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| Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 01:37 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
| In reply to: Dear Evan Hansen Film Casting - Drew288 12:05 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| And i don't mean his age, i mean he does not look like a high schooler anymore. If they're committed to him playing Evan and they don't want it to look silly... they better get it shot asap. | |
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| re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry | |
| Posted by: hugoP 12:42 am EDT 08/23/20 | |
| In reply to: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry - Chazwaza 01:37 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| I loved Platt off-Broadway and then on Broadway, but I have to admit that when I saw Noah Galvin in the role-- younger, smaller, more vulnerable-- I had a much stronger reaction to the whole piece. Because Galvin seemed much more like a kid to me, I think the stakes got higher. I felt the show more deeply, and my heart broke for that kid (I'm a parent, and was at that performance with other parents who had seen both Platt and Galvin, and we agreed on that point). Don't get me wrong: Platt is an extraordinary talent and I can hardly wait to see his future work (esp MERRILY!). He's got a wonderful voice and is a tremendous actor. But I'd opt for an Evan on film who would come across as an awkward, struggling, vulnerable teenager. |
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| re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 09:32 am EDT 08/24/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry - hugoP 12:42 am EDT 08/23/20 | |
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| Wasn't one of the Broadway Evan replacements an actual teenager? I seem to recall much being made of the casting of an actual age-appropriate actor for this role. So it can be done. I wonder if that guy is/was in contention for the role? Assuming his performance was good, he should, at least, be on the short list. I could see going with someone like Noah Galvin, because he's got some name recognition, in addition to having already played the role on Broadway. But Galvin too is, I think, aging out of playing teens on film. He might work better than Platt though, because Galvin hasn't had many or any high profile roles playing adults yet, so it might be easier for audiences to buy him as a teen. |
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| re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry | |
| Posted by: sirpupnyc 10:16 am EDT 08/24/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry - JereNYC 09:32 am EDT 08/24/20 | |
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| Andrew Barth Feldman played Evan for a year, soon after winning a Jimmy Award for Best Actor. He finished his run just seven months ago, and turned 17 (Evan's age) in the middle of it. | |
| Link | He’s 16 Going On Stardom: Meet Broadway’s Next ‘Evan Hansen’ (NYT) |
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| re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 02:48 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
| In reply to: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry - Chazwaza 01:37 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| The story is way more affecting with a younger looking actor. How about Sam Tutty from the West End production? | |
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| re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry | |
| Posted by: Teacher64 09:27 pm EDT 08/22/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry - KingSpeed 02:48 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| Agreed. I have seen it several times and it works best when the actor playing Evan appears young and vulnerable; someone the audience wants to protect. Platt is too old to play it on screen, with those closeups. I believe he could still do it on stage, though not for much longer. | |
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| *could* is key | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 11:36 pm EDT 08/22/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry - Teacher64 09:27 pm EDT 08/22/20 | |
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| if he hadn't become such a utilized actor in stuff like The Politician... but I think most people have seen or have access to see too much of him now to see him on stage as a 17 year old and believe it. He is very clearly in his late mid 20s at least. While I'd maybe believe him as 23, i'd also believe him as 30. That is not good for this role at all. | |
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| Ben Platt hosted Jimmy Kimmel last night | |
| Posted by: crewbway 08:37 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Ben Platt is already too old, so they better hurry - KingSpeed 02:48 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| Didn't look like a high schooler! For those who missed it, he showed some tweets from his time in DEH regarding his spitting. A few other Broadway references. Hard to host without an audience; he admitted he was used to performing in front of hundreds of people. | |
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| re: Ben Platt hosted Jimmy Kimmel last night | |
| Posted by: mikem 09:30 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
| In reply to: Ben Platt hosted Jimmy Kimmel last night - crewbway 08:37 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| Both Colton Ryan and Amandla Sternberg look significantly younger than Ben Platt does. I think they would have cast the other students differently if they were planning on casting Platt. Colton Ryan is a surprising choice for Connor for me. I know he understudied the role, but his look and persona are much closer to the homecoming king than the angry outcast. |
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| re: Ben Platt hosted Jimmy Kimmel last night | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 10:26 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Ben Platt hosted Jimmy Kimmel last night - mikem 09:30 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| "Colton Ryan is a surprising choice for Connor for me. I know he understudied the role, but his look and persona are much closer to the homecoming king than the angry outcast." Agreed. On the one hand, I don't imagine it will be that difficult to sort of goth him up and make him look more like an outcast than a really clean-cut, good looking guy, but it does strike me as a surprising choice. When I saw Colton on stage in ALICE BY HEART, it occurred to me that he might end up a movie or TV star, but I didn't think it would be in a role like Connor in DEH. P.S. I wonder if they considered casting Mike Faist to repeat his stage role of Connor? He, of course, is playing Riff in the new WEST SIDE STORY movie, so DEH would have been a nice follow up. And also, as per someone else's post, most people would probably say that Mike (who is 28) looks closer to Ben Platt's age (26) than Colton does, yet he might still be believable as a teenager on screen. Clearly, Steven Spielberg thought so :-) |
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| He did? | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 12:42 am EDT 08/21/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Ben Platt hosted Jimmy Kimmel last night - Michael_Portantiere 10:26 am EDT 08/20/20 | |
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| Riff is a high schooler? I never thought that. | |
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