My Fair Keira?
Filed under: Anglophilia > Film Flickers > Keira Knightley
Bad idea.
BAD!
Keira Knightley is in talks to play Eliza Doolittle in the re-make of stage to film classic My Fair Lady.
The studio, Columbia, declined to comment on casting of the project, being produced by Duncan Kenworthy (Love Actually, Notting Hill..fab flicks!) and theater legend Cameron Mackintosh.
According to reports, while it's being called an update, the film will use the original score and retain its 1912 setting.
Where possible, Kenworthy and Mackintosh intend to shoot the film on location in the original London settings of Covent Garden, Drury Lane, Tottenham Court Road, Wimpole Street and the Ascot racecourse.
Keira is no Audrey Hepburn!!!!!!!
We heart London and musicals.
They can't butcher My Fair Lady!!!!!!
Who would be a good Eliza???
Emmy Rossum???
[Image via Mavrix Online.]
wow!! NO RACISM #4!! and i think keira would b AMAZING
she pretty,british,can sing, and DEFINITELY can act. wats wrong w.that?
C'mon. Audrey didn't even do her own vocals and maybe Keira won't either. Who cares? I don't think the idea sucks.
I want JASON STATHAM as Professor Higgins ! ! ! ! !
Perez,
I love ya, babe. I agree, Keira Knightley is no Audrey Hepburn. But, I'm sorry - Audrey Hepburn is no Julie Andrews either. Audrey didn't sing one note of the music on the film version. It's a musical, for goodness sake!! Why hire people that can't sing?! And unless Keira can sing, I don't think she should play Eliza either.
don't go there perez keira could play any part that was set in front of her shes that awesome!!!!! she would do great in my fair lady
Keira is so much better tha Emmy. Emmy is ugly and talentless. Blah!
NO AMERICANS PLEASE.
An ENGLISH person HAS to play eliza.
Why can't Hollywood just come up with new ideas?
A remake of My Fair Lady would not even come close to the original, so why even bother?
No one can top Audrey Hepburn's Eliza Doolittle.
Re: JDub –
He's talking about the film version, you idiot, not the stage version.
ANNIE HATHAWAY
Re: G.O.D. – Re: Denise –
Audrey didn't sing because the assholes that made My Fair Lady wouldn't let her.
Re: Taylor –
Again, they wouldn't let her sing, and it broke her heart.
Julie Andrews is amazing, don't get me wrong, but Audrey is wonderful too.
She can pull it off.
Keira Knightly would be great in anything. She's perfect!!!
NO MORE REMAKES!!! GET ORIGINAL IDEAS…… I am sure that there are brilliant scripts if they would just give people a chance!!!!!
you're so fucking stupid perez. you don't know shit about film or casting. keira knightley is an amazing actress…have you seen anything besides pirates? why don't you go stroke it to your 10 dollar hot topic line and shut the fuck up
Audrey Tatou maybe? Though I don't know how well she could pull off the British accent. :'(
I don't know but for some reason Kiera bugs me. She's pretty and all but I see her as a total bitch behind closed doors.
But they shouldn't even be remaking that movie in my opinion.
Well, Emmy Rossum HAS played Audrey Hepburn before. She could totally do it again!
ANNE HATHAWAY
I can totally see the entire outline of her clavicles (collar bones). Entirely! Somebody feed her! How is skinny sexy? Who wants to f*ck a bag of bones?
Re: OPRAH – are you fucking serious. FUCK OFF!
OMG Anne Hathaway by a mile!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And Audrey Hepburn was no Julie Andrews.
Let Keira do the remake. Keira Knightly is an excellent actress, and I couldn't see anyone else in today's crop of young actresses doing it.
Audrey Tatou would be a lovely Eliza.
I think that Keira would be a great Eliza Doolittle. She has a great acting range. Anyone who has seen her in Pride and Prejudice would know that she can pull off some period drama.
Emmy Rossum would be amazing! She is the only person who would do this justice.
But seriously, why do we need a remake? It's a classic, no one should touch it ever again! Same with the Birds, very angry about that remake!
i should be eliza. or anne hathaway. actually leave the movie alone
rachel macadams, definitely
HELLO!!!! NATALIE PORTMAN!!!
Natalie Portman would be perfect, she is the "Audrey Hepburn" of this generation!! Classy, witty, pure, and gorgeous.
Just to be clear - Audrey Hepburn did not sing her role in MY FAIR LADY, it was sung by popular 'ghost' singer, Marni NIXON, who also dubbed tons of OTHER movie musical roles including WEST SIDE STORY.
I've read before that Keira comes from a creative family, and her role choices thus far have been fantastic, so I would wager she can do it. Emmy Rosum was Terrible in Phantom of the Opera - both from a musical and acting point, so I would rather not see her again in anything, any time soon. PARTICULARLY a musical.
Kiera is puuuuuuurrrrrrrfect. You're jealous, P.
i think keira is awesome
HATE EMMY!!!!!!! Nooooooooooooooooooo! She has no personality.
Ok, first of all I feel a remake of My Fair Lady is unnecessary. Secondly, Audrey was an actress, not a singer, BUT she could sing a little bit. Didn't any of you people ever see Breakfast At Tiffany's when Audrey sings Moon River, its beautiful. Also, Audrey did sing a few songs in My Fair Lady, she just didn't have much range but it hardly mattered because she was perfect as Eliza
I hate her she is to thin…. All she ever plays are period pieces whats that all about.. They should cast LaLohan in it she is the best….
ummm. do you know nothing????
Audry Hepburn didn't even do her own singing in My Fair Lady, it was dubbed. get it right.
SO if they really HAVE to make some new remake, Keira would be just as good as anyone, cause she's a talented actress.
BARBRA STREISAND! CAST BARBRA STREISAND!
Please, someone tell me why Perez loves the idea of musicals and London but wants an American to play an the part of a cockney English woman? And duh, Audrey Hepburn (of English and Dutch descent born in Belgium) didn't even sing in My Fair Lady-it was Julie Andrews (a Brit) who sang the role the best in the actual stage show. And for the record, none of the songs Hepburn "sang" for the role were in the movie-ever-it was all dubbed by Marni Nixon. At least Keira Knightly is English for God's sake! The reality is, they don't need to remake it.
Anne Hathaway!
No, not Keira Knightly. Pick PARIS HILTON. She has a beautiful voice, have you even heard "the stars are blind"? Or Nicole Richie, or Wendy Townsend.
They need to do a remake of The Sound of Music, and cast Tina Fey.
the first person that came to mind to play the part was natalie portman. she is just really good at doing a british accent and reminds me of audrey hepburn like no one else but, im not sure if she can sing or not. if they gave her lessons, then she would be the best choice.
Emmy would be perfect Perez! Plus My Fair Lady needs a new york accent at the begining and Keira has a british accent. It just wouldn't work.
KEIRA WOULD BE PERFECT BECAUSE SHE IS SO CRASS IN REAL LIFE!! SHE IS JUST AS SKINNY AS AUDREY WAS TOO!!
when is hollywood going to get over Keira and realize that people don't go to her movies SIMPLY because she is in them.
Except Emmy Rossum can't act, nor sing that great.
I think she'd be good in my fair lady…she's classy and kind of looks like Audrey. But why remake that? Come up with some ORIGINAL IDEAS, people!
DON'T MESS WITH PERFECTION!!!!!!!!
Natalie Portman!
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THAT'S A FUCKING NO-BRAINER!!!
You guys chat like Kiera would be playing Audrey Hepburn! When she would be Eliza! What is the big deal if someone is willing to remake a movie. It might create a new fan base for the original. Possibly it might become a classic also.
Emmy Rossum??? She is way too classy and goody goody to play Eliza. I actually think that Brittany Murphy could be perfect for the role if she got the british accent down right because she has an amazing singng voice and i think she could play goofy and dumb pretty well. But if not then Keira would be better than Emmy for sure ’cause at least she is capable of having a tough edge.
Re: lauraa –
OMG yes! So true!!! Emily would be PERFECT for this…and she can sing (i think), she sang a bit of Michael Buble's Me and Mrs Jones.
Please do not remake this movie!!! I will start a petition. It's one of my favorite of all time….just like remaking The Sound of Music or The Wizard of Oz….what a dumb idea!!! Leave it alone Hollywood.
Re: jase –
I meant to say Emily Blunt of course. Anne Hathaway is another good option.
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I may be biased because I'm the biggest Audrey Hepburn fan, but I don't think any actress in Hollywood could do the role justice.
Somehow I can't imagine Audrey throwing temper tantrums on the set and releasing a sex tape. Most other actresses have something like that hanging over them.
Writers should stop remaking classics for them only to be flops and get the creative juices flowing!
OOO I would LOVE EMMY to play Eliza!!!
umm what happened to the original??? is there no original thought in Hollywood anymore???
I think they should give it to Amy Adams. She was phenominal in Enchanted.
She's perfect; boyish, no chest, long neck, stupid face. Just like Audrey! Oh yeah, and no singing ability.
i dont know which is worse this or the rumor of someone re-making Ben Hurr. i think hollywood needs to take a step back, stop wasting their money and get new and origional ideas. or better yet stop with all teh CG shit and actually make a great movie with a great story line and actors.
Helena Bonham Carter, fo sho.
Keira's BRITISH!
Also, Emmy Rossum can't act for shit. You just keep pimping her out because she seems "sweet" but you miss the fact that EMMY CAN'T ACT! She has all of 3 facial expressions. Go Keira!
Actually, nobody can replace Hepburn.
Enough said.
This is one of my favorite musicals. Remakes are always tough. It has to be better than the original or there is no point in remaking it. I like Keira - but can she sing? This is a MUSICAL! I hope she doesn't slaughter it.
Re: dunski – no you get it right, Audrey did sing some and was supposed to sing more than they let her.
NO ONE! If they remade "My Fair Lady," they would completely destroy it. Like if they remade "Grease"…it would completely kill "Grease"…and why would you want to kill/want to be labeled as the killer of the most beloved musical of all time???
She's a gorgeous talented woman. Go Keira!
fuck no to emmy!!!
is minnie driver too old?
ummm………….NO!
Natalie Portman should play Eliza!
She's obviously the new Aubrey Hepburn
hell yeah. I looooooooooooooove Audrey Hepburn (plan on naming my first daughter after her), and I loooooooove Keira Knightley. I dont usually like people messing with Audrey stuff, but TO ME…..Keira Knightley playing Eliza Doolittle would be like, heaven on earth. In my oppinion.
Oh no!! NO ONE can take the place of the great Audrey Hepburn!! The only version of My Fair Lady that i'm going to watch is the original.
She is so beautiful! I wonder if Natalie Portman lost weight to try and keep up with her? It must feel pretty bad to have someone play your double (Star Wars) and watch their career sky-rocket.
Keira would be fantastic and yes, she can sing. Plus she can play both the cockey girl and the transformed Eliza perfectly. Perez, get off her ass. She has done well in every film she has made. Plus I would do her in a heartbeat!!
Natalie does look more like Audrey but talent. Puleeze. She cannot act. I think she's had lessons too. She did the best in the Professional. That's it. In other movies she looks contrived. You can totally tell she's acting and waiting for her lines.
this is a bad idea all around because the original is amazing…but emmy rossum? really? you have got to be kdding me!
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Kira knightly is a better idea than the majority of the little starlets out there right now.
Emmy rossum is too sweet for Eliza.
It won't be hard to make it better than the film with hepburn. WHy on Earth didn't they use Julie Andrews?
hmmm… can she sing??? But do you know who should be dr Higgins, Frasier
MEGAN FOX
MEGAN FOX orrrr new actress…orrrr mE?!
Two words: Anne Hathaway.
Forget remaking the musical. Remake PYGMALION, the original GB Shaw play, previously filmed with Wendy Hiller as Eliza and Leslie Howard as Higgins. Supposedly Audrey Hepburn had always wanted to play the Eliza Doolitle role in Pygmalion, so she was particularly happy to play the same role in the musical. Too bad Rex Harrison was so old by the time the film was made: they really need to find a younger, more plausably romantic male lead for this new production, someone no older than his mid forties, but younger would be better. They're probably hoping for Jeremy Irons which would be a mistake. There have to be any number of sexy Brits who would be brilliant in the role. Any suggestions?
Natalie Portman would Be an excellent Audrey Hepburn
It must be the petite built, and interesting eyebrows
I have never heard her singing voice, though
But in my true opinion…
They should just digitally-remaster the origonal MY FAIR LADY
But, That is just an amature actresses opinion
Nothin more, nothin less…. I guess- hehe
I'm not a fan of keira but I actually think she would do a good job.
KIERA IS CRAZY TALENTED, MAYBE YOU DON'T LIKE HER, BUT SHE IS TALENTED
Oh please. Emmy Rossum can't act for shit. I'd rather have someone who can in the role.
Natalie Portman would be a great choice to play Audrey Hepburn….
I LOVE Keira! She would be amazing at this. Why don't you like her? She has proved she has talent and she's beautiful!
Natalie Portman should star in remakes of all the Audrey Hepburn-movies!!! She is THE incarnation, even better than the real thing..
Well personally i don't think this classic needs a remake, but if they have to do one i think that keira would be good! better than emmy. She's know hepburn but shes got the right kind of look and i think that she could probably pull it off pretty well! she's very talented!
Well personally i don't think this classic needs a remake, but if they have to do one i think that keira would be good! better than emmy. She's know hepburn but shes got the right kind of look and i think that she could probably pull it off pretty well! she's very talented!
NO ONE SHOULD PLAY ELIZA DOOLITTLE.
we should just leave it with audrey.
Keira can sing! Look it up on you tube. She'd be perfectly feisty for Eliza!
I can't stand Keira and neither can any of my peeps. We will never see anything with her in it!
Have you seen what Emmy Rossum has gotten herself into lately? She's going to be in the new Dragon Ball Z movie! I would much rather see Keira Knightly as Eliza Doolittle than that sell-out Emmy Rossum!
What about Natalie Portman?
Hate that Bitch !!!! She's lying so much about her eating deasorder, and she's not that pretty ….
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