The Devil Wears Prada

OMG! Elton John Is Writing A Devil Wears Prada Musical

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Saturday, January 28, 2017 - 22:29

You might not have noticed, but news from across the pond has been a bit… terrifying recently. However, we can always rely on good old Broadway to cheer us up, thanks to the amazing news that Elton John is writing a stage musical version of The Devil Wears Prada. Squeeeeeeeeee!

The big news came courtesy of the man himself, who said: “Re-imagining The Devil Wears Prada for the musical theatre is super exciting. I'm a huge fan of both the book and the feature film, and a huge aficionado of the fashion world. I can't wait to sink my musical teeth into this hunk of popular culture.”

Elton will be teaming up with playwright Paul Rudnick and super-producer Kevin McCollum, a three-time Tony Award-winner with plenty of Broadway experience in his locker. “To bring The Devil Wears Prada to the stage, we knew we needed to find artists as inimitable as the characters in the story," said McCollum. "We needed artists whose work has run the gamut from music and publishing to drama and fashion. We could only think of two names: Elton John and Paul Rudnick.”

Given that Elton’s musical track record includes mega-hits The Lion King and Billy Elliott, it sounds like we’re in for a treat. Start saving those pennies kids… Broadway’s a-calling!

- By George Wales @GeorgeWales85

21 LGBT Movies Everyone Should See

Brokeback Mountain (2005): We dare you not to cry for a week after watching Ang Lee's heartbreaking drama about two cowboys who must keep their love for each other - over the course of several years - a secret.

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Looking: The Movie (2016): HBO’s short-lived gay drama is given a fitting goodbye in this 90 minute special that follows Patrick as he returns to San Francisco in search of closure regarding his relationships with former lovers Richie and Kevin.

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Stranger by the Lake (2014): A French thriller set in a popular gay cruising-spot that asks the question; What are you prepared to turn a blind eye to in the pursuit of getting your rocks off.

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All About My Mother (1999): A humorous, emotional, and heartfelt story from acclaimed director Pedro Almodóvar that portrays transsexual and transgender living in a sympa-thetic and sensitive way.

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Weekend (2011): Andrew Haigh’s critically acclaimed film that follows a brief romance between two men - over the course of one weekend - is a modern classic that will leave you pining for a similar connection next time you’re out on the pull.

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A Single Man (2009): Tom Ford’s seriously stylish directorial debut follows an English professor played by Colin Firth as he struggles to find meaning in his life after the death of his long time partner.

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Tomboy (2011): A touching French drama that deals with childhood gender confusion in a refreshingly low-key way.

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Girlhood (2014): Céline Sciamma’s follow-up to Tomboy set in the Paris suburbs that also happens to feature a memorable lip sync of Rihanna's "Diamonds" is a classic coming of age story told through the eyes of a young black girl named Marieme.

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Monster (2004): Charlize Theron's Oscar-winning turn as serial killer Aileen Wuornos isn't an easy watch but her commitment to the part which sees her explore a lesbian relationship with Christina Ricci’s character Selby is essential viewing.

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My Own Private Idaho (1992): Gus Van Sant's 90s loose reworking of Henry IV follows a pair of gay street hustlers (played by Keanu Reeves and the late River Phoenix) as they embark on a journey of self discovery.

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Moonlight (2016): This coming of age drama that chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood is already receiving some major Oscar buzz with critics calling it a visual masterpiece. Its UK release is planned for February.

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The Kids Are All Right (2010): Lisa Cholodenko's lesbian drama follows a teenage girl and her younger brother as they try to track down their biological father much to the an-noyance of their mothers.

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Tangerine (2015): A dramedy about a trangender sex worker who discovers after being released from prison that her boyfriend has been cheating on her with a cis woman was definitely our favourite film last year to be shot entirely on an iPhone 5s.

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Pariah (2011): Writer-director Dee Rees’s teen drama - which impressed Meryl Streep enough to give the film and its lead Adepero Oduye a shoutout at the 2012 Golden Globes - tells the story of Alike, a 17-year-old teenager embracing her sexuality.

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The Pass (2016): Russell Tovey and Arinze Kene play two professional football players who share a kiss in their hotel room the night before their first big game in this movie ad-aptation of John Donnelly’s critically-acclaimed play.

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King Cobra (2016): Disney star Garrett Clayton sheds his wholesome image (and his clothes) to play real-life gay porn star Brent Corrigan in this sleazy, sexy, and tense thriller that will appeal to fans of Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers.

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Blue Is The Warmest Color (2013): This electrifying French drama famed for its explicit sex scenes centres on a 15-year-old girl named Adèle who falls for an older “blue-haired” art student named Emma.

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Free Fall (2013): This emotionally-charged German drama that follows a soon-to-be-father who falls for a fellow police officer will leave you feeling more breathless than the main character: who fyi spends most of the movie jogging.

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Carol (2015): Todd Hayes’s lesbian romance about an aspiring photographer who de-velops an intimate relationship with an older woman earned rave reviews and a pair of Oscar nominations for its leading lady’s Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.

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Boys Don’t Cry (1999): Oscar winner Hilary Swank (in her most memorable role to date) plays trans man Brandon Teena in this moving true-life story that helped to open up a widespread dialogue about gender identity.

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Pride (2015): Based on the true story about a group of gay activists who worked tirelessly to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984, this British comedy will make you feel all the feels.

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2017 Movie Sequels We Seriously Can’t Wait For

T2 (Jan): Danny Boyle’s highly-anticipated sequel to Trainspotting sees all the original cast return 20 years later for a story based on Irvine Welsh’s novel: Porno.

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RE: The Final Chapter (Jan): After nearly fifteen years, the Resident Evil franchise is finally coming to an end with Alice returning to Raccoon City for one final show-down with the Umbrella Corporation.

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XXX: Return of Xander Cage (Jan): 15 years after the first film, Vin Diesel is re-prising his role as Cage to take on a new set of bad guys with a little help from Samuel L. Jackson and badass babes Ruby Rose and Nina Dobrev.

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John Wick: Chapter Two (Feb): Expect the bodies to mount up when John Wick is forced out of retirement for a second time in order to help a former associate seize control of an international assassins’ guild in Rome.

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God Particle (Feb): Don’t be fooled by this film’s title: The internet seems to think that the “shocking discovery” made by a team of astronauts in this sci-fi thriller is that they’re actually starring in a prequel to the first Cloverfield film.

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Fifty Shades Darker (Feb): Christian Grey’s past catches up with him in this much darker sequel that promises “No rules. No punishments. And no secrets!”

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Logan (Mar): After playing Wolverine for over 16 years, Hugh Jackman is finally ready to hang up his claws. But not before we get one last outing for Logan, who is joined in this third and final adventure by Xavier and a female clone of himself.

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Fast 8 (April): Straight Outta Compton's F. Gary Gray will direct Vin Diesel et al as they go head to head with Charlize Theron’s villainous Cipher. Dame Helen Mirren also joins the Fast Family, with the action taking place in New York and Cuba.

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GOTG2 (April): Marvel’s ragtag gang of space pirates explore the depths of Peter Quill’s daddy issues in this much anticipated superhero sequel which adds Kurt Russell to the cast and promises plenty of adorably awesome BABY GROOT mo-ments!

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Dead Men Tell No Tales (May): Proving there’s life in the ole sea dog yet, Captain Jack Sparrow returns for a fifth Pirates film which this time sees him sailing the high seas in search of the legendary Trident of Poseidon.

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Annabelle 2 (May): After welcoming a nun and several girls from an orphanage into their home, a dollmaker and his wife soon become terrorised by one of his creations. Can you guess what her name might be?

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Cars 3 (Jun): After a disappointing second film, Pixar are hoping to fine-tune their Cars franchise by promising an emotional third entry that replicates a lot of the fun from the first film as Lightning McQueen races around America with a new buddy.

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Kingsman: The Golden Circle (Jun): With Colin Firth’s character returning from the dead, anything is possible in this spy spoof follow-up which also promises robot dogs, one-armed henchmen, a villainous Julianne Moore, and a massive frank-furter.

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Spider-Man: Homecoming (Jul): With Spidey now a part of the Marvel universe, the prospect of another Spider-Man origin story isn’t as off putting as it should be with Tom Holland taking over the web-slinging duties and going up against the Vulture.

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Wonder Woman (Jul): After stealing the show in Batman vs Superman, Amazonian princess Diana’s first solo outing sees her leave her homeland to fight alongside fighter pilot Steve Trevor in World War 1. Expect gold bracelet sales to soar nationwide!

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War for the Planet of the Apes (Jul): Caesar and his apes are forced into war with an army of humans lead by a ruthless colonel played by Woody Harrelson in this epic threequel that will determine the fate of man and ape once and for all.

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Alien: Covenant (Aug): The second chapter in Ridley Scott's Alien prequel trilogy follows the crew of a colony ship who discover what they think is an uncharted paradise, only to discover it is very much not when they meet its sole inhabitant.

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Insidious: Chapter 4 (Oct): Lin Shaye's paranormal investigator Elise will venture into “The Further” once again in a second prequel to the first film.

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Blade Runner 2049 (Oct): Fans of this sci-fi classic may have had to wait 35 years for a sequel, but with Ridley Scott and Harrison Ford returning alongside fitties Jared Leto and Ryan Gosling, we’re sure to be in for a wild ride.

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Rings (Oct): Whilst technically more of a reboot than a straight-up sequel, Rings is said to continue on from the events of the first two Ring films that starred Naomi Watts, with a younger cast now being haunted by ghost girl Sadako.

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Thor: Ragnarok (Oct): Hunt for the Wilderpepople’s Taika Waititi directs Thor’s third solo outing which sees A-Listers Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, and Tessa Thompson joining Marvel regulars Mark Ruffalo and Tom Hiddleston for an epic battle.

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Saw: Legacy (Oct): After a seven year break from torturing audiences on Hal-loween, expect the twists and turns to be as brutal as ever in this eighth instalment of the horror franchise.

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Justice League (Nov): With Batman vs Superman and Suicide Squad disappointing fans, the thought of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg teaming up to battle evil is for sure less exciting than it once was. Kinda…

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Pitch Perfect 3 (Dec): Get ready to have a Merry Pitchmas: Miley Cyrus has apparently signed on to join the Barden Bellas for their third big screen outing! Aca-scuse us while we take a minute to process this aca-awesome news.

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Star Wars VIII (Dec): With The Force Awakens now the third most successful film of all time, the expectations for the next instalment in this Star Wars sequel trilogy are seriously high.

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Iconic Film Roles That Were Nearly Played By Other Actors

Reese Witherspoon, Kirsten Dunst, Cameron Diaz, Alicia Silverstone - Just about every actress in Hollywood passed on playing Mia Thermopolis in ‘The Princess Diaries’ before Anne Hathaway nabbed her first ever film role.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar - Alicia Silverstone may have been the perfect embodiment of a clueless teenager, but a pre-Buffy SMG was actually the first choice to play Cher Horowitz in the 1995 classic. Scheduling conflicts made her turn the role down.

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Matt Damon - His breakout role in ‘Avatar’ put him on the A-list, but it could have all been so different for Sam Worthington had Damon not turned down the role of Jake Sully to star in ‘Green Zone’ instead.

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Harrison Ford - Spielberg made the revelation during a Q&A session that Ford was his first choice to play Dr. Alan Grant in ‘Jurassic Park’. For Sam Neil’s sake the actor, fortunately, turned the role down.

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Sandra Bullock - If the internet is to be believed, Bullock was originally considered for the role of Dr. Ellie Grant in the dinosaur blockbuster before losing out to Laura Dern.

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Liam Neeson - Neeson turned down the iconic role of James Bond over two decades ago after his late wife Natasha Richardson told him that she would not marry him if he took the part. “I had to take that on board because I did want to marry her.”

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Jennifer Lawrence - It turns out all our lives could have been very different had Lawrence’s audition for the part of Bella in the ‘Twilight’ series had gone better than it did for Kristen Stewart.

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Robin Williams - Harry Potter fan Williams was vocal about the time he lobbied to play Hagrid in the movie franchise but was turned down because of his nationality, with J.K. Rowling insisting on British actors being cast in the films.

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Macauley Culkin and Angelina Jolie - Of all the actors and actresses considered to play Jack and Rose in James Cameron’s blockbuster classic ‘Titanic’, its the prospect of ‘Home Alone’s’ Kevin painting Jolie in the nude that has us most wide-eyed.

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Tom Cruise - Thanks to his now iconic underwear dance sequence in ‘Risky Business’, Cruise was an obvious first choice to play Ren McCormack in the 1984 musical ‘Footloose’ but was unavailable due to filming ‘All the Right Moves’ at the time.

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Tom Cruise - It’s hard to believe now, but Cruise was also once earmarked to play Tony Stark in ‘Iron Man’. Oddly, his strange request to have his face shown at all times in the film through a transparent visor is apparently what lost him the role.

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Al Pacino - Harrison Ford has this acting legend to thank for his breakout role as Han Solo in ‘Star Wars’ after Pacino - the studio’s first choice - turned down the role due to not understanding the film’s script whatsoever.

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Russell Crowe - According to Jackman, Crowe was actually Bryan Singer’s first choice to play Wolverine, but after turning the role down he suggested his mate for the part instead.

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Sarah Harding - The Girls Aloud singer is said to have got called back three times for ‘X-Men: First Class’ before eventually losing out to January Jones who plays super chill villain Emma Frost in the film. Yes, really.

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Gwen Stefani - Speaking with Howard Stern on his SiriusXM show, Stefani revealed that she had auditioned for the role of Mrs Smith in ‘Mr and Mrs Smith’ and ALMOST got it. Imagine all the possibilities for what the world might look like now if she had

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John Travolta - Admitting more recently that it was a stupid decision, Travolta is said to have accepted the role of Forrest Gump before dropping it. Tom Hanks went on to win an Academy Award for “Best Actor” for his performance in the film.

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Leonardo DiCaprio - Though he was Paul Thomas Anderson’s first choice to play Dirk Diggler, DiCaprio turned down the part to star in a little movie called ‘Titanic’. The actor has since admitted that his biggest regret is turning down ‘Boogie Nights’.

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Leonardo DiCaprio - Fresh off his ‘Titanic’ success, producers were keen for DiCaprio to play the lead in ‘American Psycho’. The director hated that idea though as she had always envisioned Christian Bale playing the narcissistic serial killer.

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David Schwimmer - The Friends star was originally offered the role of Agent J in ‘Men In Black’ (before it went to Will Smith) but had to turn it down when he found out filming would conflict with directing his first film.

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Jack Nicholson - One of Al Pacino’s most iconic roles as Michael Corleone in ‘The Godfather’ was nearly played by Nicholson who dropped out of the film after feeling like the role wasn’t quite right for him.

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Bill Murray - With Warner Brothers originally wanting Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ films to be a total camp-fest like the old TV series, Murray was originally the first choice to play the caped crusader before Michael Keaton eventually bagged the role.

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Anne Hathaway - Jennifer Lawrence might have needed to wait a little longer to win her first Academy Award had Hathaway not dropped out of ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ early on due to “creative differences” with David O. Russell.

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Jim Carrey - Johnny Depp has “scheduling conflicts” to thank for the role of a lifetime that rejuvenated his Hollywood career as Carrey was first choice to play Jack Sparrow in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. He was busy filming ‘ Bruce Almighty.’

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Julia Roberts - Sharon Stone’s leg-crossing femme fatale was very nearly played by Julia Roberts who had to turn down the role when she found out she’d have to appear completely nude in the film.

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Sean Connery - Half of Hollywood has this Scottish legend to thank for making a second career out of turning down famous roles. See: Dumbledore (Harry Potter), John Hammond (Jurassic Park), Gandalf (The Lord of The Rings), and Morpheus (The Matrix).

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