Thanks in part to Les Misérables success, Joseph will see technicolour treatment on the big screen, says Andrew Lloyd Webber
It's been a school play, a concept album, a West End hit and a BBC talent show. Now, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is to become a feature film.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, who last week revealed that discussions were ongoing for a screen version of Cats, has now confirmed that Joseph will get the big-screen treatment.
Appearing on The One Show on BBC1, ahead of the official opening of his new musical, Stephen Ward, Lloyd Webber said the film "was definitely happening … That's actually been signed on the dotted line."
The musical, which was first performed at London's Colet Court school, in 1968, has been filmed once, in 1999, with Donny Osmond in the lead role – though it went straight to video. That version also featured Richard Attenborough, Joan Collins and Maria Friedman.
It's been a school play, a concept album, a West End hit and a BBC talent show. Now, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is to become a feature film.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, who last week revealed that discussions were ongoing for a screen version of Cats, has now confirmed that Joseph will get the big-screen treatment.
Appearing on The One Show on BBC1, ahead of the official opening of his new musical, Stephen Ward, Lloyd Webber said the film "was definitely happening … That's actually been signed on the dotted line."
The musical, which was first performed at London's Colet Court school, in 1968, has been filmed once, in 1999, with Donny Osmond in the lead role – though it went straight to video. That version also featured Richard Attenborough, Joan Collins and Maria Friedman.
- 12/11/2013
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
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