Gay director
Rob Marshall and producer Harvey Weinstein first collaborated
on the Oscar-winning moneymaker Chicago, so it's no surprise
they're shopping for another musical.
This time they've set their sights on Nine, the Tony-winning show
based on Fellini's classic midlife crisis movie, 8 1/2.
And as they did with Chicago, Marshall and Weinstein are looking
at Hollywood's biggest stars to fill the top roles.
For the male lead - a movie director at a crossroads - the names bandied
about include Antonio Banderas (who starred in Nine's 2003
Broadway revival), Johnny Depp, George Clooney, and
Javier Bardem, while Gwyneth Paltrow, Catherine Zeta-Jones,
Anne Hathaway, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, and
Judi Dench are the top choices for the six principal females.
No performers - or even a screenwriter - have yet been confirmed.
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For the male lead - a movie director at a crossroads - the names bandied
about include Antonio Banderas (who starred in Nine's 2003
Broadway revival), Johnny Depp, George Clooney, and
Javier Bardem, while Gwyneth Paltrow, Catherine Zeta-Jones,
Anne Hathaway, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, and
Judi Dench are the top choices for the six principal females.
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