Apr 5, 2008 | by Rodney
Kidman and Dench join Nine
So as with everything in this new age of rounding up, the title implies that this is just a little bit more than the source material offers. The adaptation of the stage musical 8 1/2 will become Nine and will still be a musical. Moreso, Dame Judi Dench and Nicole Kidman will be picking up singing duties.
Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench are joining Nine, Rob Marshall’s film adaptation of the 1982 Broadway musical. The Hollywood Reporter says they’ll be joining the already impressive cast of Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard and Sophia Loren.Bardem will be playing the lead, a film director juggling the demands of several women in his life. The musical is an adaptation of Federico Fellini’s autobiographical 8 1/2.
I enjoyed Nicole Kidman singing in Moulin Rouge, so I have no problem with that, however Judi Dench I have not heard sing. I am not a Judi Denchiophile, so perhaps I missed something, but I didn’t think she has been in a musical. I guess we will have to wait.
3 Comments, Comment or Ping
Kristina
YES!!!
More musicals, more, more, more!
I’m a big fan of the genre, and the latest crop of musicals have been great(save for the piece of SHIT Across The Universe). Moulin Rouge is one of my all-time favorite movies, so I’m all for hearing Nicole sing again.
Apr 5th, 2008
Day-Vuh
Hey dude, just so you know, the stage musical number is, and always has been called ‘Nine’. The 8 1/2 reference comes from the titled autobiography the musical was based on. There’s no stage musical called 8 1/2. Just FYI.
I know a few folks in a run of the show a few years back.. you’d like it. lots of ladies…
Apr 6th, 2008
ny_tm
Brilliant choices for this film, on all fronts: Director, actors, and subject matter.
R. Marshall is always good at being true to the story and theatricality (esp. in honoring the theatrical story for the genre of film).
Bardem (Oscar proven now), Cotilliard (such a fabulously brilliant and cute newcomer), Loren (enough said), Cruz (sex works), Kidman (we know she has the chops), and Dench. Now, Dench may not immediately be seen as a natural “musical/song” performer (even with an Olivier award for her musical performance), but fear not…she COMPLETELY brings the house down with her genius interpretation of the story!
She can stir emotion like no one else on earth, and her voice is so unique that it just wheedles its way into your heart and there is no evidence that she isn’t a natural singer. It just doesn’t seem to matter in the end, she WILL win your heart, it’s just her way!
This is going to be an AWESOME film, hands down, as long as they actually get the dream cast that has been touted.
Geezus…can’t wait!!!!!
May 12th, 2008
Reply to “Kidman and Dench join Nine”