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Post by spec2000 on Jun 13, 2006 22:20:33 GMT 1
Hi again, I know they're doing a Mamma Mia movie but does anyone know who is going to star in it? I know Tom Hanks is one of them but who are the rest? And are any of the Theatre cast asked to be in it????
Cheers xxx
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Post by Jazz on Jun 14, 2006 8:16:00 GMT 1
Hi there, Welcome to the forum!! I am interested to see what becomes of the movie. I sure would love to see some of the London cast in the movie. Think of Rent, IMHO it worked so well as a movie, and it didn't need Big Hollywood stars, i loved how they went for Broadway stars instead of Hollywood. However, with Tom Hanks behind MM, it's more than likely we'll get Hollywood names in the movie!
Oh well...we'll just have to wait and see what becomes of the finished product ;D
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Post by iain on Jun 14, 2006 8:22:17 GMT 1
I found this on the Musicals.net forums. I hope it's only speculation because it doesn't really fill me with any great hope for the movie!!
"Looks like Mamma Mia! the movie is a go for 2007. Some names suggested are Nichole Kidman (presumably Donna), Antonio Banderas (I guess Sam),and Kiera Knightley (got to be Sophie). I'd rather re-team Kidman with Ewan McGregor as Sam. McGregor could use the role as an artistic challenge. Make Banderas, Bill and Harry could be...Tom Hanks, who is also one of the producers. I hope Hanks has the same magic with Mamma Mia! as he had with My Big Fat Greek Wedding (which I've heard was quite popular in Greece). Some more hit musical films would be good for the genre."
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Post by Jazz on Jun 14, 2006 8:25:56 GMT 1
Wow!! that's not really filling me with much hope either!! ;D
let's hope that's just speculation ;D
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Post by michaela on Jun 14, 2006 14:29:56 GMT 1
Give the film a chance - Tom Hanks is a wonderful actor who has chosen his own roles so well in the past, am sure he/his company will pick the right actors and actresses - and I doubt that the names above will be the ones - especially if he really was involved in the casting for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which is one of my absolute favourite films of the last few years with a relatively unknown cast (John Corbett most probably one of the best known people in that film). There are still some great films coming out of Hollywood! And just because us enjoy the London production so much at the moment, doesn't mean it will always be like that - I saw Mamma Mia in London some years ago with a different cast at the Prince Edward - and it was NOT the same! So it can be different - and the same for Mamma Mia in Germany - I saw it once which I enjoyed it highly and a second time when I couldn't stand it!
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Post by Jazz on Jun 14, 2006 15:12:19 GMT 1
i loooooooooooooove Tom Hanks, he is one of my fave actors!! he rarely disapppoints!!
oh i love all the speculation that comes with the whole "It's gonna be made into a movie" buzz!! No doubt we'll hear more casting rumours etc...
I'm just glad that there's gonna be another musical coming out of Hollywood!!! No doubt it will draw more people to the show too!!
Reminds me..i need to pay a visit to DC or go HMV and get some musicals on DVD!!! (mission for the weekend)!!
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Post by grace on Jun 14, 2006 19:44:44 GMT 1
Give the film a chance - Tom Hanks is a wonderful actor who has chosen his own roles so well in the past, am sure he/his company will pick the right actors and actresses - and I doubt that the names above will be the ones - especially if he really was involved in the casting for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which is one of my absolute favourite films of the last few years with a relatively unknown cast (John Corbett most probably one of the best known people in that film). There are still some great films coming out of Hollywood! And just because us enjoy the London production so much at the moment, doesn't mean it will always be like that - I saw Mamma Mia in London some years ago with a different cast at the Prince Edward - and it was NOT the same! So it can be different - and the same for Mamma Mia in Germany - I saw it once which I enjoyed it highly and a second time when I couldn't stand it! First of all, Tom Hanks, like so many other monochromatic cardboard cutouts from Hollywood today, can’t sing, dance or act but on the positive side, he is great at empathizing with women’s “feelings.” Women mistakenly equate his non-threatening persona with good acting. I know many women who find their male hairdressers non-threatening also, but I wouldn’t want to see that same hairdresser in a remake of High Planes Drifter. Tom Hanks is every woman’s dream summed up in the below poem and article on Tofu Hollywood. THE PERFECT MAN (A POEM) The perfect man is gentle Never cruel or mean He has a beautiful smile And keeps his face so clean. The perfect man likes children And will raise them by your side He will be a good father As well as a good husband to his bride The perfect man loves cooking Cleaning and vacuuming too He'll do anything in his power To convey his feelings of love on to you. The perfect man is sweet Writing poetry from your name He's a best friend to your mother And kisses away your pain. He never has made you cry Or hurt you in any way To hell with this endless poem The perfect man is gay. If you still have any doubts about Hollywood then feel free to read the following article. Tofu At The Box Office Boys, all over Hollywood. By Doug Gamble Interviewed recently by the Deseret News, actor-director Robert Redford was asked about rumors that there might be a remake of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to star Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Redford said he found it "depressing." It's not the word I would have chosen. "Sickening" is more like it, just like most of what passes for entertainment coming out of Hollywood these days. "Why do they have to mess with things that were perfect the first time around?" Redford added.Why? Because a dearth of creativity, originality, and risk-taking makes it easier to rework a previous success than to try producing a new one, which is why we can't rule out something like a remake of Casablanca starring Ethan Hawke and Paris Hilton. But the possibility of Damon and Affleck in the roles made famous by Redford and Paul Newman opens up a whole topic that Redford did not address.Most of Hollywood's former leading men have been replaced by boys. Starring roles that used to feature guy's guys now go to punks. Damon and Affleck are not worthy to wipe the dust from Butch Cassidy's bicycle.As someone who became a teenager in the late 1950s, my movie heroes were larger-than-life figures like John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Robert Mitchum, Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando, Clark Gable, William Holden, Gary Cooper, Randolph Scott, and others of that mold.Compare that lineup to the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Ashton Kutcher, Tom Cruise, Heath Ledger, Justin Timberlake, and the aforementioned Damon and Affleck. It's like sizing up a good steak next to a plate of tofu. And while Tom Hanks has been compared to Jimmy Stewart, as versatile and easy to take as Hanks is, he's no Stewart.The old Hollywood stars, above all, were adults. They had a steely maturity and craggy features that made them look like they had lived a life that delivered a few hard blows along the way, just like our dads. Many had served in WWII. And they all looked different from one another. Today's breed is made up of kids playing adults. Their faces bear none of that character inflicted by struggle and they appear as though they all emerged from the same muffin tin.And then there are the voices. The voices of old Hollywood were distinctive, while today's are entirely forgettable. It's one of the reasons that impersonators such as Rich Little are virtually never seen on national TV any more. His impressions of the old-timers are considered passé, and how do you imitate the nondescript voices of Kutcher or Pitt, et al? Most of the great Hollywood voices are gone forever. The new ones are as ethereal as a fairy.Sure, there are still a few old-school actors around, including Jack Nicholson, Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Gene Hackman, and Redford and Newman, but they are dinosaurs in contemporary Hollywood. Clint Eastwood is one of the few senior citizens who has managed to remain "cool."The rise of the baby-faced "stars" is part of the namby-pambyization of Hollywood, and America, that is also reflected in the crop of movies honored by the Motion Picture Academy this year. Among those receiving Oscar nominations, either as best picture or for acting performances, are Brokeback Mountain (gay cowboys), Good Night and Good Luck (CBS vs. evil Republicans), The Constant Gardener (evil drug companies), Syriana (the evil oil industry), North Country (sexual harassment), and Transamerica (sex-change operation). These aren't movies; they're on-screen therapy sessions. The Oscar should be replaced by a statuette of Dr. Phil. Compare them to such past Hollywood gems as On the Waterfront, The African Queen, High Noon, All About Eve, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Sunset Boulevard, not to mention all-time classics such as Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Gone With the Wind, and The Godfather.Three of this year's agenda-driven films—Good Night and Good Luck, North Country, and Syriana—come from Participant Productions, whose vice president, Meredith Blake, has been quoted as saying, "Our product is social change, and the movies are a vehicle for that social change."There was a better time when Hollywood's product was not social propaganda but entertainment, and if its movies made America feel better about itself along the way, so much the better. Too many of today's movies are just Air America, the liberal radio network, with popcorn.But there must be a significant number of Americans who yet long for the golden days of Hollywood, when men were men, women were women and everyone knew the difference. A recent poll showed that John Wayne is tied with Harrison Ford as the third most popular movie star, almost 30 years after Wayne's death.Every time I think of DiCaprio and other pieces of fluff that currently pass for movie stars, it makes me wish The Duke was still around to show them what Hollywood looked like before it lost its manhood. While Tinseltown is engaging in its touchy-feely fest on Oscar night, I think I'll take a pass and slip a copy of True Grit into the DVD player.
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Post by Jazz on Jun 14, 2006 19:50:21 GMT 1
i'm curious then...purely hypothetical situation here...who would you lot cast in the movie..now it's all fun, everyone will have their reasons, faves, but let's see ...who would you guys cast in the movie if you had the chance... hmm...where would i put Cher ... LMFAO!! i'm kidding...i'm thinking...where can i put hugh Jackman and George clooney?? i'm kidding ...lemme sleep on that ;D
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Post by michaela on Jun 14, 2006 19:55:44 GMT 1
Give the film a chance - Tom Hanks is a wonderful actor who has chosen his own roles so well in the past, am sure he/his company will pick the right actors and actresses - and I doubt that the names above will be the ones - especially if he really was involved in the casting for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which is one of my absolute favourite films of the last few years with a relatively unknown cast (John Corbett most probably one of the best known people in that film). There are still some great films coming out of Hollywood! And just because us enjoy the London production so much at the moment, doesn't mean it will always be like that - I saw Mamma Mia in London some years ago with a different cast at the Prince Edward - and it was NOT the same! So it can be different - and the same for Mamma Mia in Germany - I saw it once which I enjoyed it highly and a second time when I couldn't stand it! First of all, Tom Hanks, like so many other monochromatic cardboard cutouts from Hollywood today, can’t sing, dance or act b I think he is a marvellous actor but then everyone has different opinions. Am not a typical woman who needs a man to emphasise with my feelings, I usually do not go for the sugary actors because they are causing any emotions in me. And Grace, you not going to convince me of anything else... And am not going to try the same.. And it has never been said by him that he wants a role in that film.
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Post by Jazz on Jun 14, 2006 19:58:33 GMT 1
IMHO he'd make a good Harry! But then again I do love Tom Hanks. But to each their own! ;D
it will be interesting to hear more and more buzz about the movie as it gets closer to production
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Post by michaela on Jun 14, 2006 20:20:33 GMT 1
it will be interesting to hear more and more buzz about the movie as it gets closer to production Definitely very interesting - I am looking forward to the film - I love the show for the show itself. That's why I have seen so many different productions and will continue that as each of them had/has its highlights - and am sure that people as Björn & Benny will have a word to say about that film.
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Post by Jazz on Jun 14, 2006 20:29:05 GMT 1
it will be interesting to hear more and more buzz about the movie as it gets closer to production Definitely very interesting - I am looking forward to the film - I love the show for the show itself. That's why I have seen so many different productions and will continue that as each of them had/has its highlights - and am sure that people as Björn & Benny will have a word to say about that film. uh there was ONE production i saw and it was AWFUL..i mean it sucked sooooo badly!! and there was not ONE single highlight i can think of!! it sucked all the way to Mars!!
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Post by Obese Dude on Sept 16, 2006 15:08:52 GMT 1
MADONNA IN THE MAMA MIA MOVIE Posted On: 8/30/06 at 10:49 PM
Well according to madonna's blog where she keeps fans informed on upcoming projects etc she has been offered the lead role in the mama mia movie.
She says she has seen the show over 10 times and that Tom Hanks is producing and says about how much fun she had working with him in A League Of There Own. She hassnt taken the part yet but will let fans know as soon as she does.
Im a huge madonna fan(confessions tour was sooooooo good)but im not a mama mia fan,however i have to say i think she would be great in this role and it's well suited to her.
Her performance in Evita was great(golden globe winner thankyou very much hehe)and that was a hell of a lot more of a beefy role than mama mia
you go madge
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Understudy joined: 3/28/06 re: MADONNA IN THE MAMA MIA MOVIE Posted On: 8/31/06 at 08:22 AM
Think it would be pretty interesting if she did the West End production of Mamma Mia! and really showed us what she is made of.
D.
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Post by Hugo on Sept 24, 2006 18:32:18 GMT 1
Madonna for Donna? Good Lord!!!!!!!!!!!!! They might as well invite Michael Jackson to be Sky and Helton John to be Bill Austen. That is what you get when you go Hollywood.
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Post by Jazz on Oct 2, 2006 20:50:31 GMT 1
bits and pieces are starting to come together:
ESPRESSEN, Sept 2006:
Now everything is clear for the film MAMMA MIA!
Filming will take place in Greece next summer.
-It will be fun to see Hollywood stars to line up to get a chance to be on it, says Björn Ulvaeus.
As Expressen has previously reported is that Tom Hanks` company produces the film of the succes musical.
Location shooting takes place in Greece and studio shooting in London next autums.
-There will be auditions during winter mainly for British and American actors, says Björn Ulvaeus.
Perfect director
Director will be Phyllidia Lloyd, 49, opera director with MAMMA MIA!, LA BOHEME and CARMEN on list of credits.
-If there is someone who knows MAMMA MIA! it is right her, says Björn Ulvaeus.
as Galinda says..............ooooooooooh ;D
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Post by Jazz on Jan 11, 2007 13:33:16 GMT 1
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Post by michaela on Jan 11, 2007 13:48:02 GMT 1
But it is not confirmed yet - and though I like her, if she is Donna, sorry, then she is miscast, first of all around 20 years too old. Donna is around 40. How old is Meryl? Late 50s? Don't think she would have bring over on screen the drive and anger Donna has!
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Post by michaela on Jan 11, 2007 16:01:53 GMT 1
I doubt that she would take over the role of Tanya, it would be Donna! She was certainly good as Miranda BUT the role of that was of a quite emotionless uncaring woman - and emotions is that what I usually miss in Meryl Streep, even in a great movie as Out of Africa she didn't convince me on that level at all!
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Post by michaela on Jan 11, 2007 16:33:04 GMT 1
Meryl Streep has signed on to play Donna Sheridan in a forthcoming movie version of Mamma Mia! according to Variety according to Variety.... mhm, for me that is not confirmed, just because a magazine says it... it might be true, but it is not confirmed - sorry to be picky! Well I still think she is miscast if she got the role, and I cannot remember any movie in which she has been an emotional person, and that is what Donna should be. If it has to be a Hollywood actress I would have voted for someone as Goldie Hawn (okay I know she is even older as Meryl Streep, but she looks MUCH younger) or someone with as much energy as her.
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Post by Kris on Jan 12, 2007 16:17:07 GMT 1
My sis that lives in the States says that it is all over the entertainment news on TV this morning that Meryl is Donna...so is that official enough?? ;D She just sent me an email from her "crackberry" asking me if I'd heard...ha ha...they also say that she is 57! (Is that right?) Yes, a bit on the "older" side for Donna...ha ha ha...
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