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Effie has been cast in Bill Condon's DREAMGIRLS!

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with an update on Bill Condon's next directorial outting, DREAMGIRLS, thanks to Playbill (Sorry, forgot... and special thanks to Franz Kafka for the heads up!). Jamie Foxx is already onboard, as is Eddie Murphy, Beyonce Knowles and Danny Glover. There was talk of Fantasia taking the lead role of Effie in the musical loosely based on the rise of Diana Ross and The Supremes. Well, the role has been cast and Fantasia ain't in it. It's a lady named Jennifer Hudson, another American Idol contestant who the filmmakers believe was "born" for the role. KINSEY was great and GODS & MONSTERS is still as great as it was the day it was released. Condon has my full confidence and this looks like an insanely interesting cast. What do you folks think?



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blablanumbers
by potvsktl
Nov 16th, 2005
04:46:05 PM
Amazing Singer
by Prior Walter
Nov 16th, 2005
04:52:24 PM
Oh, and I just sent you that link about 2 hours ago...
by Prior Walter
Nov 16th, 2005
04:54:22 PM
Should be interesting
by Terry_1978
Nov 16th, 2005
04:57:02 PM
50 Cent is doing his own version...DREAMBITCHES
by Mel Garga
Nov 16th, 2005
05:00:49 PM
I wonder if Bill Condon is gay...
by jrbarker
Nov 16th, 2005
05:00:59 PM
Bill Condon is gay.
by Lenny Nero
Nov 16th, 2005
05:06:42 PM
Also, Jennifer Hudson was the best of American Idol season 3.
by Lenny Nero
Nov 16th, 2005
05:07:31 PM
This Is All Well And Good, BUT Wheres The Eagerly Anticipated Se
by ZombieSolutions
Nov 16th, 2005
05:17:50 PM
I just realized my first post could be misconstrued as insensiti
by Lenny Nero
Nov 16th, 2005
05:25:19 PM
Fantasia
by Lovecraftfan
Nov 16th, 2005
05:29:11 PM
It's no secret about Bill Condon being gay.
by stlfilmwire
Nov 16th, 2005
05:39:00 PM
"So what?"
by raw_bean
Nov 16th, 2005
06:03:23 PM
I remember when AICN reported cool things.
by Josh Town
Nov 16th, 2005
06:20:42 PM

by fatsackowind
Nov 16th, 2005
06:26:32 PM
Condon Didn't Direct "Chicago"
by Rebeck
Nov 16th, 2005
06:30:39 PM
BTW, still no Tideland report.
by Josh Town
Nov 16th, 2005
06:31:20 PM
When I said adaptation, I was implying that Bill Condon wrote th
by Lenny Nero
Nov 16th, 2005
07:34:01 PM
And that last post was in response to Rebeck's talkback on "
by Lenny Nero
Nov 16th, 2005
07:35:04 PM
keeping a straight track on gay directors
by the_man_from_Rio
Nov 16th, 2005
08:26:52 PM
Jennifer Hudson
by diverdan
Nov 16th, 2005
08:29:45 PM
Too bad DREAMGIRLS isn't a good show.
by geekzapoppin
Nov 16th, 2005
09:38:13 PM
Do you think Bill Condon sleeps easier at night knowing he has Q
by Barry Egan
Nov 16th, 2005
10:18:19 PM
Showgirls 2
by stewiegriffin
Nov 16th, 2005
11:09:37 PM
Jennifer Hudson Rocks
by PullMyFinger
Nov 17th, 2005
08:37:05 AM
Josh Town
by Plum
Nov 17th, 2005
11:48:59 AM
I love Hudson's voice. Lets just hope she's in better sh
by Mr. Profit
Nov 17th, 2005
12:25:59 PM
"Showgirls 2 Nomi Is 2 Do Me"
by ZombieSolutions
Nov 17th, 2005
03:04:12 PM
Shape
by Plum
Nov 18th, 2005
03:51:02 PM

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