The classic musical Little Shop of Horrors is getting a new film adaptation, and there are new reports of two big-name actors who are looking to join the film. According to Full Circle Cinema, Rocketman star Taron Egerton is wanted for the lead role of Seymour Krelborn. Then entertainment reporter Jeff Snieder says that Scarlett Johansson is wanted for the role of Audrey, and Billy Porter is up for the role of the man-eating alien plant Audrey 2.
The story follows a nerdy florist who comes across a plant that appears after an eclipse of the sun. He takes it back to the flower shop he works at to help attract customers. To keep the plant healthy and growing he has to feed it human blood and meat.
The Frank-Oz-directed 1984 film with Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, and Bill Murray is such a great film. I watched it all the time when I was kid, and it was a remake of the classic 1960s film. The off-Broadway musical came from Alen Menken and Miles Goodman.
A few years ago, Greg Berlinati (Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl.) was hired to direct a remake of the film. I’m not sure if he is still attached to the project. Before that, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was developing a remake, and he was supposed to play Seymour. He is actually perfect for the part, and I’d much rather see him in the film than Egerton. I doubt he’d still be in the running at this point, though.
I guess Egerton could pull it off, but he’s obviously not my top choice. As far as Johansson playing Audrey, though, I could easily imagine her in the role, but I don’t know if she could pull off voice and the singing. If she ends up being cast, I guess we’ll find out.
What do you think about the possibility of these actors joining Little Shop of Horrors?