Reply With QuoteSurly a British actress would be best suited god knows there are enough talented actors and actress in Britan now without looking further afeild.
Nicole Kidman is to play Dusty Springfield in a biography of her life.
Nicole Kidman to play Sixties pop star Dusty Springfield - Mirror.co.uk
Ta Ta
Marky B
Surly a British actress would be best suited god knows there are enough talented actors and actress in Britan now without looking further afeild.
Dusty was one of the finest female singers we have ever produced - could Nicole justify the voice,is my question?
Ta Ta
Marky B
Nicole could mime to Dusty's recordings......I don't want to hear a feeble imitation of Dusty's distinctive voice.......I think Billie Piper would have been better casting.....
name='julian_craster']Nicole could mime to Dusty's recordings......I don't want to hear a feeble imitation of Dusty's distinctive voice.......I think Billie Piper would have been better casting.....
I agree with your first two comments,but I am not sure about Billie though!
Ta Ta
Marky B
I'm no Dusty expert but wasn't she originally from Australia ? i'm no fan of muisc bio films, but that's probably because I'm too picky. Is there enough conflict in Dusty's life to make a good film ? Don't get me wrong I think "Dusty In Memphis" one of the finest records ever made and would recommend it to anyone. But a musicians life is in reality often quite dull and more repetitive than many might imagine.
name='billy bentley']I'm no Dusty expert but wasn't she originally from Australia ?
According to Wikipedia:
Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien was born in West Hampstead to Irish parents, and was brought up in the West London borough of Ealing.
Mary O'Brien, obviously, is our Dusty.
Thankyou your Lordship, for some reason I thought The Springfields were Australian. For neither the first or last time I'm wrong.
The film will chronicle Dusty's rise to stardom in the 60s - and her battles with drugs, booze and mental health problems.
... the script will not shy away from her bisexuality. "It will be the real Dusty, a great artist who no one knew what to do with.
Another barrel of laughs then!
I remember coming across something in a 'paper or magazine about Dusty living in Hove with her parents, after she became famous.name='Lord Brett']According to Wikipedia:
Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien was born in West Hampstead to Irish parents, and was brought up in the West London borough of Ealing.
Mary O'Brien, obviously, is our Dusty.
I think Nicole will do a great job, if she puts her mind to it............. but isn't she a little bit pregnant at the moment?
Nothing has officially been decided as yet, there has been talk of a Dusty bio on and off for several years, for the past two or so it was thought that Kristen Chenoweth was all set to play her, but that came to nothing......
Dusty-the Musical is coming to Britain this Autumn, starting off in London then a tour of the Provinces, this Musical has been a huge success in Australia!
Belonging to two Dusty forums I'll keep 'em peeled and update this thread as and when!
stuart maconie has just said on his radio show that im listening to on my stereogram it"d be easier to give duffy acting lessons ,i think hes right , [ for you older viewers who arent hip to the beat like stu , check duffy out ,youll see what he means , i believe shes no 1 in the hit parade ]
name='davidb']stuart maconie has just said on his radio show that im listening to on my stereogram it"d be easier to give duffy acting lessons ,i think hes right , [ for you older viewers who arent hip to the beat like stu , check duffy out ,youll see what he means , i believe shes no 1 in the hit parade ]
Never heard of her until your post, this older viewer will certainly check her out!
name='Joenoir']
Never heard of her until your post, this older viewer will certainly check her out!
theres certainly a resemblance ,eh readers ? and believe me that girl can sing and her album has a 60s vibe to it ,highly recommended
Not that I like her but Amy Winehouse could do it,although lately with her publicity maybe not a good idea.
name='Amethyst_Isle']Not that I like her but Amy Winehouse could do it,although lately with her publicity maybe not a good idea.
i think ill stay out of that [ hooray chant the members of britmovie ]
For me Dusty Springfield was the best female british singer. I love her songs and music. She had started out as a member of The Lana Sisters which had Riss Chantelle as the lead singer who later went on to form The Chantelles.
I hope the film does come off as it will give an opportunity for many younger people who perhaps haven't heard of Dusty Springfield to appreciate the fantastic and pure voice Dusty had.
Interesting, that earlier this year on BBC1 Graham Norton presented The One & Only showing the search for the UK’s best tribute act. It showcased the cr�me de la cr�me of the UK’s tribute acts as they battle it out for a once in a lifetime opportunity to perform on the stage Legends in Concert in Las Vegas. I was chuffed that Katy Setterfield won as Dusty Springfield.
Yeah but if she acts like a plank, it won't be much use will it?name='davidb'] duffy resembles her as well as being a knockout singer
name='Joenoir']
Never heard of her until your post, this older viewer will certainly check her out!
Duffy is great ... she gave a knockout performance on Jools Holland's programme a while ago.
Heard nothing here about kidman playing Dusty and Nicole's in the papers
every day here!!
Posting Permissions
