Billy Porter eyed for Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors)

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After winning an Emmy for the FX series Pose, Billy Porter has Hollywood at his feet, and sources tell Collider that not only is he in talks to join Sony’s new Cinderella movie, but he’s also being eyed to voice the man-eating plant Audrey II in Warner Bros.’ new feature adaptation of Little Shop of Horrors.

Let’s start with Little Shop, since that’s the bigger news — though to be clear, it remains unconfirmed at this time. Nearly three years ago, it was announced that Warner Bros. had tapped Greg Berlanti to direct a new musical version of Little Shop of Horrors, with Matthew Robinson set to write the script. Over the years, I’d heard all kinds of casting rumors for Seymour — Ben Platt, Harry Styles, Zac Efron, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and lately there was some chatter about Lady Gaga playing Audrey (depending on who plays the male lead), but I’d never heard anyone linked to the Audrey II voice role.

There haven’t really been any major updates since that December 2016 announcement — until, that is, Little Shop of Horrors was revealed as one of the recipients of California’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program. You don’t apply for tax credits unless you plan to put a project into production. WB also applied for tax breaks on its Will Smith movie King Richard and Sherlock Holmes 3, the latter of which received a nearly $21 million credit because it will create so many jobs and spend millions of dollars in the state.

The point is that Little Shop of Horrors is in WB’s immediate plans, and while the casting of Seymour and Audrey is up in the air, the studio has set its sights on Porter to voice the killer plant known as Audrey II. I don’t know whether Porter has an actual offer yet, but I understand that overtures have been made, though other performers surely remain in the mix. It is a voice role though, so the job wouldn’t be too taxing on Porter’s already busy schedule.

Full story:

https://collider.com/billy-porter-little-shop-of-horrors-audrey-ii-voice/

[gypsy101 5,452]

oh yeah i forgot they’re remaking that movie

[Meredith Grey 3,141]

Okay but Zac as Seymour, Gaga as Audrey and Billy as Audrey II sounds like a dream casting.

[Madling 1,981]

I can't see Zac Efron and Lady Gaga playing love interests. Maybe because I'm so used to seeing her with older guys, he seems like a teen🤣

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25 minutes ago, Madling said:

I can't see Zac Efron and Lady Gaga playing love interests. Maybe because I'm so used to seeing her with older guys, he seems like a teen🤣

I mean... she was basically playing a much younger character in spirit in a ASIB even though it’s not stated (although there’s one shot in the movie that gives her actual age away) so she could appear younger for this role easily. Plus who wouldn’t wanna be Zac’s love interest 

[Rio 5,088]

14 minutes ago, gagzus said:

I mean... she was basically playing a much younger character in spirit in a ASIB even though it’s not stated (although there’s one shot in the movie that gives her actual age away) so she could appear younger for this role easily. Plus who wouldn’t wanna be Zac’s love interest 

Wait, what shot? 😂

Zac Efron is fit AF

[Madling 1,981]

48 minutes ago, gagzus said:

I mean... she was basically playing a much younger character in spirit in a ASIB even though it’s not stated (although there’s one shot in the movie that gives her actual age away) so she could appear younger for this role easily. Plus who wouldn’t wanna be Zac’s love interest 

Bradley said her character was 30 or 31 I think 

[Enzo 37,977]

50 minutes ago, Rio said:

Wait, what shot? 😂

Zac Efron is fit AF

I think they say in the movie that Ally is 31 lol