Miss Saigon Movie Cast- Page 5
Miss Saigon Movie Cast
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#100Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 1/31/13 at 10:12amBut not singers that Hollywood would cast in a movie.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#101Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 1/31/13 at 10:13am
And to say that Anne is an OK singer and Emmy is not a singer at all is just welcoming disappointment in any movie musical nowadays.
Emmy was not the best person to play Christine, but she can sing.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#102Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 1/31/13 at 10:26am
Emmy Rossum couldn't sing lyric soprano, though. I think she's gotten a lot better since Phantom, but to me her vocals for Christine were nails-on-a-chalkboard painful. And her acting was bad, but I'm not sure if that can be blamed entirely on her--the movie took out what little characterization Christine had.
I'm far pickier about sopranos than anything else though.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
Updated On: 1/31/13 at 10:26 AM
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#103Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 1/31/13 at 10:40amI think there's a difference between "Emmy is not a lyric soprano" and "Emmy is not a singer".
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#105Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 1/31/13 at 10:55amYeah, that's true. And don't get me started on the decision to cast a 16-year-old as Christine, haha.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#106Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 1/31/13 at 1:01pm
"Yeah, that's true. And don't get me started on the decision to cast a 16-year-old as Christine, haha."
What made the 16 year old Christine even worse was the age of the two men fighting over her, since Raoul was twice her age and the Phantom was old enough to be her father.
Dave19
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/11
#107Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 1/31/13 at 1:44pm
What I mean is: When your singing does not suit the material.
When you are "not a singer like that", it gets in the way of the acting.
Like Emmy Rossum and Russel Crowe can be good in other things, but those styles have nothing to do with the film.
#108Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 1/31/13 at 3:40pmMy thoughts exactly, Dave. As far as this movie in particular goes, I think a Les Mis approach is most likely, by which I mean splitting the cast between "name" actors (a la Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe) and less-known but more qualified actors (Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks). Honestly, I don't really know of any actress who would be a good Kim; casting an unknown like they did with Nikki Blonsky in Hairspray might be the best way to go. I do agree with some of the earlier posts that Chris also needs a really strong voice or it would be distracting, hence my support for Tveit. I wonder when they'll announce the movie for certain; since Les Mis has done so well I assume it's essentially a sure thing.
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#110Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 1/31/13 at 10:45pmJeremy Renner would be at least 43 by the time this started filming, if not older (he was born in January of 71). Certainly far past the age where he could pass for a young G.I.
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
Boat Lantern
Swing Joined: 2/1/13
#112Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 2/1/13 at 2:47am
Here is Kim.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Jasmine85001?feature=watch
emjullee
Swing Joined: 1/21/13
#113Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 2/1/13 at 3:32am
^ Oh, prince caspian 
Joseph Gordon Levitt? I know he sings but how much can he sing from miss saigon, that I can't tell. Like when he sang that French song though.
#114Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 2/1/13 at 4:50am
I actually thought of Jason Gordon Levitt the other day, his newly bulked up frame helps him have the look of a young GI, he is a very talented actor, age appropriate and pretty hot right now in Hollywood.
Ben Barnes im not sure would work, plus after several flops im not sure he would be bankable enough now
quatchi2010
Swing Joined: 2/1/13
#115Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 2/1/13 at 6:19am
Kim: Unknown with a strong voice (Whoever plays the role of Kim in the London rival of the show) or this girl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiqEm23fm6k&playnext=1&list=PL860F834DE92C068E&feature=results_
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Chris: Hunter Parrish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXezjFLTl-c
Gigi: Apple chiu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYq0gOSLZZU
Ellen: Lea Michelle or Anna Kendrick or Lucy Hale
John: Frank Ocean
Thuy: Jose Llanas or Paolo Montalban
Engineer: Lou Diamond Philipps(his half asian) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K14-ycXjbJU
Lea Salonga will the the pilot of the helicopter:)
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#116Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 2/1/13 at 9:47am
Julia Abueva doesn't have the look for me. Apple Chiu would be a good Kim, as would that unknown girl on YouTube.
I like Lucy Hale for Ellen. I think Lou Diamond Phillips is too old.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
Updated On: 2/1/13 at 09:47 AM
Wynbish
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/27/12
#117Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 2/1/13 at 9:50amI'd prefer Dianna Agron over Lucy. I think Lucy comes across as slightly too young for Ellen.
Dave19
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/11
#118Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 2/21/13 at 11:25am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSQF8xnomGM
"All I'm hoping is for a Kim and a Chris that sing the balls out of this!"
Lea, I couldn't agree more.
"It's grit, it's sex, it's sweat, it's heat, it's passion, it's romance, there aren't as many characters so it will be very focused."
There's no getting away with crying through your songs this time.
These 2 characters require better singing skills.
They should already start training hopefuls.
In the Les Mis film for example, I feel that Hugh Jackman makes a lot of wrong choices because he doesn't know the music, the material well enough. If he would have played the role for a longer period of time he would never have made those mistakes. It's only logical when you need to learn a hundred scenes/songs in just a few weeks, but the one playing Kim should know the material inside out, and preferably played the role for months already.
Updated On: 2/21/13 at 11:25 AM
#119Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 2/21/13 at 11:55amBenjamin Walker for Chris
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DefyGravity777
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/28/08
#120Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 2/23/13 at 12:50pm
I think Lea Salonga could still play Kim. She still looks like she is 20yrs. old.
Don't believe everything that you hear! Only the peeps involved know the truth!
#121Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 2/24/13 at 12:35amNo one else could play Kim besides Lea Salonga. That's the only opinion I have.
#123Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 2/24/13 at 1:08amLea Salonga and Miss Saigon go hand-in-hand. Which is exactly why she shouldn't be in it. The creative team needs to move on.
"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt
Dave19
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/11
#124Miss Saigon Movie Cast
Posted: 2/24/13 at 6:37am
Lea is 42.
That does not work on film as a 17 year old. That's just nature.
They should have made this film 20 years ago.
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