ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
John Madden is in talks to direct Columbia Pictures' remake of the classic musical My Fair Lady , says Variety . Variety says Madden will ramp up the search for his leading lady and man in the new year. Though Kiera Knightley has been circling the project for some time, there is no formal agreement for her to play Eliza. The film will reportedly draw more closely on Alan Jay Lerner's...
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | yesterday
... although no formal agreement has been reached. The new version will draw more closely from Alan Jay Lerner’s novel and the original play it is based on, George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion , rather than the Audrey Hepburn-Rex Harrison film from 1964. It will also retain the film’s score and 1912 setting, as well as the original London locations. Madden is the latest...
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | yesterday
... that she can now be independent and does not need him. This new adaptation will draw more from Alan Jay Lerner's book and lyrics as well as George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion than on the 1964 version. Having enjoyed the original film, I'm not entirely sure that this is a remake that needs to get made, but it could turn out to be a fun musical. I'd like to see an actress with some comedic...
DVDVerdict (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... I should completely disapprove of My Fair Lady. This 1964 musical, based on the stage show by Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe, is in turn based on the 1913 play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. It's debatable as to whether it's Shaw's finest work, but its initial impact and fervent following remain undisputed. Shaw adapted the play to the screen—brilliantly, by the way—with Leslie...
