Former United Artists CEO and Tom Cruise producer Paula Wagner is readying a film adaptation of Miss Saigon, Variety reports. Lee Daniels, hot off his awards-season contender Precious, would direct. No writer is attached yet. Wagner wants to get the film in production in 2010 for a 2011 release.The love story about a Vietnamese bar girl and American soldier ran for nearly 10 years on Broadway. Separately, Wagner is working on a musical with Run-DMC.
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fantastic.. been a fan of his since monster’s ball & shadowboxing
Wow that only took 19 years.
Oo! Do you think they’ll have a HELICOPTER in the MOVIE?!
… Yeah, some things just seem less impressive / more everyday on film.
They best be gettin Lea Solanga to reprise her i think tony award winning role in the film, Miss Saigon is not Miss Saigon without her!
You don’t find too many posts like this one, so thanks for sharing. I’m glad I stopped by!
Hope they will still get Lea Salonga as Kim….please?!
i sooo love lea but for someone aged 39 to play a role of a 17 year old bar girl is sooo unrealistic. for sure there are a lot of young talented asians or asian/american who can be tapped for the role. someone who’s actually never heard of, unknown… it worked for lea… peace.
I hope Charice Pempengco can be consider. But this is hollywood.