a stage play? Insert Joker not sure if serious meme Although I was joking, I think it'd be interesting to see the stage musical re-adapted to film, like a live-action, more mature, more musical-y version of the original film I guess. I'd love to see more musicals. I absolutely adore them but I've only seen 2 stage musicals, Les Mis (saw for birthday this year) and The Lion King. It's so expensive and I have to go all the way to London, so I very rarely am able to watch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Actually I have seen The Lion King on stage three times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark. Only a matter of time before Sony gets desperate enough to jump off that ledge. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Lion King the stage musical is amazing but it wouldnt work as a film, its very theatrical and that's why its successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmasterclay Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Next to Normal, In the Heights, Next to fucking Normal, Aida, Assassins (though it would make zero dollars), Urinetown (though it would make next to zero dollars), Next to Normal, Memphis, and, uh, Next to Normal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatree Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Lion King the stage musical is amazing but it wouldnt work as a film, its very theatrical and that's why its successful. I saw it when I was like 8, I don't remember haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Next to Normal, In the Heights, Next to fucking Normal, Aida, Assassins (though it would make zero dollars), Urinetown (though it would make next to zero dollars), Next to Normal, Memphis, and, uh, Next to Normal. Aida actually was developed as an animated film before they turned it into a stage musical. I think while more mature than the other Disney shows, I think it would work as a live action film musical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahnamahna Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 The Book of Mormon (maybe get Phil Lord and Chris Miller involved... I'd love to see them and Parker/Stone work together) Avenue Q (can't go wrong with puppets...) Wicked (only if Idina Menzel reprises her role... after "Let it Go", Universal would be foolish not to get her involved on the film version) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Not a super well known musical, but Chess could make a really cool movie with unique direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 A modern rewrite of the book for Company (which Sondheim is apparently working on?) would make for an interesting film. I'd love to see a Spring Awakening movie. I think it could actually translate well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Wicked (only if Idina Menzel reprises her role... after "Let it Go", Universal would be foolish not to get her involved on the film version) Idina's too old role for the role but I wouldn't be surprised if she had some sort of cameo, perhaps as Elphaba's mother, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
