Merrily We Roll Along (2039)

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dws1982 wrote:
danfrank wrote: Interesting to think about him being overexposed, as I’m pretty sure about 90% of people have never heard of him.
He isn't overexposed yet, but I fear he's about to start showing up in a whole bunch of movies, whether or not he's appropriate for it. Maybe not though. Josh O'Connor was seemingly everywhere about a year ago, and he seems to have taken a step back. (Or maybe he's just so busy going from set to set making one movie after another that we haven't seen much of him.)
I agree. This is a critical point in his career and his role choices now—quality AND quantity—will have an outsized impact on his overall trajectory. Of course my preference is that he choose artful films and roles suited to him (sensitive, thoughtful), but you can’t blame an actor for cashing in with the occasional blockbuster schlock. Let’s just hope it’s very occasional.
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danfrank wrote: Interesting to think about him being overexposed, as I’m pretty sure about 90% of people have never heard of him.
He isn't overexposed yet, but I fear he's about to start showing up in a whole bunch of movies, whether or not he's appropriate for it. Maybe not though. Josh O'Connor was seemingly everywhere about a year ago, and he seems to have taken a step back. (Or maybe he's just so busy going from set to set making one movie after another that we haven't seen much of him.)
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Okri wrote:I like him a lot, but I did raise my eyebrows at the news he was cast in the Gladiator sequel.
Me, too, though I like the idea of him in Merrily We Roll Along. I’ve heard him sing, he seems a natural. Singing Sondheim is at a whole other level, though.

Interesting to think about him being overexposed, as I’m pretty sure about 90% of people have never heard of him. I can imagine his agent encouraging him to do something like Gladiator so that more people will know his name.

He’s a major talent. If he (and his handlers) plays his cards right we could be hearing his name at many future Oscar ceremonies.
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I like him a lot, but I did raise my eyebrows at the news he was cast in the Gladiator sequel.
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Feel like Mescal is about to hit a period of major overexposure.
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I love Sondheim,
I love Merrily We Roll Along,
I love Linklater,
I love Boyhood...






This sounds like the stupidest idea ever.
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Anyone taking bets on how long the project will last before it's abandoned?
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Richard Linklater will adapt Sondheim's musical Merrily We Roll Along...

It will star Ben Platt, Blake Jenner and Beanie Feldstein....and shoot it over the course of 20 years.
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