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| Glenn Close on the status of her “Sunset Boulevard” film. | |
| Posted by: kieran 03:49 am EDT 05/04/24 | |
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| re: Glenn Close on the status of her “Sunset Boulevard” film. | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 07:58 am EDT 05/04/24 | |
| In reply to: Glenn Close on the status of her “Sunset Boulevard” film. - kieran 03:49 am EDT 05/04/24 | |
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| Billy Wilder famously remarked about casting William Holden as Joe Gillis that "he knows the territory" because Bill was rumored to have had romantic relationships with older actresses. However, Close at 77 would definitely be pushing it. As Samantha (Kim Cattrall) once frankly stated, "No one wants to f**k grandma's p***y. | |
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| re: Glenn Close on the status of her “Sunset Boulevard” film. | |
| Last Edit: royscho 09:22 am EDT 05/04/24 | |
| Posted by: royscho 09:18 am EDT 05/04/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Glenn Close on the status of her “Sunset Boulevard” film. - BroadwayTonyJ 07:58 am EDT 05/04/24 | |
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| It’s not just about her being way too old to play Norma (which she is.) This property - beloved as it is by some fans (and count me among them) - has never made money and doesn’t have financial prospects. She and ALW can announce that they’re making it, even announce a director (as they did in 2019) or that they’re doing it with Paramount (which they also did) but without committed funds from an investor, these updates and announcements are all meaningless. At any given time, making a movie starring an elderly female lead (who’s last commercial hit was in the 90s) in a genre that is tough to crack (artistically and commercially), and particularly based an a IP that is known to be one of the biggest money-losers in Broadway history, is an almost-impossible task. But now, when the movie business is on life support (and streamers are no longer willing to throw money blindly on projects that wouldn’t be greenlit for a theatrical run,) there is no any conceivable way this movie will be made. And it was an unlikely project 5 and 10 years ago to begin with. So, don’t mind these periodical headlines, especially when they’re merely an answer to a reporter’s question. Everyone needs a clickbait now and then… but they’re meaningless. |
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| re: Glenn Close on the status of her “Sunset Boulevard” film. | |
| Posted by: PaulGrin 08:34 am EDT 05/04/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Glenn Close on the status of her “Sunset Boulevard” film. - BroadwayTonyJ 07:58 am EDT 05/04/24 | |
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| 77 is the new 50. | |
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| re: Glenn Close on the status of her “Sunset Boulevard” film. | |
| Last Edit: Delvino 09:11 am EDT 05/04/24 | |
| Posted by: Delvino 09:04 am EDT 05/04/24 | |
| In reply to: re: Glenn Close on the status of her “Sunset Boulevard” film. - PaulGrin 08:34 am EDT 05/04/24 | |
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| Unlike the Streisand Rose, who would've been forced to play the mother of young children through 35-40% of Gypsy, Norma is in amber. Preserved from the start. Rather than try to make Close appear younger, can the story be moved to the later 50s*, adding a decade to Norma's retirement? The Havisham aspect would be even more poignant (and arguably, more gothic). A sort of Tarantino approach to the garish late 50s/early 60s, on the cusp the heyday of television and the start of a decade when non-studio films took off, could work. Parallels: Norma's decline and the studio system's end. And audiences wouldn't have to suspend disbelief. Make Joe a washed-up 42, and the whole thing might be compelling. *DeMille died in 1959, but that could be useful; if DeMille himself is done, and Norma sees a different film in production, it could be almost Follies-like; DeMille finished, deluded Norma believing he's still her ticket back to an industry that bears little resemblance to their shared heyday. |
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