After announcing back in June that Hugh Jackman will star as Jean Valjean in the new musical movie, Les Miserables, new casting rumors have surfaced. According to Total Film, Russell Crowe is being considered for the part of Javert — the determined officer who is after Valjean. Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter are rumored to have been placed in the roles of the Thenardiers. The two recently appeared together in The King's Speech and if these rumors are true, I cant wait to see how they feed off each other in such villainous roles.Tom Hooper who directed The King's Speech has already signed on to direct this film and apparently a variety of actors are dying to play the lead roles.
Miranda Cosgrove, Hayden Panettiere, Emma Watson and Lucy Hale are all competing for the roles of Cosette and Epanine. My question is — can any of them sing? I think we all remember Cosgrove's performance of "Memory" from School of Rock and while Watson would be perfect for Epanine, I'm not sure her pipes are prepared for what is considered to be one of the most challenging female roles in musical theatre.
Also competing are Anne Hathaway, Amy Adams and Rebecca Hall for the role of Fantine. I think both Hathaway and Adams could do this role justice, but Adams has more of a frail look to her so she'd probably fit the bill.
What do you guys think? Who would make a worthy film cast for such an epic musical? Personally, I think they should recruit Lea Michele and Idina Menzel.
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