Manny The Movie Guy /

First of all, I thought, what was Sony Pictures thinking of remaking the fantastic 1964 musical "My Fair Lady?" And then I heard Colin Firth, who is set to go home with an Oscar for "The King's Speech," is being courted to star as Henry Higgins, played by Rex Harrison in the original. Not bad at all! I could imagine Firth in the Henry Higgins role. Plus, the actor has proven he could sing in 2008's "Mamma Mia!"

And then I heard that Carey Mulligan is already attached to play Eliza Doolittle. She has pretty big shoes to fill with the memorable Audrey Hepburn in the original role. But then it's Mulligan. She can act, I don't know if she can sing, but the tandem of Mulligan and Firth are making me so excited! The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain indeed!

Hollywood.com via Daily Mail also revealed that once upon a time, Hugh Grant was supposed to be taking the Henry Higgins role but then again, Grant has not starred in any film worthy of mentioning, hence, Firth got the role.

For now, let's check the trailer of the original "My Fair Lady" and imagine Mulligan and Firth in the roles of Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins!