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| Directed by | Bill Condon |
| Written by | Bill Condon Tom Eyen (book) |
| Produced by | Laurence Mark |
| Starring | Jamie Foxx Beyoncé Knowles Eddie Murphy Danny Glover Jennifer Hudson |
| Music by | Henry Krieger & Tom Eyen |
| Distributed by | DreamWorks Pictures Paramount Pictures |
Dreamgirls is an upcoming American musical film, currently scheduled for release in December 2006. Based upon the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, which itself is loosely based upon the lives and careers of Motown act The Supremes, Dreamgirls will star Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson (of American Idol fame), and Anika Noni Rose as The Dreams, a 1960s girl group from Chicago that becomes a pop sensation after meeting their manager and label head Curtis Taylor, Jr. (Jamie Foxx). Also starring in the film are Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Sharon Leal, and Keith Robinson.
Hudson portrays the pivotal character of Efie White, the group's founder and original lead singer, who is replaced as the lead by Denna Jones (Knowles), after Curtis Taylor's affections for Effie shift to Deena. Rose protrays the girls' bandmate Lorrell Robinson, who is in a tragic romance with James "Thunder" Early (Murphy), an aging R&B star whose manager is portrayed by Glover. Leal is Michelle Morris, the singer who Taylor brings in as Effie's replacement in the Dreams, and who also begins a relationship with Effie's brother C.C. (Keith Robinson).
Fantasia Barrino had originally been the top contender considered for the role of Effie. Usher Raymond was in talks to play C.C. White, but the producers could not negotiate an acceptable deal with him, and cast Keith Robinson in that role.
To give the story more exposure for the upcoming film release, DreamWorks Pictures and the copyright owners of the original play have announced that they will pay the licensing fees for all stage performances of Dreamgirls for the calendar year of 2006. DreamWorks hopes to encourage amateur productions of Dreamgirls, and familiarize a wider audience with the play.
See also
References
- Piazza, Jo and Rovzar, Chris (Nov. 15, 2005). "Jennifer's 'Dream' role". NY Daily News.
External links
- Official DreamWorks/Paramount Dreamgirls feature film website
- Dreamgirls at IMDb
- Kersey, Tanya (Nov 23, 2005). "'Dreamgirls' Film Cast Finally Shaping Up; Usher and Fantasia Are Out, Keith Robinson and Jennifer Hudson Are In". BlackTalentNews.com. Retrieved from http://www.blacktalentnews.com/artman/publish/article_339.shtml on December 3, 2005.