Rob Marshall Lining Up Sexy Cast for His 'Nine' Musical |
| Published: August 21, 2007, 9:05 am |
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Filed under: Drama, Music & Musicals, Romance, Casting, Scripts & Screenwriting, The Weinstein Co., Remakes and SequelsVariety is reporting that director/choreographer Rob Marshall and uber-producer Harvey Weinstein have started putting together a cast for Nine, a film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. Javier Bardem was just offered the role of director Guido Contini, who "experiences a creative and personal crisis as he tries to balance all the women in his life." The musical was inspired by Federico Fellini's classic 8 1/2, and the Contini role was originated onstage by the great Raul Julia. In its recent Broadway revival, Contini was played by Antonio Banderas. I love Bardem, but I have to wonder why Banderas isn't reprising his role here. He played the part in 2003 and he still looks like a million bucks, so the reason can't be that he's gotten too old. Curious.Regardless, the real appeal of this film is going to be its women. If Marshall gets his first choices, this [ Full article ] |
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