Netflix s The Queen s Gambit getting adapted into a stage musical ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2021 11:49 IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): What s in store for the award-winning Netflix series The Queen s Gambit ? A musical. The hit series may become a musical as production company Level Forward has acquired theatrical stage rights to Walter Tevis book The Queen s Gambit , which served as the basis for the miniseries.
As per Variety, Tevis also wrote The Hustler and The Man Who Fell to Earth , both of which became films and, in the case of The Man Who Fell to Earth , a stage show.
Level Forward, which produced popular shows like Jagged Little Pill and the revival of Oklahoma! , has not announced a creative team or casting details for the upcoming project yet.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Dove Cameron (
Descendants, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), and Yanna Perrault (
Jagged Little Pill). Who do you think they ll cast as Mojo Jojo?
Juno,
Jennifer s Body) and executive producer Greg Berlanti (mastermind of the network s
Arrowverse), the project will revisit the super-powered trio as jaded 20-somethings. Saving the world may not be as appealing as it once was when you re staring down the barrel of adulthood. Bennet will play Blossom, the commander and the leader; Cameron is taking up the role of Bubbles, the joy and the laughter; and Perrault is portraying Buttercup, the toughest fighter. And yes, we just used the original show s ending theme lyrics to describe the main characters. What of it?
March 9th, 2021 By David Knox 1 commentFiled under: Streaming,
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The Queen’s Gambit is in the pipeline.
Deadline reports US entertainment company Level Forward has the acquired theatrical stage rights to the Walter Tevis novel, on which the Netflix series is based.
“It is a privilege for Level Forward to lead the charge of bringing
The Queen’s Gambit to the stage through the beloved and enduring craft of musical theater,” said Level Forward CEO Adrienne Becker and Producer Julia Dunetz. “Told through a brave and fresh point of view, audiences are already sharing in the friendship and fortitude of the story’s inspiring women who energize and sustain Beth Harmon’s journey and ultimate triumph. The story is a siren call amidst our contemporary struggles for gender and racial equity, and we’re looking forward to moving the project forward.”
Dove Cameron, Chloe Bennet, Yana Perrault cast as grown-up Powerpuff Girls
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Dove Cameron will play a former Powerpuff Girl as an adult in The CW s live-action series. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
March 9 (UPI) The CW has cast its live-action
Powerpuff Girls pilot. Disney s
Descendants Dove Cameron,
Jagged Little Pill s Yara Perrault will play adult versions of the animated superheroes.
Variety and Deadline confirm the casting. Cameron will play Bubbles, Bennet will play Blossom and Perrault will play Buttercup.
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As kids, the trio were super-powered by sugar, spice and Chemical X. As adults, the series finds the girls disillusioned with their superhero past. Of course, a new crisis calls them back into action.