Now, here’s an interesting project that 20th Century Fox have just signed off on as they’re looking to relaunch GUYS AND DOLLS for a modern audience. The original has been done in schools across the world, for years, and there was also that little 1955 version starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons and the legend of Frank Sinatra that sits in movie history. For their new version, they’re looking towards Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Channing Tatum to take on the lead roles and you know what, this could really work.
Obviously, this is very early days indeed but when you put your intentions out there, we’re hopeful they can pick up those two major actors. We also know that both have dancing talent, and JGL can definitely sing and is a pretty much all-round talented bugger. The original musical was based on Damon Runyon’s short stories and focuses on the gangs and gamblers of the 20s and 30s. The synopsis goes:
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
Music and lyrics for the play are by Frank Loesser who’s worked on endless soundtracks and is still working today, click here for his full back catalogue, and the 1955 film adaption included his songs Luck Be A Lady, and Sit Down, You’re Rocking The Boat, you’ll know them without knowing you know…
It’s still in the planning right now, but we’ll keep you up-to-date with any developments.
Source: Deadline
