Thread:Quickrydina/@comment-4919485-20170414170102/@comment-4919485-20170507140538

We don't know what "pulling an Emma" means.

I am also aware of that, Emma, and I think it is absolutely bullshit. Nicole is a mess. I'm sorry, but it's the truth.

I love Nicole's personality, the girl can sing most people under the table, she is so versatile... But I've seen her do dramatic. It always lands on OVER. And you might say: "Well, Broadway IS overdramatic...", but not on film, it isn't. And Nicole doesn't sell as an actress. She managed to make Christine Daeé look too much, and the girl is an opera singer from the French barroque era. It is also a mess to hire a POP SINGER with no Broadway (nor film) experience, over a seasoned fullfledged Broadway veteran, who has worked on Broadway since the age of 7, and has even originated a role for one of the most known Broadway musicals, as well as having experience with TV and Film, amounting to a 23 YEARS career. And, AS IF Nicole Scherzinger can bring home so much as an Oscar nomination. If Lea plays it, she can.

Do you know what's really ironic? The fact that Lea mostly RESEMBLES Elphie physically, but if she was a blonde, she would have the vocal range, the youthful quality, the soprano, the stature and the spunk necessary for Galinda. The fact that this woman can perform BOTH parts should be a no-fcking-brainer when deciding to cast her in a movie musical. That and the obvious physical liqueness to Elphaba, the absolute blessing of the orignal Broadway stars - which means proximity and easy study of the part - and a nearly 30 years career. And when I say nearly 3 decades of career, I don't mean in the Naya Rivera "I was on TV when I was 5... Then never worked again until I was 22," kind of way. I mean straight-through, consistent working for 20+ years.

But, knowing the showbiz mess, they'll probably hire Scherzinger as Elphaba, and fcking Carrie Underwood as Glinda (Or Amanda Seyfriend). If Lea isn't in it, it'll flop.

But, regardless. What did you think of Places? Isn't it amazing? Did you purchase it already, or are you waiting for your next paycheck?