Peter Dinklage’s Singing ‘Cyrano,’ ‘The Godfather’ 50th Anniversary & Oscar Shorts Enter Parched Market For New Releases – Specialty Preview
deadline.comJoe Wright’s Cyrano twirls onto 797 screens, the highest-profile specialty release in weeks (as the market awaits Focus Features The Outfit with Mark Rylance and Sony Pictures Classics Mothering Sunday).
But the well reviewed period musical romance from UAR starring Peter Dinklage is landing in a tough place. Industry estimates anticipate a low single digit opening given the inconsistent reception for movie musicals and the fact that its key older demos, especially women, have been the slowest to return to theaters.Cyrano is based on Edmond Ronstand’s late 19th century drama Cyrano de Bergerac – itself loosely based on a French nobleman known for bold adventures and a large nose.
It premiered at Telluride last year, had a weeklong LA theatrical run in Dec. and garnered an Oscar nomination for Costume Design (and BAFTA nom for Outstanding British Film of the Year).
It’s 86% Certified Fresh with critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Deadline review here.“We love this movie. We are proud of it. We believe in Joe Wright, and the cast is amazing,” said UAR distribution boss Erik Lomis.Previous adaptations include the 1950 Michael Gordon film with José Ferrer; a 1974 Broadway show with Christopher Plummer; Steve Martin as Cyrano in Fred Schepisi’s 1987 Roxanne; and the 1990 Jean-Paul Rappeneau film with Gerard Depardieu.
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