| an inconsistent stage director doing this as his FIRST film? big risk, probable mistake | |
| Last Edit: Chazwaza 08:11 pm EST 02/28/19 | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 08:08 pm EST 02/28/19 | |
| In reply to: SUNSET BLVD movie confirmed - carolinaguy 06:17 pm EST 02/28/19 | |
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| Rob Ashford is not even the best of stage directors (and as it happens I have disliked a lot of what he's done with revivals). I am shocked the studio, ALW or Glenn would want this musical of one of the best films ever which is HUGE and bloated on stage (in terms of emotion/music) to be translated back to film by a stage choreographer/director (that order is intentional) who has had inconsistent success on stage to begin with, especially as a director. He is to be in charge of making sure it works on film when he has never directed a film before AND this is a stage musical that has very little choreography and if you cut all the dance opportunities from the stage show it would be exactly the same?! I understand why Rob Marshall, at that point in his career, with the credits he had, got the Chicago film specifically (on paper that particular musical and Marshall at that point were a logical match)... Rob Ashford getting Sunset Boulevard makes no sense to me, and makes me very worried for how this could turn out, beyond how easy it already is for this musical to come off poorly on film. Very surprised it didn't go to a known film director, or someone like Thomas Kail who has had huge success with acclaimed stage work as a director AND had huge recent success as a TV director of musicals. |
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