By George, I Think They’ve Got It! Colin Firth and Carey Mulligan to Star in My Fair Lady?

Oh, oh, oh. Yes. Please. Emma Thompson, too?

Oh! I'm there.

I LOVE this idea!

This sounds great! Sooooo relieved that Kiera Knightly won't be Eliza! But I hope this isn't a musical because I have serious doubts in Colin Firth's singing abilities after watching The Importance of Being Earnest. :-P Not that Higgins really has to sing very much, so perhaps it would be okay.

I never thought Rex Harrison was a great singer either but he did pull off the role brilliantly. I think Colin is a great choice for it - because he's Colin. I'd love to see who they cast as Eliza's father - Craig Ferguson (hmm) or Geoffry Hughes (Onslow from Keeping Up Appearances) would be grand. And how about John Barrowman as Freddie? Cor, wo'dn't it be loverly?

I really hope Carey can sing. It was a big dissappointment for me when Audrey Hepburn was chosen over Julie Andrews for the first film of this classic Broadway hit. (Yes, I am old enough to remember and care!) I only find one mention of her singing in her bio. Please don't let it be a lip synq!

I loved Rex Harrison and I love Colin Firth. Harrison had played other misogynists and played this one with aplumb. I wonder if Colin can do the same? It certainly would be another tour de force for an actor who has made a name for such performances. And he does have an oddly sweet voice if the Mama Mia vocals were actually his. As mentioned above a strong vocal is not required since these vocals require a talk sing fast patter almost rap (not) and certainly rant which Lerner and Lowe employed more than once -- see Camelot.