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  • Von Trapp Family Wanted Carrie Underwood Replaced

    Country music star and former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood has been getting heckled for weeks about taking on the role of Maria von Trapp in NBC’s The Sound of Music Live!. The 30-year-old singer addressed the issue of getting hate tweets from Julie Andrews fans just a few days ago, and now the real Von Trapp family is piling on. Myles von Trapp Derbyshire, the great grandson of Maria von Trapp, says the family wanted Underwood replaced.

    “It’s just upsetting that this could potentially be the final broadcast of our story,” Derbyshire told ABC News. “And although her voice is amazing, she doesn’t have acting experience…It’s just the overall image, she’s a country star, she won American Idol, she’s very public in kind of a tabloid way.”

    Ouch. So, who would the Von Trapp family have selected to perform the role of Maria von Trapp, if they had a say in the matter? Anne Hathaway, who took home an Academy Award for her performance in Les Misérables.

    “[Our family has] had the conversations of who could play this role better and it was Anne Hathaway, for example,” Derbyshire said. Interestingly enough, Hathaway previously starred alongside the woman behind the on-screen version of Maria von Trapp, Julie Andrews, a little over 10 years ago. Hathaway appeared in the two The Princess Diaries films with Andrews back in 2001 and 2004.

    Considering that The Sound of Music Live! was just a TV event with the only other highly recognizable name in the cast being Stephen Moyer of True Blood, it seems that the Von Trapp family might have had their sights set a little high. If Hollywood ever decided to do a remake of the original movie for the big screen, God forbid, it would be more understandable for the Von Trapp family to expect a bigger name than Carrie Underwood.

    For anyone who tuned in to The Sound of Music Live! last night, how do you think Carrie Underwood did? Add your comments below. Even though Underwood has received a lot of hate tweets, it seems that the reception to the movie was generally positive.

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  • Carrie Underwood Slammed on Twitter for ‘Sound of Music’ Role

    One would think it should be a highly commendable feat to portray the role of Maria von Trapp in a remake of the classic film, ‘Sound of Music.’ However, it appears there are quite a few people that feel otherwise about Carrie Underwood’s new role. The worse part is that they decided to take their complaints directly to the ‘Jesus Take the Wheel’ singer via Twitter.

    According to E! News, Underwood was asked of her sentiments about the premiere in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly. She revealed that she was nervous, due to the outstanding number of ‘hurtful tweets’ she’s received. She explained that some people expressed their disapproval of the casting decision in her favor.

    “I get hate tweets and stuff like, ‘You’re not Julie Andrews!’” Underwood explained to Entertainment Weekly. “I know I’m not Julie. Nobody is and I would never pretend that I was…I know my place.”

    The television movie hasn’t even premiered yet, and Underwood is already being scrutinized for the role. But why? According to the tweets, the answer is none other than the legendary Julie Andrews.

    For those who aren’t familiar with the classic film, Andrews is the original Maria in ‘Sound of Music’. If the name doesn’t ring a bell here’s a hint: She starred as the grandmother in ‘The Princess Diaries’ with Anne Hathaway.

    Andrews career in music and film has spanned over 60 years. She’s known for her work in classic films like “Victor Victoria,” “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” and “Mary Poppins.” Most people have heard Andrews’ voice before as well. However, you probably didn’t notice it. She’s appeared as a voice-over in films like “Shrek,” “Enchanted,” and “Despicable Me.”

    In a nutshell, Andrews was probably the original in a number of classic musicals. So, some feel that the ‘American Idol’ winner just can’t measure up to the original. Others feel that while Underwood definitely has the potential to fulfill the role, she just doesn’t have enough stripes to be considered for such a prominent role. However, Andrews herself, expressed otherwise.

    Zap2It spoke with the 78-year-old actress about her sentiments on Underwood’s upcoming role in the remake. She weighed in with a relatively positive response. “Fifty years later, it’s time somebody had another crack at it. I had the best time of my life doing it and it did wonderful things for me,” she said. “I think it’s great that it’s being done again, but doing it live must be so daunting,” she quipped. So, the premiere should be quite interesting to watch.

    The ‘Sound of Music’ is scheduled to air Tuesday, Dec. 5 on NBC at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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