[Colle]

I justed wanted to know if there ever is a "Miss Saigon" movie, how do you imagine it will be like? I am especially interested how you picture some of the scenes.

[Mademoiselle Lanoire]

Could be good, could be disastrous.

Depends on a lot of factors.

[theatregeek]

Noooooo, it will ruin it! I really wish they wouldn't do this to musicals!

[Fantine]

I think that Miss Saigon is one of the few musicals that could actually work on film.

Not that I've seen the full show, just judging from bits I've seen and how it is staged in my head. I think film makers could pull it off really well.

[Timmy_Wishes he was Quast]

i did some ideas on this for my media project fopr ICT i'll up load the trailer...and show you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U7TJK8AzoE

[musicalsrokmysox]

hahahaha, i love it

[Pounce]

Not sure about the mood of the American public. Considering how RENT and The Producers flopped, maybe they'd wait and see how other mucials in the pipeline do at the box office. And with America more or less at war, the public might not want something with a war theme.

Plus, with its downer ending, it might not be a good candidate for a commerical film, maybe it would be more like an art film which means a lower budget. Couldn't stand to see a change in ending like they did with Little Shop of Horrors.

[Jordan]

[Timmy_Wishes he was Quast]

I know i had a terrrible cold when i did it!! LOL! So i was like "onbe manb" But thanx...i had a lot of fun making it!

[Jenko]

it'll just be 'platoon' with a love story

[Marie-leah]

Id love to see it it could either be too hollywoodised or they could get it to be breath taking depending on there appproch if they did

[Silver_Stag]

Well, seeing as we Americans (not all, but some) tend to smack a label on anything with an unhappy ending as crap, I think Miss Saigon should stick to the stage to save itself. I really do hate to see musicals flop, and I even hate it more when they end up being disasterous and a flop.

[frisco]

I've been a fan of the show for a while, so i'd love to see it hit the big screen as a motion picture. I do think however that changing the ending would be insane. You wouldn't change the ending to Romeo and Juliet so changing the ending to this would be the same. As for the switch in "Little shop of horrors"...a movie i've always loved...I think that worked out better. The movie/play itself wasn't exactly a drama so I think maybe they had a bit more leeway with that one.
Ideally if it is ever made into a movie it will retain the charms of the stage play. I'd like to see the musical numbers all in the show, and not replaced by dialog. Hopefully it will be done similar to "Jesus Christ Superstar" or "Tommy".
And lastly PLEASE do not cast an American/non-Asian as Kim. I'd be pretty upset to see Christina Aguillara as Kim. Granted that Leah Salonga is getting older, but she is the ultimate Kim.

[muzicfan]

Definitely Lea Salonga will be the best kim for the movie version if there will be a movie version... and it would be awesome too if they'll cast the original london people... Like Isay Alvarez as Gigi... Monique Wilson for Mimi, Claire Moore for Ellen, Simon Bowman for Chris or even Will Chase, Jonathan Pryce for the Engineer or Leo Valdes, Keith Burns for Thuy or Robert Sena or Cocoy Laurel.... they are the best!!! Now that Lea is a mother (she gave birth to nicole beverly chien) she would definitley give a soulful rendition of I'd give my life for you!!!

[Marie-leah]

[Eponine93]

It wouldn't be made into a movie. Ever. It hasn't been a Broadway hit in years and its too deep for most Americans.

[Anno_Domini]

Well, Rent's failure as a movie was due to a combination of bad publicity - that is, there weren't enough previews for it on television, and the movie was massacred by the critics for reasons I will never understand. I personally thought it was an incredible movie.

The Producers...not so great a movie. The cast was good (save for Uma "Bad Accent" Thurman), but the directing was altogether mediocre. Too bad Mel Brooks himself didn't direct it.

[What Is This Feeling?]

I would love to see a musical film version of Miss Saigon, but I wish I could see the original Cameran Mackintosh production, somehow.

[LesD]

2 reasons why Miss Saigon should never be moved into a movie:

1)Phantom Of The Opera
2)Evita

1 reason why it should be:

Jesus Christ Superstar (original 70s version)

Cheers
Les
ps Yes I am new and I am reviving a teenage passion for my kids.

[Anno_Domini]

Evita was fine, I thought, even though Antonio Banderos is certainly not a singer.

Phantom was..........well, it was directed by Joel Schumacher, so what can ya do...........besides kill Joel Schumacher for more or less butchering one of the greatest musicals of all time.



As for the original film version for Jesus Christ Superstar............well, quite frankly I thought that sucked

[NurseCodeBlue]

i'm pretty sure they could all cast them in the TV movie version.

it'll be a hit like redwood curtain!

[kitty17794]

[sherwills]

I reckon if they put in more spoken dialogues as opposed to a sung-through movie version (of course keeping the best songs in it too), then it would definitely work.

I thought the movie version of Evita was good too and I was actually impressed with Chicago. For some reason, I love the movie version of Chicago better.

[deGREENIFYme]

[hippo2002]

I'm looking forward the film!

[mastachen]

But... there isn't going to be one.

[Aladdin96]

It would be brilliant if a Miss Saigon movie were to be made. It would be nice for Vanessa Hudgens, from High School Musical, to play Kim and she would do a good job with the acting. I'm also thinking Jim Sturgess, from Across the Universe, would play Chris. I hope the movie would do well and win the reviews from well-known movie critics. After all, Vanessa Hudgens is part Filipino, since Lea Salonga, who was part of the original cast of the production, is Filipino. It would be brilliant if Vanessa was to win an award, whether it's a Golden Globe, or, perhaps, an Oscar, which can be the best work she ever did.

[Tenalto]

[melissalive33]

I would like Lea Salonga to play Kim again. She did a great job!

[GuyNHollywood]

I feel a movie based on the stage musical Miss Saigon could actually work.

I had very little faith in "Chicago" ever making it, and wow was I surprised. It's almost better than the stage version!

Unlike Rent, where I MUCH prefer the stage version. I always tell people, go see Rent on stage FIRST, then perhaps see the movie.

In Moulin Rouge, it didn't necessarily have a happy ending, yet it was a classic. Sometimes rated in the top 10 most romantic movies of all time. Not to mention it won a Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy but didn't fare so well at the Oscars.

The only sad thing is, when you have studio execs running the show, when choosing the actors for the movie, they are going to put people that are the actual age of the characters:

KIM: "I'm seventeen, and I'm new here today, The village I come from seems so far away"

That basically opens the show, so it will have to be someone with an Asian look between 14 and 23. For the age side of it, that would leave Lea Solonga out.

Then, the casting of Chris. I would love to see Jim (James) Sturgess of "21" and "Across the Universe" do it. He obviously can pull off an American accent as he did in "21". He is great.

I'm telling you though, my prediction is that the stupid movie execs will cast someone like Justin Timberlake to be Chris. Mark my words! Read this post in the future and come back to this date and time and unfortunately, I'm gonna say "I told you so!"

I think Justin Timberlake has no more talent than the pinky nail of Lance Bass. He just got REAL lucky. Hopefully he doesn't land this role!

Also, you know how in a movie, it says "Three years later" or "Yesterday 12:02pm" or "1974" or whatever. Sometimes I wish they had a way to do that in Miss Saigon (stage show) because I swear, I was so lost the first couple of times I saw the show during "I Still Believe" because I couldn't figure out right away that we had moved three years ahead of time. And the kid they use always looks about 5 or 6 - I guess Tam can't actually be a 3-year old actor, eh? I guess I'm just slow, but it would be nice to have a little more of a hint, and with movies, you can do that.

I think at the end, they should have the gun go off and then abruptly end the movie with the credits, leaving the audience not knowing who was killed for sure, whether she killed herself, Ellen, Tam, etc. Chris could still sing the "Kim" finale, but whoever died would be left up to the imagination. But then again, I guess it's crucial to stick to the original story. My friend didn't tell me it was loosely based on Madame Butterfly and he DEFINITELY didn't tell me what happens at the end. I'm so glad too because I was truly shocked and the tears came pouring out at the end. I mean, at the end when the lights come up, everyone is leaving the theatre with red eyes, tear-soaked cheeks and sniffles.

That's my take. Sorry for going on and on. I type what I think so maybe I'll go edit this now! HAHA!

-Chad

[Mistress]

Without the original ending we wouldn't have the bitter-sweet ending with Tam finding a good home with Chris and Ellen.

[Salome]

[Mistress]

You know...I was ushering when a community group put on Miss Saigon at the theatre...and, well, from what I saw I always got the impression that Kim killed herself just to guilt-trip Ellen and Chris into taking Tam...is it just me or is that the general idea?

[Set_Buildin_Dad]

[Mistress]

Ah...That makes sense.