Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

I guess God doesn't exist: John Travolta to take Edna Turnblad roll

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU
 
LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 02:18 PM
Original message
I guess God doesn't exist: John Travolta to take Edna Turnblad roll
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/celebrities/3706330.html

John Travolta getting all dolled up with Hairspray movie


Associated Press


LOS ANGELES — After a long break, John Travolta's got the music in him again.

He thrilled moviegoers in 1977 as a disco-dancer in Saturday Night Fever and was a bad-boy bopper in 1978's Grease. Then Travolta put musical roles aside.

Until now.

The actor will take on the role of Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, a coming film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical based on John Waters' 1988 film. Travolta will star opposite singer-actress Queen Latifah, who has signed on to play Motormouth Maybelle, according to New Line Cinema.

The film's producers, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, said shepherding Travolta's return to musicals is "a dream come true." They're aiming for a summer 2007 release.


<<<<<snip>>>>>

++++++++++++++++++++++

If we learned anything from the recent release of "The Producers" - the movie based on the broadway play based on the movie is that just because something is a hit broadway show that was made from a movie doesn't mean we should make it into a movie AGAIN!! If you want to see Hairspray or the Producers in film form - see the original

Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 02:41 PM
Response to Original message
1. Oh. My. God.
That is just sooo wrong in so many ways. What the hell, Harvey's not good enough for the movie?!?!?!?

John fucking TraVOLta????

:spank: :banghead:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 02:51 PM
Response to Original message
2. Wait a minute....
John Waters made a movie, someone made a Broadway musical out of it, and now they're re-making the original movie?!

And people wonder why there's no good movies any more... This will bomb, just like ever other fucking recycled movie of the last twelve-fifteen years. The formula doesn't work anymore, Hollywood.....
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 03:03 PM
Response to Reply #2
3. Oh... I'll Buy It When It Comes Out On DVD. --- Sounds Like It Will Be...
... an absolute HOOT!!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 03:08 PM
Response to Reply #3
4. Well, if John Waters directs it.....MAYBE.
If they get some Hollywood hack, then fuck it.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 03:10 PM
Response to Reply #4
5. I have to agree with you on that one
If Waters isn't directing it then I'd rather watch paint dry. Bad enough they didn't offer it to Harvey Fiernstein, who I heard absolutely rocked as Edna Turnblad.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 03:14 PM
Response to Reply #5
6. No shit.....
They take a role away from the irreplaceable Fierstein and give it to....Battlefield Earth?!

They must be snorting some GREAT cocaine in Hollywood these days...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 03:16 PM
Response to Reply #6
7. If it was cocaine they would have known better
I suspect they were snorting drano to screw it up like that!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Thu Dec 26th 2024, 02:07 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC