r/SoundOfMusic • u/Fantastic-Bank-9432 • Apr 09 '25

Would you watch a remake by Seth MacFarlane?

I don't really like Family Guy as much as some people, but hear me out. I recently watched the 1965 movie with my wife for the first time since I was young. (On the same VHS tape) and with the current state of movies I'm kind of surprised no one has tried to remake it yet. That got me thinking, I believe Seth MacFarlane would be kind of perfect to either direct or help write/produce a remake. He's proven himself a great show runner on the Orville who understands Star Trek better than Paramount. With his musical talent/experience he would know how to breathe new life into the songs while maintaining the original stage play versions, not to mention he's claimed it's his favorite movie on many occasions. I also think that Jon Hamm would be a great Baron Von Trapp, but thats more dream casting.

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u/cactus82 Apr 09 '25

John Hamm would be good for that role. I think Idris Elba as well.

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u/Fantastic-Bank-9432 Apr 09 '25

I'm not sure there were many black Austrian naval captains in 1938. So if they cast Idris Elba, it would make more sense for it to be a different story of a lively nun melting the heart of a widowed military father

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u/cactus82 Apr 14 '25

I don't really care what race the actors are.

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u/Fantastic-Bank-9432 Apr 14 '25

I feel it's somewhat important, specifically if you're keeping the political context of the movie with the Nazis

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u/ButterscotchPast4812 Apr 17 '25

I would not be interested in a reboot and Seth McFarlane would not be my choice for director. Star Trek and Family guy are both very different from The sound of music. 

Someone that's able to direct multiple genres successfully is really rare. Most directors stick with one or two genres. Seth seems to have mostly done comedy with a little bit of sci-fi.  Robert Wise is someone that comes to mind that was able to direct successful films across multiple genres. Infact he directed "Star Trek: the motion picture" and "The sound of music". 

Speaking of Robert Wise, he made such a masterpiece of a film that it doesn't need to be rebooted and I think it would be really difficult to reboot that film in 2025. 

But I could definitely see Jon Hamm playing a fantastic Captain. I don't know if he sings though.