By Ryan Parsons | Images property of DreamWorks Pictures.
Dreamgirls
If there is one thing that the upcoming musical
Dreamgirls
comes packed with, it is a cast. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that
the first clip released by DreamWorks features Eddie Murphy, Dannie Glover
and Jamie Foxx.
Movie Clip: Dreamgirls
Based on the Tony Award-winning musical, Dreamgirls, set in the turbulent late 1960s and early '70s, follows the rise of a trio of women -- Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Deena (Beyonce Knowles) and Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose) -- who have formed a promising girl group called The Dreamettes. At a talent competition, they are discovered by an ambitious manager named Curtis Taylor, Jr. (Jamie Foxx), who offers them the opportunity of a lifetime: to become the back-up singers for headliner James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). Curtis gradually takes control of the girls' look and sound, eventually giving them their own shot in the spotlight as The Dreams. That spotlight, however, begins to narrow in on Deena, finally pushing the less attractive Effie out altogether. Though the Dreams become a cross-over phenomenon, they soon realize that the cost of fame and fortune may be higher than they ever imagined.
Though one would have figured each DreamGirls clip to feature
some music from the film, the first clip out the gates is more about the
male ensemble. It is hard to tell what exactly is happening in this clip,
but the final message is you "can't have it all."
Try to make your own meaning by checking out the
first clip of Dreamgirls over at Moviefone.
Dreamgirls opens to theatres on December 25th.
For the trailers, video journals, featurette and full synopsis, go to the Dreamgirls Movie Page.
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