The Drama Dorks | Cancelled Movie Musicals @TheDramaDorks | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
The 21th century has witnessed a resurgence of the movie musical genre. From heavy-hitters like West Side Story and Chicago to critical failures like Dear Evan Hansen, many successful musicals have made it to the big screen. But, for every one that does, we can find at least one other show that did not. Whether they were eventually adapted under different direction or never made it past the writing phase or are still stuck in production limbo, here are five cancelled movie musical adaptations.
0:00 Intro
1:05 Spielberg's Cats
7:00 Little Shop of Horrors (Remake)
12:05 Into The Woods (90's version)
18:30 Follies
24:14 Sunset Boulevard
The 21th century has witnessed a resurgence of the movie musical genre. From heavy-hitters like West Side Story and Chicago to critical failures like Dear Evan Hansen, many successful musicals have made it to the big screen. But, for every one that does, we can find at least one other show that did not. Whether they were eventually adapted under different direction or never made it past the writing phase or are still stuck in production limbo, here are five cancelled movie musical adaptations.
0:00 Intro
1:05 Spielberg's Cats
7:00 Little Shop of Horrors (Remake)
12:05 Into The Woods (90's version)
18:30 Follies
24:14 Sunset Boulevard
