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3/19/2012 8:13:09 PM EST
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Steel Magnolias' Remake: Queen Latifah, Phyliica Rashad and Alfre Woodard Lead Cast
Queen Latifah, Steel Magnolias' Remake, Phylicia Rashad, Alfre Woodard
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Lifetime has assembled the cast of its Steel Magnolias reboot. Queen Latifah has signed on to star in and executive produce the original movie, an updated, contemporary TV adaptation of the play and 1989 film. She is joined on the all-black cast by Alfre Woodard, Phylicia Rashad, Jill Scott, Adepero Oduye and Rashad’s daughter, Condola Rashad.
Produced by Sony Pictures Television, Steel Magnolias chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana: M’Lynn (Queen Latifah), Ouiser (Woodard), Clairee (Phylicia Rashad), Truvy (Scott), Annelle (Oduye) and Shelby (Condola Rashad). Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children — and hair and nails — all the important topics that bring women together. In the 1989 movie, the roles were played by Sally Field (M’Lynn), Dolly Parton (Truvy), Shirley MacLaine (Ouiser), Darryl Hannah (Annelle), Olympia Dukakis (Clairee), and Julia Roberts (Shelby).
The remake, which is slated to begin production next month in Atlanta for a debut later this year, will be executive produced by Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, Latifah, her producing partner Shakim Compere and Shelby Stone. Kenny Leon, who previously helmed ABC’s TV adaptation of the play A Raisin In The Sun – also from Sony TV, Zadan and Meron — is directing from a script by Sally Robinson (Iron Jawed Angels) based on the play and feature screenplay by Robert Harling. “The caliber of talent associated with this film is astounding and falls in line with our strategy to make Lifetime a first stop for the industry’s best both in front of and behind the camera,” said Lifetime’s president and general manager Nancy Dubuc. “Queen Latifah, Phylicia, Alfre, Jill, Adepero and Condola are some of the most celebrated women in music, film, television and stage.
Is It Time For “Queen Latifah” to Ditch Her Rap Moniker?
With Queen Latifah making these major mogul moves, don’t you think it’s time she roll with Dana Owens? I think she needs to make her grown woman steeze complete by ditching the rap name. Dana has just announced she will be leading the cast of the brown version of the “Steel Magnolias.” Along side her will be Phylicia Rashad and Alfre Woodard. Am I correct to assume that these ladies of distinction will be walking around the set calling her Queen? It’s just time, it really is…..with all due repect. What do you think? Maybe you know something I don’t know.
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