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Hollywood, which I think invented musicals on film, continues to want to hide that fact from the moviegoing public -- (link)

Posted by hollywood big shot (aka pickmix) Dec 4 '23, 12:27

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https://twitter.com/mattsinger/status/1731729322195706190?s=20 (twitter.com)

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I'd be more concerned with the idea that The Color Purple appears to be an animated movie, going by that poster. -- nm - Reagen Dec 4, 13:36 1
- it IS a bold new take . . . -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 4, 13:36
Pretty funny too that they hint at it with the musical note in the letter A -- nm - oblique Dec 4, 13:00 4
- like both Mean Girls and Color Purple were very successful B'way shows. are they scared that people don't remember that fact? -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 4, 13:11 3
  - I'd bet 90% of people aren't aware they were Broadway shows -- nm - Roger More Dec 4, 13:27 1
    - Also, watching The Color Purple trailer with the song 'Push the Button' and this is all I can think of: -- (link) - Roger More Dec 4, 13:30 [youtube]
  - Evan Hansen bombed…why remind people of that? - Will Hunting Dec 4, 13:20
Are they doing that with 'Wonka' too? -- nm - Diva Dec 4, 12:51 6
- mostly -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 4, 12:56
- Ive seen multiple trailers, if werent for ST I would not know this was going to be a musical. - Jovian Dec 4, 12:53 4
  - Wonka seems so much more obvious to me. the trailer shows what are clearly big choreographed numbers. -- nm - Andie Dec 4, 12:54 2
    - that's what's funny about the Mean Girls trailer. If you watch it is obvious there are dance numbers and people singing but none of it is set to the - oblique Dec 4, 12:56
    - You're definitely right it does. But to me I just see it as being like the original movie. - Jovian Dec 4, 12:56
  - I've heard a lot of good things about this movie. -- nm - Diva Dec 4, 12:54
Jellicle posters -- nm - B'nai B'ron Dec 4, 12:46
its almost as if they are admitting that Musicals don't really sell. -- nm - Jovian Dec 4, 12:46
it's the only way to trick Spawns to go see them - oblique Dec 4, 12:34 2
- Question: What if they remake Spawn. But make it a musical? -- nm - Jovian Dec 4, 12:53 1
  - :-] -- nm - mud Dec 4, 12:55

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