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Jim Steinman is doing a Batman musical :D At least he's the right person for it musically - that's exactly the vibe a Batman musical should take, operatic and heroic rock with just the right amount of camp. Here's hoping they get good people for it.

And in his blog, he mentions plans for a film of Tanz that's "up to Polanski". OMGgahgibbleYAY. I do have Tanz on DVD (original Vienna cast), but a true movie, with effects and everything, and hmm, didn't Polanski say that Malwina was his perfect Sarah and rave all over Lukasz's voice? :>

(On the employment front, I got the contract today :D And I'm justified in complaining about the heat: it's the hottest July in recorded history. But I think I'm getting used to the temperatures now.)

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From:

winter

Quite apart from him as a person, I utterly admire his directing skills. What he did with the musical is amazing in the way the action never lags, the audience's attention is held and every character gets enough of a part to be memorable. If it's really in his hands, I trust the magic will be there :)

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alice_montrose

*nod nod nod*
And don't get me wrong about the movie. As stupid and hilarious as it is, I do like it. I have the feeling it was meant to be that way, after all.

And gaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! Tanz movie! *bounces*

From:

winter

The movie situation was similar to Tanz on Broadway - producers cut it up to up the slapstick quotient because they thought people wouldn't understand it. I know it's a long way from proposal to movie, but still... hee :D

From:

alice_montrose

*deep sigh* It's because they made it in the US. If they shoot in in Europe, as a co-production at least, they'll probably have no such problems. And we all know how Polanski feels about Hollywood nowadays. So there is hope. And he can probably shoot it in Transylvania or somewhere hearaabouts. We won't mind, we welcome his strange genius anytime! *eg*

From:

winter

It's not as if Polanski's allowed in the US anyway, so it'd be Europe by default. And oh, it would be pretty. Plus a challenge for him, since I think he hasn't done a musical movie yet...