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A film adaptation of the 2018 stage musical is in the works.
MGM has acquired Cyrano, a musical film adaptation that will bring four-time Emmy winning Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage back in the title role he played onstage, and Haley Bennett reprising as Roxanne that she played alongside him at the Goodspeed Opera House’s Terris Theatre in 2018. The film will be directed by Joe Wright (Darkest Hour), and Brian Tyree Henry and Ben Mendelsohn will also star. The film will be produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title, along with Guy Heeley.

The musical, which also played Off Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre last year, is written by veteran director, writer and stage actress Erica Schmidt (she is also Dinklage’s wife), adapted from Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac. Schmidt wrote the libretto and the music is by The National’s Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner, with lyrics by Matt Berninger, also from The National, and Carin Besser, who has contributed to many of the band’s songs.
Source: https://deadline.com/2020/08/cyrano-pet ... 203003668/
Kelvin Harrison Jr., who will soon be seen in the Aaron Sorkin-helmed Netflix drama, The Trial of the Chicago 7, will play Christian in Cyrano, the musical film adaptation of the Off-Broadway play, which was picked up by MGM. Harrison Jr. is joining a starry cast that includes Peter Dinklage, in the title role that he also played onstage, Haley, also reprising her role as Roxanne from the stage play, Brian Tyree Henry, and Ben Mendelsohn.

Joe Wright is directing the film from a script by Erica Schmidt, who wrote and directed the play based on Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac. Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title, and Guy Heeley are producing.
Source: https://deadline.com/2020/09/kelvin-har ... 234579764/
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I don’t know anything about the property itself, but a singing Peter Dinklage is definitely going to be worth checking out. :P
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I'm not familiar with this either, but I enjoy almost all of Joe Wright's movies so count me in for this one too.
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Really intrigued by a Joe Wright musical. I'm not familiar with the off-Broadway show or Cyrano de Bergerac for that matter, but this looks at least to be competently made and I'm definitely interested in it. And it sure looks better than the recent unmitigated disasters of Cinderella and Dear Evan Hansen.
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Wow that looks really good.
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