There will be singing MaybeAccording to Variety Daniel Day-Lewis is in talks to join the cast of Rob Marshalls musical Nine He would be filling the role that Javier Bardem recently dropped out of due to exhaustion However a spokesman for the Weinstein Co which is producing the film said until an announcement is made Day-Lewis casting is pure conjectureThe film based on the stage musical originally inspired by the Felliini film 8 189 follows Guido Contini a famous filmmaker who has trouble balancing his professional life with his personal problems and a bevy of women Penelope Cruz Marion Cotillard Sophia Loren Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench will play the ladies in his life Adam BryantRelated149 Javier Bardem 86s His Role in NineMore Movie News 149 Michael Moore Planning Fahrenheit 911 Sequel149VIDEO Visit the Set of 007s Quantum of Solace149 Smallville Hills Hotties Head Into the Blue
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Javier Bardem has bowed out of Nine the musical based on the Federico Fellini film 8189Bardem told director Rob Marshall he is too exhausted from projects and awards season and wants to take a break from acting for up to a yearHe initially signed onto the musical last year but the start of production was delayed due to the writers strikeBardem was slated to star as Guido Contini a film director who tries to balance his work with a bevy of women and numerous personal crisesPenelope Cruz Marion Cotillard and Sophia Loren are already signed to star in the show JR Whalen
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Catherine Zeta-Jones will not be playing Claudia in a big-screen adaptation of the musical Nine, now that Rob Marshall (who directed the Welsh stunner to an Oscar in Chicago) has declined to beef up the role. As of now, says the New York Daily News, Javier Bardem is on board as Guido, Sophia Loren his mother and Penélope Cruz his mistress. The short list to replace CZJ includes Natalie Portman, Keira Knightley and Kate Hudson. (Um, let's hope the costume designer hadn't gotten started yet.)
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Casting is under way for director Rob Marshall's adaptation of the musical Nine, and thus far Katie Holmes, Demi Moore and Chicago's Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones have thrown their hats into the ring, says the New York Post.... Woody Allen hopes that his new (of course) untitled film, starring Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem and (of course) Scarlett Johansson, will do for Barcelona what Manhattan did for the Big Apple.... Richard Roundtree has boarded the Wachowskis' live-action Speed Racer, playing a driver turned commentator who's a hero to Speed and a sex machine to all the chicks.
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Consider this an unqualified rave. NBC is offering a deluxe sweeps and holiday treat in Tuesday’s prime-time special Tony Bennett: An American Classic (8/7c), which is as lustrously filmed as it is impeccably sung. For those of us who’ve been waiting for Oscar-nominated director Rob Marshall (Chicago) to tackle a new musical project, here it is. Marshall has lovingly conceived and masterfully executed a shimmering, swinging hour of razzle-dazzle showmanship that redefines what a variety special can be.I’m tempted to say they don’t make ’em like this anymore, but the truth is, even back when they did, they didn’t make ’em this good very often. (What this special reminded me of most, especially in the elaborate and evocative production numbers, was Bob Fosse’s landmark Liza With a Z special that Showtime so magnificently resurrected and restored earlier this year.)This is the rare music special that looks as good as it sounds. And it sounds spec...
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