I heart Jonathan Larson
I didn’t want to like it, but I think I do anyways….
I was leery when I heard rumours several years ago that there were plans to adapt RENT (my favorite musical) into a movie…movies from books are usually subpar, and I didn’t have high expectations for this one either (especially when they were considering Justin Timberlake for the role of Roger – one of my favorite characters! *shudder* ) But then I hadn’t heard anything about it, so it just kind of faded from my consciousness (the movie, that is – getting to see the show on Broadway in NYC this may was fantastic).
So imagine my surprise tonight when I check out www.apple.com/trailers , as I do now & then to see what new things are coming out, and I see a link for ‘RENT’….. I’m kind of scared, wondering what they have done to it …but curious, too, of course. So, I click, see the familiar red stenciled logo, wait for it to load up….
…And as soon as I hear the first strains of ‘Seasons of Love’, I break into an idiotic grin (yes, sitting in front of my computer by myself). I can’t help it. All of the characters look just like they do on stage and in the liner notes of the soundtrack, and so familiar…and the singing, and oh. So, hopes somewhat restored, I go check out the site to see who the cast is….and further joy is found to discover that many of the actors FROM THE ORGINAL BROADWAY CAST are reprising their roles! Including Adam Pascal as Roger!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Hopes and anticipation for this movie have now skyrocketed……now its just a matter of waiting until November 11th when its released! Ah, well, there is a clock counting down how many of the five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes are left on the site….I’ll just have to keep checking back there. At last count…… 211, 825.03 minutes to go…
At least I have the trailer and cast blog to keep me entertained until then.
How do you measure a year? Measure in love.
I was leery when I heard rumours several years ago that there were plans to adapt RENT (my favorite musical) into a movie…movies from books are usually subpar, and I didn’t have high expectations for this one either (especially when they were considering Justin Timberlake for the role of Roger – one of my favorite characters! *shudder* ) But then I hadn’t heard anything about it, so it just kind of faded from my consciousness (the movie, that is – getting to see the show on Broadway in NYC this may was fantastic).
So imagine my surprise tonight when I check out www.apple.com/trailers , as I do now & then to see what new things are coming out, and I see a link for ‘RENT’….. I’m kind of scared, wondering what they have done to it …but curious, too, of course. So, I click, see the familiar red stenciled logo, wait for it to load up….
…And as soon as I hear the first strains of ‘Seasons of Love’, I break into an idiotic grin (yes, sitting in front of my computer by myself). I can’t help it. All of the characters look just like they do on stage and in the liner notes of the soundtrack, and so familiar…and the singing, and oh. So, hopes somewhat restored, I go check out the site to see who the cast is….and further joy is found to discover that many of the actors FROM THE ORGINAL BROADWAY CAST are reprising their roles! Including Adam Pascal as Roger!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Hopes and anticipation for this movie have now skyrocketed……now its just a matter of waiting until November 11th when its released! Ah, well, there is a clock counting down how many of the five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes are left on the site….I’ll just have to keep checking back there. At last count…… 211, 825.03 minutes to go…
At least I have the trailer and cast blog to keep me entertained until then.
How do you measure a year? Measure in love.
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