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AHA!!!! Here's my casting ideas... #2!!!

1. So now that HUGH JACKMAN has been the first confirmed cast member of the movie, I decided to do another round of ideas. Firstly, I added him to the top of the list. Ironic how I had placed him in the role of Javert last time around and Russell Crowe as Jean Valjean. Now we've gone topsy turvy. (And I don't think that my ideas on the last slew were intentional at all.... I might've gone off of someone else's leading, but not any casting directors. haha) Lastly, I think Jackman has shown lots of presence in hit movies lately, period dramas, AND musical theater showcases. He was in Oklahoma, hosted the Tony Awards, and also did some stuff at the Oscars. His range is definitely bari-tenor, despite the fact that he's gotten all BARITONE roles in his musical theater past. That's fine by me. Just listen to THIS: [link] and tell me he can't belt high stuff. SEE? "This is the Moment" is technically a bari-tenor song.

2. So Russell Crowe is "in place" for Javert, pretty much meaning he's almost got the part. It's still to be confirmed officially. I honestly like this casting choice because from what I can tell, Crowe is a versatile actor. Ok, maybe he's always played the angsty heroes who always die at the end (WHY DIDN'T HE GET PICKED AS VALJEAN I ASKYOU---oh it's probably got something to do with his voice. lol) but he has always pulled off "serious" roles. I think that's enough in my opinion regarding acting. Now, for his looks he seriously looks like Quasts' twin brother. LOOK AT THAT PONYTAIL!!! *shot*

Ok so, shameless ponytail displays. But I came across a bunch of them. Could I help myself??

And in case you guys were wondering about Crowe's (I was ABOUT to type Quast, no joke) voice... he's got some country/rock songs on youtube. It's kind of like pop.... with country I can't tell if this guy can sing legit musical theater or not, but he's a "singer". IN FACT, before Crowe became a famous actor, he pursued singing in being part of a band. Hey! Kind of like Gerard Butler.... *shot*

3. Fantine. Ok so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE refer back to my first casting ideas deviation. MARION COTILLARD can't be beat. She's my first choice and forever will be. Just listen to the understated drama she has going for her in "Nine." Sure, the movie was a flop, but whenever she sang she brought interest back into the film. She's a wonderful lady.

Anyway... but for this slew of ideas, I thought I'd go with the newest option thrown into the mix.... Anne Hathaway. Yep, apparently she's already in negotiations to play Fantine. I personally think she can do it. And could do a pretty darn good Fantine. She's definitely the right age, has a decent belt voice (refer back to the Hugh Jackman video) in mezzo range... and has a great repertoire of movies (especially period!) that she's been in. Eh. I wouldn't MIND her. So I'm just throwing her out there.

4. I know this gal has been mentioned a million times for this role. Helena B. Carter... must I need to explain this further? Ok? She's in talks for the role, she's very very famous yada yada yada she's probably going to get it so there. (but I still refused to put any screen-shot here of her as Ms. Lovett)

5. NEIL PATRICK HARRIS AS ENJOLRAS. OR GRANTAIRE.

After watching Dr. Horrible's singalong blog, I fell in love with this guy. This actor is great! He's cute, hilarious, but also can be dramatic and deep. So, in my opinion, he should be considered. Did I mention he can SING? And I mean he's an amazing tenor. Plus, he's blonde. So basically if they need a more "serious" actor for Enjolras then Grantaire would be a good role for him.

6. Emma Watson for Eponine. At first I didn't like this idea one bit. It's been rumored that she's being considered for the role, in more than one spot, so she's in the arena of things. Reason why I didn't like it is that she's very KNOWN for something. Harry Potter. Who in their right mind can get past that? Now I'm not a huge HP fan (in fact I've never read/seen it... *dodges tomatoes*) so I can see the hesitation there. I wouldn't want to cast a gal I've seen a million times and will ALWAYS see as Hermoine.

But look at it this way folks... she could act the part, she's british (don't know how that exactly helps but I think it does)... she LOOKS the part (angst-y, dramatic etc but not necessarily ugly. Young looking, right age) and could probably pull it off vocally since she's a "singer" as well. Again, can't tell from her pop albums if she can legit-ly belt, but I approve.

PERSONALLY I NO LONGER WANT AN EPONINE WITH AN AMAZING BELT OMG VOICE. I want an Eponine that centers around the acting. Sure, I don't want her voice to make my ears bleed... what I really want is a singer like the Japanese gal on the symphonic recording. Someone who allows the music to flow in the song instead of trying to wow us with her powerful bombastic voice. So yes, a whispery and emotional eponine would be my preference. -end of Eponine rant-

7. Lastly, Lucy Hale for Cosette. The honest truth is that I don't think this girl has the vocal range for Cosette. Or at least... hasn't shown it yet. But she's being considered for either Eponine or Cosette, so I thought her as Cosette was a better fit... appearance-wise mainly. If you check out her singing videos, she's got a legit belt voice. Refer back to the paragraph just above this though where you'll see that that's not my main criteria for Eponine, but there you go. Lucy COULD also play Eponine. But I think if an actress LIKE Lucy Hale did Cosette, it would be terrific.

An actress like Lucy Hale (I don't watch pretty little liars, but apparently people who watch tv do. I don't have cable, only netflix...) would bring some relevance and youthfulness to Cosette's character, making her more of a protagonist that we root for. Plus, she's beautiful not just in her innocent and pure attitude, but in her sexy curves as well. Cosette doesn't have to be homely.

With that said, I think you guys can be judges as well and post your own ideas. Let the further speculation BEGIN!!!

That was a LONG description. Kudos if you actually read all that.

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AHA!!!! Here's my casting ideas... #2!!!

1. So now that HUGH JACKMAN has been the first confirmed cast member of the movie, I decided to do another round of ideas. Firstly, I added him to the top of the list. Ironic how I had placed him in the role of Javert last time around and Russell Crowe as Jean Valjean. Now we've gone topsy turvy. (And I don't think that my ideas on the last slew were intentional at all.... I might've gone off of someone else's leading, but not any casting directors. haha) Lastly, I think Jackman has shown lots of presence in hit movies lately, period dramas, AND musical theater showcases. He was in Oklahoma, hosted the Tony Awards, and also did some stuff at the Oscars. His range is definitely bari-tenor, despite the fact that he's gotten all BARITONE roles in his musical theater past. That's fine by me. Just listen to THIS: [link] and tell me he can't belt high stuff. SEE? "This is the Moment" is technically a bari-tenor song.

2. So Russell Crowe is "in place" for Javert, pretty much meaning he's almost got the part. It's still to be confirmed officially. I honestly like this casting choice because from what I can tell, Crowe is a versatile actor. Ok, maybe he's always played the angsty heroes who always die at the end (WHY DIDN'T HE GET PICKED AS VALJEAN I ASKYOU---oh it's probably got something to do with his voice. lol) but he has always pulled off "serious" roles. I think that's enough in my opinion regarding acting. Now, for his looks he seriously looks like Quasts' twin brother. LOOK AT THAT PONYTAIL!!! *shot*

Ok so, shameless ponytail displays. But I came across a bunch of them. Could I help myself??

And in case you guys were wondering about Crowe's (I was ABOUT to type Quast, no joke) voice... he's got some country/rock songs on youtube. It's kind of like pop.... with country I can't tell if this guy can sing legit musical theater or not, but he's a "singer". IN FACT, before Crowe became a famous actor, he pursued singing in being part of a band. Hey! Kind of like Gerard Butler.... *shot*

3. Fantine. Ok so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE refer back to my first casting ideas deviation. MARION COTILLARD can't be beat. She's my first choice and forever will be. Just listen to the understated drama she has going for her in "Nine." Sure, the movie was a flop, but whenever she sang she brought interest back into the film. She's a wonderful lady.

Anyway... but for this slew of ideas, I thought I'd go with the newest option thrown into the mix.... Anne Hathaway. Yep, apparently she's already in negotiations to play Fantine. I personally think she can do it. And could do a pretty darn good Fantine. She's definitely the right age, has a decent belt voice (refer back to the Hugh Jackman video) in mezzo range... and has a great repertoire of movies (especially period!) that she's been in. Eh. I wouldn't MIND her. So I'm just throwing her out there.

4. I know this gal has been mentioned a million times for this role. Helena B. Carter... must I need to explain this further? Ok? She's in talks for the role, she's very very famous yada yada yada she's probably going to get it so there. (but I still refused to put any screen-shot here of her as Ms. Lovett)

5. NEIL PATRICK HARRIS AS ENJOLRAS. OR GRANTAIRE.

After watching Dr. Horrible's singalong blog, I fell in love with this guy. This actor is great! He's cute, hilarious, but also can be dramatic and deep. So, in my opinion, he should be considered. Did I mention he can SING? And I mean he's an amazing tenor. Plus, he's blonde. So basically if they need a more "serious" actor for Enjolras then Grantaire would be a good role for him.

6. Emma Watson for Eponine. At first I didn't like this idea one bit. It's been rumored that she's being considered for the role, in more than one spot, so she's in the arena of things. Reason why I didn't like it is that she's very KNOWN for something. Harry Potter. Who in their right mind can get past that? Now I'm not a huge HP fan (in fact I've never read/seen it... *dodges tomatoes*) so I can see the hesitation there. I wouldn't want to cast a gal I've seen a million times and will ALWAYS see as Hermoine.

But look at it this way folks... she could act the part, she's british (don't know how that exactly helps but I think it does)... she LOOKS the part (angst-y, dramatic etc but not necessarily ugly. Young looking, right age) and could probably pull it off vocally since she's a "singer" as well. Again, can't tell from her pop albums if she can legit-ly belt, but I approve.

PERSONALLY I NO LONGER WANT AN EPONINE WITH AN AMAZING BELT OMG VOICE. I want an Eponine that centers around the acting. Sure, I don't want her voice to make my ears bleed... what I really want is a singer like the Japanese gal on the symphonic recording. Someone who allows the music to flow in the song instead of trying to wow us with her powerful bombastic voice. So yes, a whispery and emotional eponine would be my preference. -end of Eponine rant-

7. Lastly, Lucy Hale for Cosette. The honest truth is that I don't think this girl has the vocal range for Cosette. Or at least... hasn't shown it yet. But she's being considered for either Eponine or Cosette, so I thought her as Cosette was a better fit... appearance-wise mainly. If you check out her singing videos, she's got a legit belt voice. Refer back to the paragraph just above this though where you'll see that that's not my main criteria for Eponine, but there you go. Lucy COULD also play Eponine. But I think if an actress LIKE Lucy Hale did Cosette, it would be terrific.

An actress like Lucy Hale (I don't watch pretty little liars, but apparently people who watch tv do. I don't have cable, only netflix...) would bring some relevance and youthfulness to Cosette's character, making her more of a protagonist that we root for. Plus, she's beautiful not just in her innocent and pure attitude, but in her sexy curves as well. Cosette doesn't have to be homely.

With that said, I think you guys can be judges as well and post your own ideas. Let the further speculation BEGIN!!!

That was a LONG description. Kudos if you actually read all that.