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| re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 10:07 am EDT 08/07/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie - Revned 09:51 pm EDT 08/06/20 | |
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| I believe Odom and most of the original cast had already been gone from HAMILTON for some time prior to the recording. So this wasn't a case of him getting paid more for a job he was already doing. This was an entirely separate job offer to return the show and recreate his performance for what they were terming a "movie," since it was to have been released theatrically. Even though this is a performance that he'd already done many times, if he was away for any length of time (originally without any thought of returning), I'm sure there were some kind of rehearsals involved to get back into the groove. This may not have been a significant pull on Odom's time, but I also don't think he just walked in off the street, having been out of the show for a period of time, and hit the stage to give his performance. All this is to say, that assuming the cast wasn't on a favored nations contract for this filming, why wouldn't he and his representatives want to get what they feel that he's worth to come back to the show? That's their job. If the powers that be didn't think he was worth it, they could easily have had their pick of actors playing Burr at that time on Broadway, on tour, or in London. |
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| re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie | |
| Posted by: TheOtherOne 10:21 am EDT 08/07/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie - JereNYC 10:07 am EDT 08/07/20 | |
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| The only actor in the cast who returned for the shoot was Jonathon Groff. All of the others were in the cast at that time. | |
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| re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie | |
| Posted by: mikem 10:46 am EDT 08/07/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie - TheOtherOne 10:21 am EDT 08/07/20 | |
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| The film was shot in June 2016. Miranda, Odom, and others left in July 2016. Groff and 2 original ensemble members had left by April, but only Groff came back. | |
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| re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 11:51 am EDT 08/07/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Why Leslie Odom Jr. nearly didn't do the 'Hamilton' movie - mikem 10:46 am EDT 08/07/20 | |
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| Ah...thank you both for the correction. | |
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