Deflope Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 It sounds like it’s a straight drama rather than a musical, a la Carmen Jones or the hip hop version with Beyoncé). https://variety.com/2019/film/news/jamie-dornan-melissa-barrera-carmen-sony-pictures-classics-1203215452/#article-comments Im guessing Jamie Dornan is the Don Jose character. Link to comment
nanushka Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Deflope said: It sounds like it’s a straight drama rather than a musical, a la Carmen Jones or the hip hop version with Beyoncé). Actually, this is the final paragraph of the article: Quote “For many years, I have been passionate about creating a film musical, and ‘Carmen’ presents an incredibly exciting opportunity for exploring dance and music onscreen,” Millepied said. It's not 100% clear from that and the rest of the article that the characters themselves are going to do the singing, but that's what "film musical" suggests to me. It's possible the singing and dancing could be a naturalistic part of the dramatic action, though (e.g. if Carmen the character were a professional singer/dancer). The article also notes that Melissa Barrera (Carmen) is currently starring in a film adaptation of the musical In the Heights. Edited May 16, 2019 by nanushka Link to comment
dirac Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 22 hours ago, Deflope said: It sounds like it’s a straight drama rather than a musical, a la Carmen Jones or the hip hop version with Beyoncé). https://variety.com/2019/film/news/jamie-dornan-melissa-barrera-carmen-sony-pictures-classics-1203215452/#article-comments Im guessing Jamie Dornan is the Don Jose character. Thanks for posting this news, Deflope. The picture could combine musical elements and drama (the article notes that new songs are being composed for the movie) without being a full-fledged musical - or it could be. I'm sure more details will be forthcoming. I think you are right about Dornan - the only other character he could play is Escamillo and somehow he doesn't seem the type. I'm not sure that I've actually seen Dornan in anything - does anyone know what he was like in the Fifty Shades series? Link to comment
Anthony_NYC Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Oh goody, an adaptation of Carmen, what a fresh and original idea. I haven’t seen one of those since the last ice-skating competition I watched. Well, at least he isn’t using Bizet’s music. Link to comment
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