10 Reasons Why They Should Remake The Sound of Music Now and Cast Anne Hathaway as Maria

Anne Hathaway just won her first Oscar for her role of Fantine in Les Misérables. But that's not what I wanna talk about. As indicated by the title, I'm gonna list down why Anne Hathaway is bound to play the next Maria if they decide to remake the musical, my all time most favorite movie. Some of the reasons might be a bit forced, but others are just fate.

(1) Two of the great moments in her career involved the cast of The Sound of Music. Anne Hathaway became a star when she starred as Mia in The Princess Diaries opposite the original Maria, Dame Julie Andrews. Then just a mere few days ago she received her first Oscar from the hand of none other than Captain Von Trapp himself, Christopher Plummer, with even a The Sound of Music joke prior to the category. Now this is not a co-incidence, this is fate calling.

(2) She can sing, she can really sing. We knew this when she co-hosted the Oscar few years ago, we certainly are sure now that she belted out I Dreamed a Dream so perfectly in Les Misérables. Songs from The Sound of Music certainly are a piece of cake for her?

(3) She was down the same character arc before... more than once. In The Princess Diaries (1 & 2), Mia is a girl joining the royal family as the new princess, and needs to prove herself to her grandmother and the people of her country. In The Sound of Music, Maria is a nun joining the Von Trapp family as the new governess, and needs to prove herself to Captain Von Trapp and his children. In The Devil Wears Prada, Anne's role of Andy worked for the strict and stern Miranda Priestly, vying for her attention with a competitive colleague Emily. In The Sound of Music, Maria worked for the strict and stern Captain Von Trapp, vying for his affection with a competitive Baroness.

(4) I will die to see her on screen with Hugh Jackman again, and this time throughout the whole movie... Wait, Hugh Jackman WILL be cast as Captain Von Trapp right? I don't have to do another 10 reasons article to convince that right?

(5) She's at the right age. When The Sound of Music was released in 1965, Julie Andrews was 30 years old. Anne is 31 years old this year, just about the same age as Julie Andrews was back then.

(6) Well, if this year is not the year, the 50-Year Anniversary of the 1965 movie musical is coming soon in 2015. Surely they have some special plans for it, apart from a special DVD edition?

(7) They are doing a live broadcast of The Sound of Music later this year, with Carrie Underwood as Maria. If Carrie Underwood can, why can't Anne Hathaway?

(8) Anne Hathaway chopped off her long hair for the role of Fantine. Julie Andrews had short blonde do when she played Maria. Anne just needs to dye her hair blonde for the role.

(9) She needs to have another Oscar, this time for Best Actress not Best Supporting Actress. Come on, a star like her should be the leading actress not the supporting actress winner. No offense to all the suporting actress winners, but Anne is leading actress material. The role of Maria nearly won Julie Andrews another Oscar (google the well-known Julie vs Julie race in 1965). In my opinion, had Julie Andrews not won an Oscar one year earlier already, she would have won it with the role of Maria.

(10) OK, this might sound cruel, but Anne needs to work her charm back into many people's heart after the many controversies and critics she received this past award cycle (I really scratch my head for all the backlashes, I don't see what she's done wrong). The role of Maria, a well-liked role, will do just that.

Convinced yet? No? Well, who cares. I know they have no motivation to do another musical on the Von Trapp family, since the 1965 movie version is so well-known any attempt to remake it will sound like a disaster even before it is being made. This article is merely for fun.