Get Ready for "Miss Saigon" the Movie! It's About Darn Time!
The Broadway hit "Miss Saigon" is getting ready for its big screen makeover! Former United Artists CEO, Paula Wagner, is spearheading the project. She has handpicked Lee Daniels to direct.
Picking Daniels is a great choice! His film "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" is a fantastic film, and sure to win some Oscar nods including Mo'Nique, yes, Mo'Nique, for Best Supporting Actress!
Wagner is producing the musical through her Chestnut Ridge Productions.
Cameron Mackintosh, the producer of the original Broadway musical, is producing the film with Wagner.
Variety is saying that depending on the script and financial discussions, the film will go into production next year for 2011 release.
Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil wrote the tragic tale of a Vietnamese bar girl who falls in love with an American soldier before the fall of Saigon in 1975.
I love "Miss Saigon!" I saw it, probably 5 times, and I memorized all the songs! I've always wondered about its cinematic possibilities, and now, I'm very excited to see this into fruition.
So who should play the part of Kim, the tragic character? May I suggest Miss Lea Salonga, the great Filipina actress who originated the role on Broadway and won a Tony award for it?
Check out her performance of Last Night of the World with Simon Bowman:
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