Dreamgirls (2006)

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TRIVIA

Condon won an Oscar for his Gods and Monsters screenplay and was Oscar-nominated for his screenplay for Chicago.

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• Project Phase: 
• Release Date: 2006-12-15 - NY and/or LA
• Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures
• Film Genre(s): Biopic (Biography)
• Country: United States
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SYNOPSIS

Formed with Tom Eyen's book and lyrics and Henry Krieger's music, this is a thinly veiled story of the rise of Diana Ross and the Supremes during the formative years of Motown Records and is based on the hit Broadway musical about a trio of young black female singers who strive to cross over to the white-dominated pop charts in the early '60s and bowed in 1981. Dreamgirls follows the rise of a trio of African-American women-Effie, Deena and Lorrell -- who have formed a promising singing group called The Dreamettes. Murphy has been set to star as superstar performer James "Thunder" Early, for whom the Dreamettes sing back up, before they take over the spotlight themselves as The Dreams.

RELATED NEWS

Reading through Variety, a curious little fact for : 2007-01-09

The 18th annual Producers Guild of America selecte : 2007-01-03

  The Hollywood Reporter reports that Danny Glover has been cast in pic - he plays Murphy's manager, Marty Madison. : 2005-10-27

  Variety reports that Paramount Pictures has signed on as DreamWorks' partner. : 2005-10-12

  DreamWorks SKG announced that Eddie Murphy will join the cast. : 2005-06-13

  Variety reports that DreamWorks has set Jamie Foxx and Usher to join the project - and is looking at Eddie Murphy to play singer James "Thunder" Early for the film, which begins production in January in Los Angeles. Foxx will play the role of Curtis Taylor Jr., and Usher will play choreographer C.C. White. : 2005-05-12

  Variety reports that Beyonce Knowles is talks to star in the project. : 2005-04-11

 Variety reports that Bill Condon will direct the project. Production will begin in late summer or early fall at DreamWorks, where David Geffen controls the screen rights. Warner Bros may also co-finance. : 2005-01-11