Les Miserables: Even the thread will make you cry

[AnneFan]

Russell's a funny guy.

[narrows101]

Originally Posted by danoyse

Speaking of Twitter, he was at it again yesterday:

He tweeted today that he "lives one more day" and his scene is changed to Monday. Meanwhile, rehearsals for Master of the House (Donovan tweeted a while ago that he was in the "inn" scene, wonder what "stairs" means):

Mark Donovan @markydonovan
@_DearStalker Lots of choreography and stairs :

~m @_DearStalker
@markydonovan you going to be ok next week? Very long days. We're doing 3hours OT tonight as it is.

~m ‏@_DearStalker
@xLady_Luckx I'm so getting some tonight, an iPad and Helena all in one week.

~m @_DearStalker
Visitors to set so far,Angelina Jolie,Javier Bardem, Josh Hartnett,SamMendes, Annie Leibowitz. Today..... Nick Clegg.

1 Jun ~m ‏@_DearStalker
@danielhill14 brutal. 3 hrs OT tonight alone. It's chaos on set. We are all a bit delirious and laughing lots. You coming back?

Daniel @danielhill14
@_DearStalker Sounds a bit like Tues night! I am. Was meant to be Monday, but told that due to 'filming issues' I'm not in until Tues now..

Robyn North þ@robynnorthpiper
More rehearsing Master of the House today. Set looks incredible. Loving every minute!

[Rowsdower!]

This looks so, so good. I love the stage version and it looks like the film will not disappoint. The trailer gave me chills when I saw it before SWATH last night; unfortunately it was partially ruined by a bunch of teenaged idiots in the theater who thought Anne Hathaway's haircut was hysterical.

[sideburnking]

Originally Posted by Rowsdower!

This looks so, so good. I love the stage version and it looks like the film will not disappoint. The trailer gave me chills when I saw it before SWATH last night; unfortunately it was partially ruined by a bunch of teenaged idiots in the theater who thought Anne Hathaway's haircut was hysterical.

When my mom and I saw the trailer yesterday, my mom (Who had forgotten some details about the musical, even though when she was part of the Philharmonic Chorale some years back, she helped them sing a few numbers from it) sadly asked "Why are they cutting her hair?" I explained she was selling her hair, my mom said she forgot that part.
Those 'Master of the House' tweets are funny. As I said earlier, one of the things that first got me excited about this movie was envisioning Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham- Carter singing 'Master of the House,' that's another moment of the movie in which I'll probably have tears in my eyes, but this time they'll be tears of laughter!

[Pink Ranger]

I'm looking forward to seeing SBC and HBC do the Beggar's Waltz.

[Rowsdower!]

Originally Posted by sideburnking

When my mom and I saw the trailer yesterday, my mom (Who had forgotten some details about the musical, even though when she was part of the Philharmonic Chorale some years back, she helped them sing a few numbers from it) sadly asked "Why are they cutting her hair?" I explained she was selling her hair, my mom said she forgot that part.
Those 'Master of the House' tweets are funny. As I said earlier, one of the things that first got me excited about this movie was envisioning Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham- Carter singing 'Master of the House,' that's another moment of the movie in which I'll probably have tears in my eyes, but this time they'll be tears of laughter!

Yeah, I had forgotten about that too until I saw the screenshots of her a few weeks back.

I'm most intrigued by Russell Crowe as Javert. That's such a fascinating character and I'm sure Crowe will do a great job in the role, provided he can sing (I hope he can!). I hope this is the movie that puts him "back on the map," so to speak. His career and reputation have taken major hits over the past few years, but I think Les Miz and Man of Steel will reestablish him as an A-Lister.

[CGHulk]

The last line of the song has been, "The dream I dreamed." and Anne sang it, "A dream I dreamed." I wonder if the changed lyric is intentional by the filmmakers and the original song writers?

[DarkSovereignty]

how tragic, I'll be sure to cry in the shower over it later.

[Darkness Falls]

haven't seen the play but the trailer definatley got my attention
it looks amazing, loving Anne's singing in the trailer, just beautiful

[narrows101]

Originally Posted by CGHulk

The last line of the song has been, "The dream I dreamed." and Anne sang it, "A dream I dreamed." I wonder if the changed lyric is intentional by the filmmakers and the original song writers?

I wouldn't be surprised if some lines are changed to certain songs.

One extra reported in the courtroom scene, Hugh sings "so Your Honor you see it's true" rather than "so Javert....."

Also, in the scene where they are pulling ropes, another extra reported that the line "the sun is strong, it's hot as Hell below" has been changed to "no God above, and hell alone below" which makes sense considering what they are doing.

[Rowsdower!]

Just a random thought... that girl playing Eponine is a stunner. So, SOOOO glad they didn't give that part to Taylor Swift, lol.

[Pink Ranger]

Originally Posted by narrows101

I wouldn't be surprised if some lines are changed to certain songs.

One extra reported in the courtroom scene, Hugh sings "so Your Honor you see it's true" rather than "so Javert....."

Also, in the scene where they are pulling ropes, another extra reported that the line "the sun is strong, it's hot as Hell below" has been changed to "no God above, and hell alone below" which makes sense considering what they are doing.

It's also important to remember that the song lyrics in the musical itself have even changed several times over the years.

[danoyse]

Looks like they've headed for the sewers:

Russell Crowe ‏@russellcrowe
how can I allow this man...to hold dominion over me...Javert is deceased...atleast until 8am,chase Valjean through the sewers again

[danoyse]

Originally Posted by Pink Ranger

It's also important to remember that the song lyrics in the musical itself have even changed several times over the years.

"On the tomb of Lamarque shall a barricade rise" being one of my favorite updates.

[Pink Ranger]

I find it particularly amusing that Russell seems to be having a blast making this movie, whereas from what I've seen he portrays Javert so well as being appropriately stern and wonderfully joyless.

[Raiden]

Originally Posted by Rowsdower!

Just a random thought... that girl playing Eponine is a stunner. So, SOOOO glad they didn't give that part to Taylor Swift, lol.

Yeah, Samantha Barks is pretty hot, and she also performed the song "On My Own" in Les Miserables' 25th anniversary concert as well. As for Swift, I'm glad they decided against casting her as Eponine, but some thinks the whole thing may have been conjured up by her publicist to try to win the role in the first place.

[Rowsdower!]

Haha, wouldn't surprised me. Reminds me of that bizarre campaign by Lindsay Lohan to get cast in Man of Steel.

[CGHulk]

Here's the 1080p link to the teaser trailer.
http://trailers.apple.com/movies/uni...sr1_h1080p.mov

[DACrowe]

Originally Posted by Rowsdower!

Just a random thought... that girl playing Eponine is a stunner. So, SOOOO glad they didn't give that part to Taylor Swift, lol.

Yeah. I had never heard of Samantha Barks before, but the amount emotion and talent she expresses in "On Your Own" is great. I have my doubts about TSwift being able to act the part and no she can't sing like that.

Originally Posted by Rowsdower!

Haha, wouldn't surprised me. Reminds me of that bizarre campaign by Lindsay Lohan to get cast in Man of Steel.

She really tried that? Never knew.

[DACrowe]

BTW just found this cool thing:

"One More Day" sung together by the 25th Anniversary Cast and the 1985 Original West End Cast of Les Mis:

VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

Pretty nice.

[Majik1387]

You should look up the Valjean Quartet singing "Bring Him Home"

Definitely made me cry at first listen.

[danoyse]

Originally Posted by DACrowe

BTW just found this cool thing:

"One More Day" sung together by the 25th Anniversary Cast and the 1985 Original West End Cast of Les Mis:

VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

Pretty nice.

Loved that. I have this on blu-ray, it's awesome.

Btw, if anyone is a Game of Thrones fan, the original Javert from the 1985 is Roger Allam, who played Illyrio in Season 1

[Schlosser85]

Is anyone else a fan of the non-musical movie from the late '90s with Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush?

It's not a musical, and they condensed quite a bit (Eponine is cut altogether), but I always thought Neeson and Rush were great in the roles (although their performances were strictly acting, they didn't have to sing).

[Clu]

some love it, some hate it. I like it for what it is. a solid acted movie. questionable ending though, but hey who doesnt love liam looking at the sky smiling as hes free.

[DACrowe]

I like the movie. I saw it many years before I even heard a song from the musical and I still think it's the best film version of the story, if for no other reason than the acting (Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes) and it's the only film version that really showcases how terrible Fantine's life is and the horrors she went through. Even moreso than the musical, from what I can tell. I also prefer how they reimagined Cosette from being a passive damsel like in the books to actually having a real relationship with Valjean.

But it did cut out Eponine (who honestly isn't that essential in the book, but seems to have been beefed up for the musical in terms of importance) and the ending is...way too abrupt to put it lightly.

Still, a good film that kept the tone of desperation from the book better than any film adaptation I know of.