Andrew Lloyd Webber wants Nicole Scherzinger to star in a movie adaptation of Sunset Boulevard.
Nicole, 47, recently ended her run as Norma Desmond in the much-hyped revival of Lloyd Webber’s classic musical on Broadway and the pair are hoping to team up again to bring the project to the big screen.
A source told The Mirror: “Andrew wants to make the movie with Nicole. He feels the momentum after the Broadway run needs to be harnessed.
“There is a sense that this is closer than ever now which, for Andrew, will be a delight, given the years he’s worked for it.
“Andrew feels Nicole and the cast have the appeal to bring musicals back to the Oscars. People forget the film versions of Les Miserables and Chicago both blew up in cinemas and scored rafts of awards.”
Nicole previously won the Best Actress in a Musical prize at the UK’s Laurence Olivier Awards, while Sunset Boulevard also scooped prizes for supporting actors, Best Director for Lloyd as well as Best Lighting, Sound, Outstanding Musical Contribution and Best Musical Revival.
It was also a huge hit at the Tony Awards with Nicole winning the Best Actress in a Musical gong.
Meanwhile, Nicole previously admitted she would love to reprise the role for a movie adaptation.
She told The Hollywood Reporter: “There has been some talk. That is my dream, so I’m manifesting that right now.”