Clint Eastwood walks the red carpet for Jersey Boys premiere
- 10 years ago
"Jersey Boys", which tells the story of the rise of the 1960's American rock group The Four Seasons, has been a massive Broadway and West End hit. So it's no surprise that like many others before, it's been turned into a big screen musical extravaganza.
What is surprising is that it's directed by hardman actor and Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood. He stepped out looking like a Jersey Boy for the movie's premiere as part of the Los Angeles film festival.
SOUNDBITE director Clint Eastwood, saying (English):
"When I was doing the film it was like revisiting another time zone and it was great. You'd go home every night from filming and you'd be whistling another tune each time we'd be doing another song."
Unlike most musical adaptations, Clint allowed some of the original cast to reprise their roles in the movie.
SOUNDBITE director Clint Eastwood, saying (English):
"Because they were just great, some of them had done, John Lloyd Young had done 12
What is surprising is that it's directed by hardman actor and Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood. He stepped out looking like a Jersey Boy for the movie's premiere as part of the Los Angeles film festival.
SOUNDBITE director Clint Eastwood, saying (English):
"When I was doing the film it was like revisiting another time zone and it was great. You'd go home every night from filming and you'd be whistling another tune each time we'd be doing another song."
Unlike most musical adaptations, Clint allowed some of the original cast to reprise their roles in the movie.
SOUNDBITE director Clint Eastwood, saying (English):
"Because they were just great, some of them had done, John Lloyd Young had done 12