Would Patrick Wilson be good to play Albin/Zaza in a movie musical version of "La Cage aux Folles"?

Patrick is a seriously underrated actor. He can sing beautifully, he is an accomplished stage actor, and he is very good on film. I am very disappointed that he has not had the absolutely stellar career he deserves. Plus he is gorgeous.

In a few more years maybe.....he is still kind of young to have a son who is getting married.

I doubt they'll make a movie version.....they already had Birdcage.

Pretty much anybody can do movie musicals nowadays what with autotuning. (although I'm still baffled why they couldn't fix pIERCE bORSNAN IN mAMA mIA.

I'd go with Mario Cantone.

I didn't even know Patrick Wilson was a singer until I heard him on a Christmas album with Mary McBride - "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

oh I thought op meant the other guy (the part Kelsey Grammar played) I think he could do that when he's older.

What about his body would make him a good or bad choice?

Any other opinions?

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La Cage is a shitty musical, why we would we want a movie of it? And Wilson though very talented is wrong for either leading role.

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R3, why? He's not even a one-note actor, he's a half-note actor.

Someone wrote this on the current Patrick Wilson thread, "He was born to play Zaza in the movie-musical version of La Cage aux Folles. Maybe someone will read this and cast him."

I second it. He would be terrific in the role.

He can sing.

And it would show he's got range.

No, Patrick Wilson has zero star power. he's beautiful and he has a lovely voice, but he is a vacuum on the screen. It's not his fault, but there you go.

Weirdly enough, Travolta could do it, had he not already shot his drag wad with "Hairspray" (which he did poorly by insisting on treating Edna Turnblad like she had been created by Anton Chekhov rather than John Waters).

Great idea.

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This could revive Patrick's career.

It would be a perfect pairing with Hugh Jackman as Georges.

Patrick may not be as beautiful as Cillian Murphy, but I'll still be waiting at the stage door for "her" with my van.

Physically, why would he be good for this role?

He's got a pretty face even without makeup and wig.

If he does aerobic exercises and holds off working those pecs and biceps, he could look okay in dresses and gowns.

And he's got great long legs!

I think Patrick Wilson is secure enough in his hetero masculinity that he wouldn't even mind passing as a woman if he could.

Hope a Hollywood producer and director read this thread and hire Patrick Wilson for this role.

"Patrick Wilson is going to be signing autographs and having his pic taken with fans at the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on 9/22 in Times Square. from 10-7"

Now that Patrick Wilson has had some box office hits. maybe producers can use his bankability and star him in La Cage Aux Folles as Zaza.

I like Patrick Wilson, but his forte is angst-filled WASPs. That just doesn't seem the right approach for Zaza.

I agree with 14

However, Patrick Wilson is becoming the right age for Zaza and has a good singing voice. The other movie actor who could do the role is Hugh Jackman, who probably wouldn't touch it.

They're making musical movies of old Stephen Sondheim musicals, why not -- finally -- the MOVIE musical version of La CAGE AUX FOLLES.

And, yes, Patrick Wilson will be perfect as Albin/Zaza. (And, by the time it's filmed -- just the right age.)

That part would be a big boost to Patrick's career -- especially since he's straight.

No, he would be a better George. That's the charisma free role.

And that's why for his career, Patrick needs the more flamboyant role -- especially if he could look fairly attractive in drag.

This thread is so weird to me. I have loved Wilson in a lot of things, but I don't know that he's ever given any indication that he's capable of the kind of bigness and flamboyance that Albin requires. (I don't even necessarily mean "flamboyance" in the gay sense - although Albin certainly has that - more in terms of size and heightened-ness.)

George Hearn may never have played a gay role in his career before Albin (I don't know for sure), but you could see from other things he'd done like SWEENEY TODD that he was capable of that kind of heightened over-the-top-ness.

This would be such a huge change from anything Wilson has ever done that I don't know why people would even think of him for this, except for the fact that he's a great singer and maybe because DL thinks he has a womanly ass?

The OP is doing an Eddie Murphy parody.

Patrick Wilson was great in Angels in America, but fabbbbbulous is not in his wheelhouse.

I'd like to hear Anthony Warlow sing it, even if he's more of a George.

You know they say, the best of times is now. "They" should get moving in this.

Zaza/Albin would be a big stretch for Patrick.

And if he pulls it off, maybe he can follow Hugh Jackman with an Oscar nomination. He's got a good voice. He's a good-looking guy and personable, but has NO edge.

This role could make him.

It would also be a nice tribute to Jerry Herman to film the MUSICAL movie version of La Cage Aux Folles during his lifetime!

The Birdcage is better. What would be the point?

The music of La Gage aux Folles is great.

"I Am What I Am" is almost an anthem of the Gay Rights movement.

The movie SHOULD be made for many reasons.

Physically why would he be suited for the role?

The main physical suitability is that OP wants to jerk off to Patrick Wilson in a dress.

Not true.

OP probably wants to jerk off to Patrick Wilson in full drag -- heels, shaved legs, pantyhose, makeup and a good wig.

Why would people want to jerk off to a guy in drag? After all, drag is for exaggerated comedic value not sexual attractiveness.

I'm [R. 43}, not OP.

I have no idea why anyone jerks off to anything from foot fetish to the female breasts.

However, I feel as if I'm not one to judge. Whatever makes someone happy, without hurting anyone else is, okay by me.

I've had many handsome straight guys jerk off when seeing my feminine beautify.

Great casting would be Patrick Wilson as Albin and Hugh Jackman as Georges.

r46 You posted that back at r36. Are you ok?

I think [R. 36] was referring to Hugh Jackman's Oscar-nominated performance in Les Miserables.

I hope movie producers read DL.

Patrick should dress in drag for Halloween today -- and use it as a screentest to play Zaza.

Excellent idea, R50.

And Eddie Muprhy can drive Patrick (in drag) in his van to the screentest.

He is what he is.

Maybe someone on DL who's good with Photoshop can doctor of photo of Patrick to see what he'd look like in drag as a woman?

Excellent idea, R54.

Hey, DL readers, someone please suggest Patrick Wilson to Harvey!

Do you think Patrick Wilson would look good in drag or too comical?

Good question, R57.

Only his hairdresser knows for sure.

I'm watering at the mouth already

If Patrick were offered the role, do you think he would turn it down?

Bump for Patricia Wilson.

Patrick is too waspy--looking for true success in 21st Century mainstream America.

I agree, r64.

That's even more reason why Patrick Wilson, who might be viewed as bland and too mainstream, should take a flamboyant part like Zaza/Albin, make it his won -- and change that image!

r66

You make it sound like he has the option. He might be able to get such a part in an indie movie, but no major movie producer/director would even have him on the list.

Thus far no one has answered "why" he would be a good Albin/Zaza as opposed to someone else? If not Patrick, who could pull off the role and why?

Jason Segal.

Patrick has the voice. He's masculine but in a non-threatening way. And he's done musicals before.

The only other person I can see in the role is Hugh Jackman. And I don't think he'd touch it.

Are guys thinking of George? He's the non-drag queen part of the couple.

Jason Segal is too young.

How's about Patrick Wilson as Zaza and High Jackman as Georges?

What about Colin Furth as Georges and Pierce Brosnan as Zaza?

(Too bad neither of them can cary a tune.)

Patrick Wilson will play Zaza when you finance it, r72.

Also Patrick Wilson is a tenor. Albin is not written for a tenor. The weight of a deep baritone voice adds so much to I Am What I Am etc.

Jeremy Northam can sing but he's rumoured to be a homophobe.

As for Jerry Herman, maybe he's want to depart this world with a terrific movie version of his musical with the most poignant music apropos to his life.

r77

MAME was released in 1974.

Maybe if Jerry Herman is a DL reader he'll ask Patrick to star in the movie musical version?

Do you think Patrick Wilson in drag could ever pass as a woman?

Up for an answer to R80's question.

Patrick, if you want this role -- appear in drag somewhere and pass as a woman.

Patrick, you in trouble, Gurl.

Stephen Moyer, Captain Von Trapp in the NBC's The Sound of Music said in an interview that he'd like to play Zaza in La Cage Aux Folles the movie.

He wants to fill your high-heel shoes!

Patrick,

Are you trying out for the part of Zaza? You don't want the great and famous musical comedy star, Stephen Moyer, to beat you to that great movie part, do you?

So start bulking down a bit.

You were born to star as Zaza in the musical movie version of La Cage Aux Folles!

What's "bulking down" and why was he born to play the role?

[R. 85.] Patrick Wilson has a great voice. He's been in many broadway musicals. He's a movie star.

I'm sure he'd look beautiful in drag. However, his torso and arms are a bit too muscular. To take the part of Zaza he'd have to lay off weights and pumping iron for a while.

(I'm not R. 84, but I assume that's what he means.)

La Cage Aux Folles can only be a movie musical in the hands of Almodovar. Gael Garthia Bernal will play Zaza and Diego Luna will play Georges (Jorge).

What would La Cage Aux Folles look like directed by Rob Marshall?

Or Scorcese with Leo as Zaza?

Leo is a good idea. He'd hardly have to tuck.

Although Patrick is an excellent singer as is Hugh Jackman.

Isn't his body wrong for the part?

If Patrick laid off the weights for a few months, and with the right costume designer, I'm sure he would make a beautiful ZaZa.

Patrick who?

Bernal is too young for the part of Zaza. Patrick Wilson is barely old enough

r94 You didn't read the signature.

Maybe someone on DL knows how to Photoshop Patrick Wilson's head shot in drag?

You'd better get into drag soon, Gurl, before you're passed over for the roll of Zaza in the musical movie version by Hugh Jackman.

Has Patrick Wilson ever played a role where he was in drag?

If he hasn't been in drag, it's about time.

Is he the right age for this role?

He's 47, so yes. However he would have to lose probably 20+ lbs of muscle mass, which he kept for Aquaman.