Sara2009 June 5, 2014 Share June 5, 2014 (edited) I thought this would be a good topic to have. Matt Morrison just landed what could be a great role even though it's probably small: http://m.hollywoodreporter.com/news/judi-dench-matthew-morrison-join-709623 I'm glad to see the cast branching out from " Glee." Edited June 6, 2014 by Sara2009 2 Link to comment
Pink ranger June 6, 2014 Share June 6, 2014 (edited) Between this and the Finding Neverland musical workshop, Matt is making great decisions about his career direction! This seems to be a small supporting role but it sounds gritty. The movie itself and the cast is excellent so it could be a stepping stone for him to more good projects. Edited June 6, 2014 by Pink ranger 1 Link to comment
Sara2009 June 6, 2014 Author Share June 6, 2014 (edited) Agreed. Sometimes small supporting roles are good. Edited June 6, 2014 by Sara2009 1 Link to comment
jaytee1812 June 8, 2014 Share June 8, 2014 Mark Salling is playing for the Rest of the World in tonight's Soccer Aid at Old Trafford. http://www.unicef.org.uk/players.html Link to comment
caracas1914 June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 (edited) Matt's role in this period piece set in the Dutch tulip financial crash sounds interesting , and I wouldn't be surprised if Matt gets a new series or musical as soon as Glee ends. The JM Barrie writer musical role he participated with in the work shop was too much commitment as far as an actual run because it would mean he would not be available for Glee at all once production started. Though if it's a hit I wouldn't be surprised if Matt takes over the role next year. Edited June 11, 2014 by caracas1914 Link to comment
Sara2009 June 11, 2014 Author Share June 11, 2014 (edited) Matt has said that he wants to take a break from television after " Glee." With that being said, it's possible he'd reconsider if the offer was good. I'm also excited about the indie film that he's executive producing and starring in, " After the Reality." I'll be interested to see how he and Sarah Chalke play off each other. Funny enough, Jane Lynch has a role in that film too. I wonder if that 's just a coincidence. There's also a mini " Hairspray" reunion since Laura Bell Bundy is also in the film. Edited June 11, 2014 by Sara2009 Link to comment
jaytee1812 June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 Harry Shum has a new show out in the autumn. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/11/fake-off-judges/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter 1 Link to comment
SNeaker June 19, 2014 Share June 19, 2014 Behind the scenes of Mark Salling's upcoming TV movie. Looks cheesy as fuck, but at least he looks good. Link to comment
caracas1914 June 19, 2014 Share June 19, 2014 (edited) Jane Lynch is doing a cabaret show at "54 Below" in New York for several nights. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/jane-lynch-solo-cabaret-debut-new-york-article-1.1834696 Edited June 19, 2014 by caracas1914 Link to comment
Sara2009 June 19, 2014 Author Share June 19, 2014 Matt Morrison, Cheyenne Jackson, and Kate Flannery( Meredith on " The Office") actually performed with Jane last night. Link to comment
caracas1914 June 20, 2014 Share June 20, 2014 Matt Morrison, Cheyenne Jackson, and Kate Flannery( Meredith on " The Office") actually performed with Jane last night. Matt AND Cheyenne? Talk about getting bang for your buck. Link to comment
Sara2009 June 20, 2014 Author Share June 20, 2014 (edited) Yes. Not in the same song, though. LOL I think that would be amazing, though. Matt and Cheyenne sounded great together in that " Legally Brown" parody video. Edited June 20, 2014 by Sara2009 Link to comment
jaytee1812 July 1, 2014 Share July 1, 2014 Melissa Benoist Joins Film Adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' The Longest Ride Link to comment
caracas1914 July 14, 2014 Share July 14, 2014 I guess official Kevin is making the Kennedy movie... http://www.broadway.com/buzz/176713/aaron-tveit-kevin-mchale-headed-to-hyannis-port-for-big-screen-kennedys-comedy/ 1 Link to comment
Pink ranger July 14, 2014 Share July 14, 2014 (edited) Very happy to see Kevin as a movie lead ! Edited July 14, 2014 by Pink ranger Link to comment
jaytee1812 July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 Lea Michele to appear in Sons of Anarchy. Sounds like the role couldn't be more different from Rachel if she tried! http://tvline.com/2014/07/28/lea-michele-sons-of-anarchy-season-7-guest-star/ For all those in the UK Kevin McHale's new show Virtually Famous is on e4 at 10:00pm. I watched it last week, it was really funny. Link to comment
tom87 July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 (edited) Nice seeing most of them gettng other parts even if just guest shots it wil help them break free of glee. I saw Kevin show and it seems odd to me they didn't just get some Brit to do the show. He was fine but it seems like something nearly anyone could do. Edited July 28, 2014 by tom87 Link to comment
jaytee1812 July 31, 2014 Share July 31, 2014 Harry Shum Jr cast in 'Crouching Dragon, Hidden Tiger' sequel. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/glees-harry-shum-jr-joins-722369 1 Link to comment
tom87 July 31, 2014 Share July 31, 2014 I wonder if knws martial arts or if they think he will be able to do it easily casue of how naturally he moves? I mean if he does have to do them at all. Link to comment
Hana Chan July 31, 2014 Share July 31, 2014 If I remember right, Zhang Ziyi who starred in the original had no marital arts training and like Harry, was a dancer. The combat scenes are so heavily choreographed that dancers actually handle them very well and outside of really good martial artists, are the best at these types of scenes. Don't think that Harry will have any problem. 1 Link to comment
jaytee1812 August 3, 2014 Share August 3, 2014 A review of Janna Ushkowitz and Amber Riley in Hair http://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/BWW-Reviews-All-Star-Cast-Brings-Lively-HAIR-to-the-Hollywood-Bowl-20140803#.U96d8lZ-9lL As a bit of a Tina stan this stood out to me: Among the ladies, I was struck by how pretty Ushkowitz, Hyland, and Bell sounded in their respective solo ballads. I also want to point out how Ushkowitz in this show proves that she has been sorely underutilized to the fullest extent on Glee. HAIR not only showcase her already known vocal abilities, but it also revealed how wonderfully endearing and, wow, how much of an effortless comic actor she is! Link to comment
jaytee1812 August 14, 2014 Share August 14, 2014 Harry Shum being a complete badass in his new movie Revenge of The Green Dragons Link to comment
caracas1914 August 14, 2014 Share August 14, 2014 Harry's off filming the sequel of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" as we speak as one of the leads; I would seriously laugh my ass off if he turns out to have the most successful movie career of all the Glee cast. 3 Link to comment
jaytee1812 August 14, 2014 Share August 14, 2014 Harry's off filming the sequel of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" as we speak as one of the leads; I would seriously laugh my ass off if he turns out to have the most successful movie career of all the Glee cast. At this point his only competition appears to be Dianna Agron. Link to comment
caracas1914 August 14, 2014 Share August 14, 2014 Actually Kevin has one movie being released this month with some big name costars ( Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, etc) and is filming another one any day now where's he's one of the leads. Chord just wrapped up an indie movie project and Matt Morrison filmed a period film "Tulip Madness" a few months ago. Chris of course starts in the Noel biopic in England as the lead with Ian Mckellen, Vanessa Redgrave and Jonathan Pryce next year. I wasn't being facetious about Harry, though, since if the CTHD sequel is successful, it could generate serious box office grosses worldwide and spawn more sequels. Considering all the wank among fandoms about who's going to have the best movie prospects post Glee it's safe to say Harry was far from the top of most lists. Link to comment
Sara2009 August 14, 2014 Author Share August 14, 2014 Matt Morrison also executive produced and starred in an Indie film called " After the Reality"this summer. The period film is actually called " Tulip Fever" btw. Link to comment
Pink ranger August 14, 2014 Share August 14, 2014 (edited) So far I would split the "dark horse" prize for career success between Harry and Grant Gustin. I am chuffed for Harry in particular though. I shamefully admit to not having high expectations for him after he departed Glee but he is indeed kicking ass! It's still early days though. Practically speaking you can't really compare the movie roles that the series regulars are able to squeeze in around their Glee commitments vs those that the currently free agents have the time to accept. In a couple of years we will be able to make a fairer assessment. Edited August 14, 2014 by Pink ranger Link to comment
caracas1914 August 14, 2014 Share August 14, 2014 They should be through filming by February /March 2015. At that point all the Glee actors can audition/accept any other offers with no scheduling conflicts. Link to comment
Pink ranger August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 Jane Lynch just won an Emmy for hosting Hollywood Game Night! 1 Link to comment
spiritof76 August 18, 2014 Share August 18, 2014 I think it is always such a crap shoot who actually ends up hitting it big after coming off of a hit show. I remember some talk about the cast of "That 70's Show" (it was kind of a hit). I think at the time bets were certainly on Topher Grace and Laura Pepron as they were the leads. I know Topher has been in some movies but I'm not sure how successful they were. I know Laura had some TV shows that didn't make it. Her role in Orange Is the New Black is the fisrt one in a while that has really but her back in the game. I think it is sfe to say that Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are the ones who came out of that cast with the biggest careers. Now Ashton's was partly owed to hooking up with Demi, but he actually had some hit movies (I didn't say they were good, and he was the Exec. Producer of Punk'd. Mila vaulted onto the A List thanks to "Black Swan". I'm just not sure if anyone would have picked them to be the two to really hit it big. I think it will probably be the same way with Glee. Especially since a good number of them are going to probably try and do acting and/or music. I really do have a feeling that there are going to be some surprises as to who actually has a big career after this. Link to comment
Pink ranger August 18, 2014 Share August 18, 2014 (edited) On the other hand, in the cases of Will Smith, Jennifer Anniston, George Clooney, Zac Effron and James Franco, the predictable star of a TV show/Movie went huge and pretty quickly. It is indeed a crapshoot. What's somewhat unique about Glee is the sheer size of the cast ( over 30 by next season ) and the really fluid screen time changes that have occurred over the course of the series. So could one of the recently dismissed Sophomores break out in a big way or could Matt Morrison redeem himself as a screen leading Man? We will soon find out but I am wishing everybody luck . Edited August 18, 2014 by Pink ranger Link to comment
KatWay August 18, 2014 Share August 18, 2014 Ashton Kutcher making it big over Topher Grace just proved to me that talent had nothing to do with who would be the breakout star of any TV show. So I'm not placing bets. Who knows, Girl who played Bree might be the one to outshine them all! Link to comment
jaytee1812 August 18, 2014 Share August 18, 2014 It is a total crapshoot over who will be the most successful. I think with Glee it'll be even more of a crapshoot because it's not simply about acting on screen, we could see actor from Glee been successful in music, theatre, both Jane Lynch and Kevin McHale have been hosting gameshows, because of the nature of the show the glee cast may find themselves with more opportunities than other actors. I do wonder if the likes of Lea, Darren and Chord may find Glee a bit of an albatross, they've had the brunt of the shitty writing, and appear to be the focus of the train wreck that is season 6. I will laugh my ass off if one of the newbies becomes one of the most successful. Link to comment
RealityCowgirl August 18, 2014 Share August 18, 2014 My not-so-secret fantasy has been Kevin and Harry (especially Kevin) kicking everyone's butts after this train wreck ends. 1 Link to comment
caracas1914 August 18, 2014 Share August 18, 2014 (edited) If most the Glee cast stays gainfully employed to avoid a 9-5 I'd think they would consider that at a win/win career wise. I think most of them are talented enough and got enough name cred to carve out a living in show biz. Amber probably will not become a huge pop star but I'm sure she'll get gigs singing and in music biz. Does any seriously think at the least Matt and Lea won't get offered Broadway shows? Jane it goes without saying will be getting more opportunities and is already set post Glee with her TV game show gig. Not everything has to be TV/movie high profile work. You have voice overs, touring or repertory theatre, guest starring roles, etc, As to some stratospheric career success post Glee, that is as much a factor of luck and timing as anything. Even established actors/names struggle to repeat their breakout success with another hit TV show, I think Kelsey Grammar is on his 3 or 4th TV show post Frasier and none have had staying power. Edited August 18, 2014 by caracas1914 Link to comment
whack-a-mole August 19, 2014 Share August 19, 2014 Jane seems like she can get work for as long as she wants it. Kevin is doing really well on the character actor scale. Dianna and Harry (wtf?) are working with huge names who can do things with them in the future if they impress. The rest seem up for grabs because they're not free yet or haven't managed to book that next thing. Link to comment
Sara2009 August 19, 2014 Author Share August 19, 2014 Matt and Chris are also working with some pretty big names. Link to comment
whack-a-mole August 19, 2014 Share August 19, 2014 Matt and Chris are also working with some pretty big names. Matt's been doing that for ages and it's never gone much of anywhere, so I sort of write that off. I think he's fantastic at Broadway and maybe should stick to that. Chris keeps working (or planning to) with big actors, but not the big producers. That's where the real stuff happens. Maybe something Chris has lined up turns into something, but it seems more iffy to me than Dianna and Harry at this point. He hasn't escaped this Glee mess yet. It's harder to guess where he'll go once he does. Dianna and Harry are working with huge names who can bankroll major productions. That's some impressive stuff. Kudos to them. Link to comment
spiritof76 August 19, 2014 Share August 19, 2014 I actually think Amber could have a pretty good recording career. I could see her being very successful in music. If nothing else she has an R and B career on lock. I think Naya could still do big things acting or music wise. She has talent and the looks. However I think she has hurt herself recently by seeming a little erratic. Honestly I'm thinking Stoner Brett is going to be the one to go all the way! He and Matt Rutherford! 1 Link to comment
Sara2009 August 19, 2014 Author Share August 19, 2014 Personally, I'm not going to write Matt off just because he made a few cameos in films before " Glee" and then was one of the stars of " What To Expect When You're Expecting." I don't think he's destined for the A-list, but I don't think his film career will necessarily be a complete failure either. We'll just have to see. The Weinstein film has potential at least. Chris could also be really successful if he's impressive in " Noel." Of all the people on " Glee," Amber is the only one I could see having a huge recording career. Link to comment
Pink ranger August 19, 2014 Share August 19, 2014 Glee isn't over yet, it's way too early to write anybody out. Harry effectively left the show 2 years ago and it took him some time to land these big projects. Look at any A-listers early resume and it's likely not that dissimilar to what the Glee cast are currently doing; Indies, supporting roles ect. Give them some time to attempt to climb the greasy pole!l Link to comment
caracas1914 August 19, 2014 Share August 19, 2014 Yes let's revisit in 2018/19 to see the casts career resumes. Ana Kendrick is an actress , started as a Broadway baby, who both sings and does straight dramatic roles, she's someone the Glee cast could savor her resume at the ripe old age of 29. Link to comment
fakeempress August 19, 2014 Share August 19, 2014 (edited) I think it is always such a crap shoot who actually ends up hitting it big after coming off of a hit show. Who'd have thunk back then that Jared Leto will be the Oscar winner out of the MSCL lot? Matt's been doing that for ages and it's never gone much of anywhere, so I sort of write that off. I think he's fantastic at Broadway and maybe should stick to that. Chris keeps working (or planning to) with big actors, but not the big producers. That's where the real stuff happens. Maybe something Chris has lined up turns into something, but it seems more iffy to me than Dianna and Harry at this point. He hasn't escaped this Glee mess yet. It's harder to guess where he'll go once he does. Dianna and Harry are working with huge names who can bankroll major productions. That's some impressive stuff. Kudos to them. I'm not sure if Matt is looking for another TV gig, but I feel he's got more chances for a major starring role there. Very curious how Harry's career will go after those movies. Watch him become the big action star of the lot, won't that be fun. Dianna though has a couple of big name colabs already but has yet to make a real impression. Maybe the indie she's shooting now will show her in a new light, because so far she's been unmemorable imo - but that's not to say she won't get steady work. I wonder what kind of roles Chris has been getting offers for so far apart from Noel - that is, if he's being typecast. I've seen quite a few people online convinced he's basically playing himself on Glee and that's all he can do. Not sure if the big studios or movie producers will necessarily see him differently, so I think when he's not doing his own projects, his best bet re movies is get in with interesting directors and strong (indie or not) projects. But he seems to be getting more into producing and development, and he's also got his books, so if not one than the other I guess. It's so hard to say right now. Maybe when we've seen the bulk of the first wave post-Glee projects, we'll have a better idea. Edited August 19, 2014 by fakeempress Link to comment
Sara2009 August 20, 2014 Author Share August 20, 2014 I get the impression that Matt wants to focus on Broadway with the occasional movie role. Link to comment
Pink ranger August 20, 2014 Share August 20, 2014 Many many actors; Hugh Jackman, Matthew Broderick, Bryan Cranston, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, Daniel Radcliffe.. Successfullŷ mixes screen and theatre work. Involvement in either field doesn't prevent success in the other, In fact that versatility increases their respect in the industry as a whole. I would argue that it's better for an actors reputation to do a critically acclaimed play than a terrible rom com that flops. Link to comment
caracas1914 August 20, 2014 Share August 20, 2014 I would argue that it's better for an actors reputation to do a critically acclaimed play than a terrible rom com that flops. True, then again a crappy rom com that does well in the box office may do better for an actor than a critically acclaimed play that flops, just saying. Doesn't mean it's right or fair. FYI, at last count Dianna Agron has at least 5 movies in the can and another 4 scheduled to start production. I don't care how big the roles or how successful the movies turn out, that is one heck of a work schedule for the woman. Link to comment
jaytee1812 August 30, 2014 Share August 30, 2014 So season 3 of Arrow has cast a couple of Glee alum. Felicity's mom will be played by Charlotte Ross, aka Quinn's mom. http://tvline.com/2014/08/01/arrow-season-3-charlotte-ross-cast-felicitys-mother/ And Nolan Funk (Hunter from the warblers) will be in the same ep. http://tvline.com/2014/08/28/arrow-season-3-cast-nolan-funk-felicity-boyfriend/ Link to comment
Pink ranger September 13, 2014 Share September 13, 2014 Blake is rumoured to have been cast in a lead role in a baseball movie by Richard Linklater. http://deadline.com/2014/09/richard-linklater-setting-lineup-card-for-baseball-movie-833661/ Good for him! It would be sweet if any of the newbies has a Hilary Swank style movie break out shortly after being dumped by a teen centric tv show. 2 Link to comment
camussie September 13, 2014 Share September 13, 2014 Good for him. Melissa is in Whiplash, an indie that got huge buzz at both Sundance and TIFF. It is a supporting part. I think she plays Miles Teller's character's girlfriend. Link to comment
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