If they would cast Efron as Marius (god forbid it!) I could see them also casting Vanessa Hudgens as Cosette and Ashley Tisdale as Epoinine haha just imagine them hitting the last harmony in AHFOL or even "better" Efron in ECAET and Tisdale in OMO.. NO!.. I don't want them to make this movie not another musical getting killed by hollywood like phantom.. Record the stage show- that would truly make me happy

I also don't really think it would work very well for the screen.. it's just too theatrical in a way..

I agree, I just can't see it working as a movie and I don't want it to be ruined And what with all of this Susan Boyle hype, I bet they will have her on there with a really small part or something.
Aaaaand if they make it a movie, they will have to cut out SO MUCH to make it a normal running time (I think most films are like an hour and a half aren't they?). Arghh, it just won't work.



Yes! With the best of all recent performers

Most movies now are at least 2 hours, unless it's a kids movie. And musicals have a tendency to run long - Phantom, Rent, Dreamgirls both the movies were about 2 hours and 20 minutes. I'm sure if they made Les Mis, it would at LEAST 2 hours and a half.

Yes, I don't think running time would be a problem, really. I mean, the London production runs, I believe, 2h 35 mins now. And there ARE cuts in there (:() but it works just well.

What about the crazy woman who mutters to herself in "Look Down"?

I want to be that woman.

I actaully kind of want it to be made into a movie. I have never seen Les Mis, I've only read the book and have the OLC on my iPod (and listen to it like, everyday) and I live in the US so i won't be seeing it anytime soon.

Personally I'd prefer broadway and/or west end actors in the moive, but Hollywoods just gonna use hollywood names

Jean Valjean-Hugh Jackman-sorry I know a lot of people don't want him in it but he's got theatre exprience.
Javert-???
Marius-Jamie Campbell Bower- There's really not much difference between Marius and Anthony, being the lovesick tenor types...too bad he's now invovled in that Twilight trash (EW...)
Cosette-I'd love to see Anne Hathaway, but the role is too small for her. So it'll probably be played by some one like Emmy Rossum...
Eponine-Lea Michele? Maybe, i'm not sure. I think she'd create a new generation of Eppie/Marius shippers though.
Fantine-I'd love to see it played by Stephanie J Block for some reason, but that ain't gunna happen so it'll probably be Lea Salonga or Idina Menzel
Thenardiars-Johnny Depp and Helen Bonham Carter. Sorry, but when I was watching Sweeney Todd, it just reminded me of them. They're good at the sneaky evil gross types.
Enjolras-This is where I'm going to say DAVID THAXTON!!!!!!!!! But that won't happen. So really anyone but Zac Efron, Joe Jonas etc.

I think they should do it similar to Joseph, RENT, and Cats, film it live on stage, so then we could have the awesome London cast on *legal* film

Yeah, I know I spelt like everyone's name wrong. I can't spell for my life.

Eww, not Jamie Campbell Bower, we do not need some disgustingly wet Marius.

Still, Bower would probably be better than Efron-escept that Efron's voice actually sounds kinda sorta masculine. That's about all he has going for him. I second lea asEponine, only because she has the stage cred to pull it off (not to mention her playing the part at hollywood Bowl) and Glee has made her into a very plausible shose in terms of "big" names, excpet she's maybe more of medium name XD

Mitchell as Javert?-I'm in all the way! Same for Jackman as Javert.
Eanjolras is a toughy though...it would be hilarious to see Efron attempt it, especially with all the slash jokes that would follow...

If they ever use Carter in a musical again, she needs to be dubbed. She couldn't sing, at all.

And Johnny Depp is far too good looking for Thenardier. They need someone like Timothy Spall.

I can sort of see Helena Bonham Carter as Madame, but I agree about her voice. She's also a very pretty woman, I think they should pick someone not quite so stunning.

LOL. That would be hiralous.
But I don't R would would be stupid enough to love that thing...