he producers and the studio are hoping to bring a contemporary perspective to the project and incorporate diversity and contrasting worldviews by incorporating real history and the musical into it.
In other words "The Woke and I". Kind and I is one of my favorite musicals. I love all the songs and the story. I saw a revival at Lincoln Center a couple of years ago.
“The Queen and Me.”
The lyrics write themselves.
So the “creative” geniuses are copying a previous production. Really shows how creative they are .... losers all. Probably end up as an Amazon woke original.
Didn’t they do this with “Anna and The King” starring Chow Yun-Fat and Jodie Foster?
Don’t need to remake it again!
I look forward to “Lion King” and “Hamilton” Caucasian productions. All in the name of diversity of course.
So how are they going to deal with Siam’s slavery issue that English Anna confronted?
Doubt anyone in Hollywood (in front of the camera or behind it) has the talent level to pull this off.
Sounds like cultural appropriation.
Unless they do it as it was written it will just be another box office bomb. (Even if they do it as written it may become a box office bomb. Very few remakes are as good as the original.)
Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr perform "Shall We Dance" from The King and I
Netflix has already optioned it.
I know, the King of Siam will be black.
Perfect.
Their attempt is pointless. You can’t improve on perfection . . . or upon Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr.
Will the King of Siam be the King of Wakandia? 😀 Will the teacher be a homosexual male who will teach sex to the children? People need to know...
Yul Bryner is the only King in The King and I.
I pretty much expect an all-tranny cast for this. No one will want to watch.
The King and I is still banned in Thailand.
I always thought Porgie and Bess should be re-imaged with po’ white trailer trash. It would work. Waiting...
I was a nine year old girl when the Deborah Kerr/Yul Brynner “King and I” movie was released. I loved that movie, and most of the Rogers & Hammerstein musicals that were turned into films. Had most of the soundtracks too.
could be based on biden and doctor jill...
I would rather take a stroll through Dante’s Inferno.