Emmy Rossum
One name that pops up from time to time as a possible casting pick for Esmeralda, especially with regards to musical versions as in Notre Dame de Paris, is Emmy Rossum. Emmy Rossum is most known for her role in the 2004 movie version of The Phantom of the Opera 
When I first saw the Phantom movie I really dislike it and her performance as I thought she was just weak on the vocals as well as Gerald Butler, however I have since soften on that opinion and I really don’t care. But Christine Daae is a very technically demanding role whereas Esmeralda in Notre Dame de Paris isn’t. Oh don’t get me wrong, you need a good singer but you don’t need someone who can hit that E6. So would Emmy Rossum make a good Notre Dame de Paris Esmeralda?
Emmy Rossum
Well, one thing Rossum has going against her on the looks front is her skin tone, she is pale. However I think musicals are more forgivable for skin tone. I say give her bronzer if she is the best person for the role and there is that pesky little question again. Her other looks fit into the scope of the token look for Esmeralda of Notre Dame de Paris, so she pretty good on the look front.
Emmy Rossum as Christine Daae from The Phantom of the Opera
But what about her voice? Like I said Rossum isn’t my favorite Christine Daae, to be honest I don’t have one I have a few but again not the question here. Rossum is often label as a lyric soprano which has warm full quality. Now I’m not going to pretend that I know anything about voice, I couldn’t tell you the difference between was it really means to be a Coloratura Soprano vs a Soubrette vs a Lyric Soprano. However listening to parts of Rossum’s Inside Out
Emmy Rossum as Finoa from Shameless
But then there is acting. Post Phantom Rossum’s movie career took a little bit of a creditable hit as she appeared in some BAD movies. To be fair to Rossum, no actor in the history of humans could have acted well in Dragonball: Evolution
However like I have said Esmeralda isn’t a technically demanding role but there is some contradictions that a good Esmeralda should keep in balance as she must be sensual while maintaining innocence, she also should have be natural and celestial. Rossum’s role as Christine Daae is a good lead in to these dualities so I think Rossum could handle the role on the acting front.
Emmy Rossum
I think in the same way as I felt about Taylor Swift for the role as Fleur-de-Lys, Emmy Rossum wouldn’t be not my first choice for the role as Esmeralda but if were to happen if wouldn’t be the worst casting.
Actually I kind want Rossum to play Esmerada to Swift’s Fluer-de-Lys. Can we at least get them to sing Beau Comme le Soleil or Shining like the sun as it’s called in English? This is either a great idea or a terrible idea but I want to see it.
Anyway Yay or Nay on Emmy Rossum for Esmeralda from Notre Dame de Paris as like for a movie?
I have thought this, too! Besides, POTO dress is much more beautiful than the ugly clothes Esmeralda uses in the Plamondon/Cocciante musical.
No… Just no…. I’m sorry usually I agree with your Hypotheical casting but no….I really hate Emmy Rosseum!! She was the worst part of Phantom and I think there is nothing that would make her even a servicable Esmeralda. She is an awful actress and I don’t even think she is that pretty.. I think Samantha Barks would be a great Esmeralda, I think she would be better for vocals than Rosseum and she is a very good actress. I think she also has an innocent look about her and she has dark hair, eyes, and a good skin tone. Maybe I agree that Rosseum has a pretty good innocent look but other wise I would kill myself if she was ever Esmeralda, but then again she has fallen off the face of the Earth.
Pretty, but way too much pale. I really like her as a singer, her voice is soft and she is one of my fave singers. I can somehow see her as Esme but I would rather someone more gypsy looking in the role. At least she has the prettiest eyes I have ever seen, well, perhaps only Anne Hathaway has prettier eyes than her for me. Love dark eyes.
I haven’t really seen her in anything other than Phantom and a Disney Channel movie, so honestly I don’t have much to say about her acting. As a singer, maybe she’d be okay as Esmeralda…just as long as the part doesn’t call for a wide vocal range or the ability to hit high notes. As far as her appearance-yeah, to play Esmeralda I too think she would need bronzer or a tan.
But other than that, Emmy Rossum has those big brown eyes that make her look sweet and innocent and she knows how to work them and give herself that sultry/sensual innocent look, which is a major part of the character.