Fiddler on the Roof (Remake)

[Sotiris]

MGM will turn the iconic stage musical Fiddler On The Roof into a feature film adaptation that will be directed by the red hot director Thomas Kail, who’ll produce with Dan Jinks and Aaron Harnick. Steven Levenson will write it, based on the musical that opened on Broadway in 1964 and won nine Tony Awards.

The musical features music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and book by Joseph Stein, and the original was directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Its Tony haul included Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score of a Musical, Best Director and Best Choreographer and it played more than 3000 performances. The production has been revived on Broadway multiple times and continues to be performed around the globe. The musical was turned into a 1971 Norman Jewison-directed film by United Artists with Topol playing Tevye. The film won three Oscars out of eight nominations.

Source: https://deadline.com/2020/05/fiddler-on ... 202945586/

[UmbrellaFish]

Tbh, the 1971 movie version is pretty perfect. I can’t imagine where it could, should, would be improved. It’s one of the best movie musicals ever made. But I guess at a time when anti-semitism is on the rise around the world, sharing a story about the Jewish experience, even one that’s already been told on the big screen, can’t be a bad thing.

[Sotiris]

Tbh, the 1971 movie version is pretty perfect. I can’t imagine where it could, should, would be improved. It’s one of the best movie musicals ever made.

Yeah, I agree. It's pretty close to perfection. The performances, the cinematography, the orchestration, the dialogue...it's all top-notch. It can't be improved upon, in my opinion. Unless, they do something radical with either the characters or the plot, I don't see this new adaptation being a worthwhile endeavor, creatively-speaking.

[Disney's Divinity]

This is another one like West Side Story where I can't see it even matching the original, so what's even the point? It's not like new technology could add an interesting addition to anything either. At least Disney's remakes are just cheap cashgrabs.

[DisneyFan97]

Wonder who will play Tevye ??

Probably a big movie star

[estefan]

Alfred Molina's performance as Tevye was widely acclaimed when he played the role on Broadway a while back. I can see him being considered.

[UmbrellaFish]

Bette Midler for Yente? Or would she pull too much attention? She was a replacement for one of the daughters in the original Broadway production so it would be a nice full circle moment.

Bea Arthur originated the role of Yente on Broadway. I wish I could have seen that— her physicality as a performer is the exact opposite of Molly Picon who played the part in the movie. Their takes on the character must have been night and day.

[DisneyFan97]

I would love to see Bette Midler as Yente

Man, i also really wished i could have seen Bea Arthur in the role , But i was born 1997 !

At least i have seen the muiscal live !

And it was amazing