Vulture in a recent interview. “It got watered down a lot. It was a lot more brutal in my original conception.
25.02.2022 - 19:51 / variety.com
Michael Appler On Wednesday evening in New York City, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer offered its return to the original movie musical with “Cyrano,” director Joe Wright’s musical adaptation of “Cyrano de Bergerac,” starring Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett.At the New York City premiere, held at the SVA Theater, cast and studio executives reflected on the film’s unusual journey from an off-Broadway musical to a $30 million MGM feature film.“The whole reason I set out to do this project was because I really, really wanted to be on Broadway,” Bennett, who plays the leading role of Roxanne, told Variety at the premiere. “We started out in this tiny room six or seven years ago, and in my imagination, we might have ended up on a Broadway stage together.
But, almost unbelievably, here we are at a movie premiere.” In truth, “Cyrano,” composed by rock group the National, had checked all the boxes for an eventual Broadway run: In small rooms around New York City, the National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner, playwright Erica Schmidt and her husband Dinklage tinkered with the adaptation. They held workshops and found Bennett to read as Roxanne.
In 2018, they mounted a small original production out of town with the Connecticut non-profit Goodspeed Musicals, starring Dinklage and Bennett. And, a year later, the production made its off-Broadway debut at the Daryl Roth Theater for an acclaimed New York run (not including Bennett, who had exited to film Ron Howard’s “Hillbilly Elegy”).By then, however, it was too late for Broadway ambitions.
Vulture in a recent interview. “It got watered down a lot. It was a lot more brutal in my original conception.
“The Woman in the Window” is just one in the long line of films to suffer from studio interference in the editing room. A situation where a director’s vision is superseded by studio interests, and the resulting film suffers because of it.
Michelle Keegan showed off her toned pins and bronzed winter tan as she embarked on an outing with husband Mark Wright during their trip to Los Angeles, California.The Our Girl star, 34, looked the epitome of Hollywood chic as she donned a tie-dye cropped T-shirt, light denim mini skirt and leather jacket.The actress finished off her look with a pair of black stiletto heels, and accessorised with a black crossbody bag, and adorned her ears with an array of silver jewellery. Michelle scooped her brunette tresses up into a loose bun, and her makeup was flawless as always.
NEW YORK -- A musical about Neil Diamond has found the polished theater gem who will play the icon onstage — Will Swenson.Swenson has been tapped to lead “A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical” this summer when it makes its debut at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre. Swenson calls it a not straightforward musical.
President Joe Biden, 79, addressed the nation on the pressing issue of defunding the police during his State of the Union on Tuesday March 1. The president received a standing ovation from both Republicans and Democrats, as he called for providing police with further funding necessary to fight crime in their communities.
Joe McElderry has confessed he went on The X Factor three years before winning the programme, but quit after feeling "overwhelmed".The now-30 year old explained that he was about 15 at the time that he had first auditioned for the show and made it to the bootcamp stage before deciding he wasn't "good enough" or "confident enough" to continue. Appearing on Steph's Packed Lunch on Monday 28 February to talk about his time on the ITV show 13 years after beating Stacey Solomon, 32, and Olly Murs, 37, he explained: "So I would've been about 15.
Cynthia Erivo playing the «wicked» witch Elphaba and Ariana Grande as the «good» witch Glinda (formerly Galinda). is the story of how a green-skinned woman framed by the becomes the Wicked Witch of the West. The two lead roles were first played by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth on Broadway.«I wasn't OK when I found out either. I was not OK,» Erivo told ET's Nischelle Turner at the 2022 SAG Awards of being cast in the iconic role. Though the cast has not started rehearsing just yet, Erivo, 35, and Grande, 28, have already been in communication, working on the bond between their characters. «I can tell you that Ariana is wonderful.
The timing is always right for a passionate, cinematic romance for the ages. But in the case of Joe Wright’s musical extravaganza “Cyrano,” a lush re-imagining of Edmond Rostand’s classic “Cyrano de Bergerac,” the timing couldn’t be more perfect, when the world is still reeling from the ongoing pandemic and the isolating aftermath of the strict lockdown days of the past.
Preview in new tabHaley Bennett didn’t have any work/home separation while filming “Cyrano” — and she didn’t mind at all.The film, a musical adaption of the classic Edmond Rostand play, was directed by her partner, Joe Wright.“To be able to be directed by Joe, who I think is one of the most incredible directors … ” she exclusively told The Post at a special screening of the film in Manhattan on Wednesday night. “He has such a visionary mind with so much heart, and I think that’s such a beautiful quality.”Wright, 49, is the acclaimed, BAFTA-nominated director behind such films as “Pride & Prejudice,” “Atonement” and “Darkest Hour.”And they weren’t the only couple mixing things up.
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Haley Bennett and Joe Wright worked together on the new movie Cyrano and they’re also a real-life couple!
Michelle Keegan has been making her fans green with envy by jetting off to Turks and Caicos with her husband Mark Wright and their families. In a new photo, shared on sister-in-law Jessica Wright's Instagram, the couple looked delighted as they posed for a fabulous group shot.MORE: Michelle Keegan stuns in must-see behind-the-scenes snaps from Jess Wright's weddingIt's safe to say that all the attention was on Jessica and her blossoming baby bump.
2022 Oscar nominee Will Smith (King Richard) and two-time Emmy nominee David Oyelowo (The Girl Before) have come aboard Netflix’s film adaptation of Tọlá Okogwu’s upcoming book Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun as producers, Deadline has confirmed.