Movie News for
Rent
Release Date:
November 23, 2005
November 12, 2004
Pascal and Thoms have to pay the Rent
Adam Pascal is in final talks to reprise his role as one of the original members of the Broadway musical Rent for its translation to the big screen. He would play Roger Davis, a struggling musician who is HIV-positive. Tracie Thoms has also joined the cast, and Rosario Dawson was already onboard. Director Chris Columbus hopes to bring a number of the original cast on for the film, with Pascal being the first member to come close to striking a deal.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
November 8, 2004
Dawson to pay the Rent
Rosario Dawson is set to play the female lead in the theatrical adaptation of the Broadway musical Rent. Christopher Columbus is directing. She'll likely play alongside many of the original cast members from the play. Currently in negotiations from that group are Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Jesse Martin, Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel. Dawson will play an AIDS-stricken stripper.
Source: Variety
October 26, 2004
Revolution Studios looking at original Rent cast
Revolution Studios is working with the original cast of Rent in an effort to lure them to the theatrical adaptation of the Broadway musical. The film's producers are so eager to get Taye Diggs, Jesse Martin, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and Idina Menzel to reprise their original roles that they are willing to work around the actors' current schedules to accommodate them. Variety notes that working around such schedules might make next year's release date tough to hit.
Source: Variety
October 1, 2004
Revolution Studios pays the Rent
Revolution Studios committed to finance the theatrical adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Rent. The studio had been working on such a deal for several months in the aftermath of Warner Bros. detaching itself from the production. The film will be directed by Chris Columbus, who has been working on the screenplay for the past several months. Since it's so close to being ready to start, the
studio can fast-track production for an intended Holiday 2005 release.
Source: Variety
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