Carmen (Wildhorn musical)
Carmen is a musical with a book by Norman Allen, lyrics by regular collaborator Jack Murphy, and music by Frank Wildhorn. It is based on the novella of the same name. It premiered in Prague in October 2008 at the Karlín Musical Theater. Plot. "Carmen", inspired by the Mérimée classic, contains the essence but explores the iconic story in a new way, this time against the backdrop of an extravagant circus. Film adaptation. In 2017, Dimitri Rassam (Chapter 2 Productions) and Helen Estabrook (Condé Nast Entertainment) announced they would be producing Benjamin Millepied's film adaptation of  the musical. In 2019, Sony Pictures Classics acquired the project, with Melissa Barrera and Jamie Dornan attached to play Carmen and Aidan, respectively, with a script by Nilo Cruz. In November 2020, it was announced that Dornan was dropped and Paul Mescal was attached to play the role of Aidan, while confirming that Cruz was dropped and was replaced by Alexander Dinelaris Jr. as screenwriter, and Goalpost Pictures had replaced Condé Nast Entertainment as a producer. , confirmation that the film had been completed was yet to be announced.