Gnomeo & Juliet - Release Scheduled for 2010

Wow!  A lot has happened to this little film since I last posted about it… all was quiet on the gnome front — and then…

Apparently, everything has changed again - and I expect to see things keep changing until this film is finally released.

 The lastest update includes an entire cast of characters change!

Old Cast of Characters
Ewan McGregor …. Gnomeo (voice)
Kate Winslet ….       Juliet (voice)
Judi Dench ….          Nurse (voice)

These actors have been replaced by:

New Cast of Characters
James McAvoy  …. Gnomeo (voice)
Emily Blunt ….        Juliet (voice)
??? ….                       Nurse (voice) 

Here is the “scoop” from the Hollywood Reporter from August 20, 2008

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McAvoy and Blunt are Gnomeo and Juliet

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

August 20, 2008



 

James McAvoy and Emily Blunt are in negotiations to play the title roles of Gnomeo and Juliet, a CGI-animated Shakespeare adaptation from Miramax and Elton John’s Rocket Pictures, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The film will feature several John classics but not Kate Winslet; she was first attached to voice Juliet two years ago and fell out because of scheduling conflicts. Tim Rice also was approached to write original songs with his “Lion King” partner John at the time, but the soundtrack now will be filled with the performer’s well-known hits and possibly a few new tracks.

In the loose and edgy adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, McAvoy (Wanted) and Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) would play lovers from rival gardens. John, who is producing alongside his offscreen partner David Furnish, Baker Bloodworth and Steve Hamilton Shaw, is said to be pursuing big-name talent to voice supporting roles.

Kelly Asbury will direct from an original script by Rob Sprackling and John R. Smith. Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley and Mark Burton have worked on later versions of the screenplay. Now in the storyboard stage, production is expected to be completed by 2010.

Gnomeo & Juliet - Release Scheduled for 2010


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