So Who's In Lifetime All-Black Remake Of Steel Magnolias?
Lifetime already deserves a wet slap to their right cheek for casting Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor and now they deserve a wet slap to their left cheek for this mess right here. Those foolery enablers at Lifetime announced about 5 months ago that they were putting together a basic cable remake of Steel Magnolias starring an all-black cast and I gave them the perfect cast on a platter covered with armadillo cake crumbs. You can't go wrong with Cousin Dionne Warwick as Ouiser or Jackee Harry as Truvy! Did they listen to a low-level blogger who has no casting experience and is slightly brain dead from snorting a skull full of public pool water as a child? No, those whores did not. They went their own route. Most of Lifetime's cast makes sense, but some of it is making me bawl like Jack Jr. on the ceramic tile floor after Shelby passes the fuck out. This is Lifetime's cast via Deadline:
Phylicia Rashad as Clairee (the Olympia Dukakis role)
Alfre Woodard as Ouiser (the Shirley MacLaine role)
Queen Latifah as M'Lynn (the Sally Field role)
Jill Scott as Truvy (the Dolly Parton role)
Condola Rashad, Phylicia's daughter as Shelby (the Julia Roberts role)
Adepero Oduye as Annelle (the Daryl Hannah role)
I'm okay with Clair Huxtable, Alfre, Jill Scott and the young ones, but QUEEN LATIFAH as M'Lynn? We all know what happened the last time Queen Latifah was in a beauty shop. It turned into a 38% rotten pile of old hair stuck in a sink drain. There's no way Queen Latifah can deliver a Sybil-like dramatic cunt meltdown in the middle of a cemetery the same way Sally Field can. I'd rather see Tyler Perry as Madea as M'Lynn. Lifetime is a pig from hell. Drink your juice, Lifetime!
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Submitted by MadgesVadge on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 10:23am.
Submitted by acatnamedfrank on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 3:55am.
Why does it have to be an "all black" remake? Isn't that a bit racist?
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You're kidding, right? The limited number of roles for actors of colour? Did it ever occur to you that most movies and tv shows could be considered all-white casts, with folks of colour sprinkled in the background or playing the tell-it-like-it-is girlfriend or token who makes everyone laugh? And while tv has done a good job of integration, to a certain extent, we also should look at the kinds of characters that get put out there. An all-black cast signals to some that they can see people on the screen who sort of look like them. It's a marketing tool and again, something that gives these women work.
Not racist, just stupid.
Submitted by acatnamedfrank on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 3:55am.
Why does it have to be an "all black" remake? Isn't that a bit racist?
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"I have a very poor way of concealing my dislike of people and/or things." -- Evil_Cupcake's Mom
Fabulous cast but why another remake?
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Thanks Hekki, I handn't heard about that remake but it's not surprising. They really do remake everything! Hahahahaha
OT: This movie sounds fine, it gives good actors work, so great! ;)
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Jesus. Didn't they do a remake back in the day called Soul Food?
I agree with, acatnamedfrank. Why does it have to be an all-black cast? Why remake the movie at all?
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I didn't know that's how you spell Ouiser I thought it was Weeza...you know, like Weezy? *shrug*
wait, Lindsay Lohan is doing a biopic of Liz Taylor's life?? LOLOLOLOLOLOL I feel like Cleopatra is rolling her tomb laughing because we all know the Real CLEO was BLACK,AFRICAN,EGYPTIAN!not white, english liz taylor. karma. i mean, i think that is a complete insult for them to ever cast this CRACKHEAD!??? THERE ARE SO MANY TALENTED ACTRESSES IN THAT TOWN! What gives?
Why does it have to be an "all black" remake? Isn't that a bit racist? Kinda like the Miss Black America pageant, or the United Negro College Fund. As far as I know, there isn't a white Miss America pageant or a United Asian College fund, so why is this ok? Why do the races have to be separated for movies, colleges, etc? If you want to butcher the movie and remake it, I guess you can, but why does it have to be an "all" thing?
Within Reason: they DID remake "Mildred Pierce". With Kate Winslet and Evan Rachel Wood. It was interesting. I can't say I hated it. As I recall, Kate Winslet gets naked a lot in it, and the plot was different. ERW did a decent job as Veda.
Submitted by tminuswife on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 2:04am.
It's called "starved for attention". No anger, just ignorance, at least based on what I see in many of Boston's posts.
Sad that they think Steel Mags was good enough the first time out, that it merits a second look.
Couldn't care less who is in this cast, as I didn't care who was in the first one.
sinjin:
Actually, I am looking at this photo of Condola and to me she has her father's eyes and skin tone, but her mother's bone structure.
How bad can this movie be? They've got some good actresses in it, script be damned.
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Its cool. Most movies are "white". Correct? Its just a different spin on an original. I personally see no reason for it, but I guess someone is hoping for an audience. :)
Either way, if Julia Roberts is missing, I may watch.
These black women are racists and should be treated as such .
I dont agree with that. I think you have unresolved psychological issues with people of color.
Get some help and be happy!
You deserve it!
I dont agree with that. I think you have unresolved psychological issues with people of color.
Get some help and be happy!
You deserve it!
Can I just say:
I F-ING LOVE YOU GUYS!! EVERYONE GETS LOVE. . .
So refreshing, these posts are, so refreshing.
But honestly, did that movie need a remake on Lifetime?
So I guess it's ok to make START MAKING ALL WHITE MOVIES again?
Can I just say:
I F-ING LOVE YOU GUYS!! EVERYONE GETS LOVE. . .
So refreshing, these posts are, so refreshing.
But honestly, did that movie need a remake on Lifetime?
Submitted by Lucifer_Sam on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 11:01pm.
I don't give a fuck about the original, so this is more of a general rant. Are there no fucking writers in all of Hollywood with new material to offer? Last time I went to the cinema was before Christmas, because, believe it or not, Puss In Boots was the most original fucking movie on offer. How about a movie that started life as an original script for once?
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Lohan just twatted she's "up" for a part in this. =p
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Oh lol I thought Alfre Woodard was Queen Viola Davis for a second... must be the tits.
Another remake? The original movie was sooo good and so PERFECTLY cast. Even to those who dislike Julia, you'll love this movie.
I love Phylicia.
For some reason I cannot stand Andre Woodard. Looks bitchy in EVERY picture.
Phylicia will be great with the subtle cattiness. She can do no wrong. Unfortunate that her daughter doesn't look more like her though.
I don't give a fuck about the original, so this is more of a general rant. Are there no fucking writers in all of Hollywood with new material to offer? Last time I went to the cinema was before Christmas, because, believe it or not, Puss In Boots was the most original fucking movie on offer. How about a movie that started life as an original script for once?
LEAVE BOOKS ALONE. LEAVE COMICS AND SUPERHEROS ALONE. WE CAN READ AND IMAGINE THEM QUITE WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Submitted by force noir on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 6:46pm.
... I'd suspect Lifetime has zero gays on their boards. We like zee Classics:)
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A remake of Mommy Dearest, Mildred Pierce or All About Eve would be sacrilege but I see your point! Maybe Funny Face, Cabaret and Auntie Mame, LOL! On second thought, they should close up shop and just play the classics, you're right! ;D
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I think this could work and should be interesting, they're good actresses so why not? For Alfre, Latifah and Phylicia alone, I'd be curious about it. If Lifetime redid the original exactly the same, it'd be worse. Wonder who's directing it? ;P
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"... looking in her face is heaven for all the youth and hope and good will." Thamar 03/01/2012 ☺♪☼♫ ░░░░
What's next? A remake of Gone With the Wind set in the South Bronx, starring JLo? This nonsense needs to end. Get some new ideas and make an original movie!!!
When is Ted Turner going to remake The Color Purple with Taylor Morbidson as Celie, Blake Lively as Nettie, Jessica Simpson as Sofia....hmmm who would play Shug...
You get the point, I gather. Rubbish all these remakes; and remakes from white movie-black movie-to black movie. rinse, repeat. doesn't matter what color a movie is. If it's considered a classic and people love it, why mess with it and why make it a race thing. Reminds me of that Honeymooners crap they tried to do into a movie.
Sorry for the rant.
OOoh wait I know, no no, let's re-do The Big Chill with an all black cast. Or let's re-do Terms of Endearment - no let's do Friday with Justin Beiber as Craig and ya get the point I'm sure.... blech to this regurg.
queen latifah cant act, the only remotely convincing role she ever played well was of a scissor sister who likes beef, and she didnt even play that role well. nobody believed queen latifah liked beef, everybody knew she was into seafood.
I only guessed one of these bitches right. And that was the easy one (Shelby).
Alfre Woodard already played Ouiser on True Blood.
Bitch, please, she should be ANY other role. I'll buy her as Shelby, even. But, not Ouiser! She's going to stink that sh!t up.
Submitted by MissJaneTexas on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 10:16pm.
Ugh. WHY?
I'd rather see a brand new original movie with these women (LOVE most of them). LEAVE STEEL MAGNOLIAS ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ugh. WHY?
I'd rather see a brand new original movie with these women (LOVE most of them). LEAVE STEEL MAGNOLIAS ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I hate Julia Roberts, therefore I have never seen "Steel Magnolias." So I have no objection to this remake.
Also, I adore Jill Scott, Phylicia Rashad and Alfre Woodard. And IMHO Condola Rashad is much prettier than Roberts.
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Ugh...why with the remakes? Seriously. Leave well enough alone.
I doubt I would watch this anyway, but the fact that racist ass Jill Scott is in it is enough to keep me away. Fuck that hoe with a limp dick.
Submitted by aradia07 on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 8:40pm.
Its sooooo funny with the Julia Roberts hate. I have always thought she played the same role in every film. Never liked the highly over-rated ho.
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Of course she does! She plays Julia Roberts in every film because she can't act. She just plays herself. Over-rated is an understatement for describing her.
Why in the hell to they have to remake Steel Magnolias at all? Or any other movie? So sick to death of remakes!
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Wasn't this the cast of Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls?
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said it before will say it again fuck youuuuuuuu lifetime!!!!
except for dance moms. i cant look away from that disaster
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OHH..... Niecy Nash as Truvy!!!!
Instead of Steel Magnolias they should change the name to Steal Watermelons.
Its sooooo funny with the Julia Roberts hate. I have always thought she played the same role in every film. Never liked the highly over-rated ho.
Condola Rashad?!?
Great, like we really need another chapter in the Book of Nepotism. No, thanks. Hell to the No, thanks.
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Aniston is artistically, intellectually and reproductively barren.
Paltrow is every argument against nepotism rolled into one.
what both Hekki and Sucky said.
also, Loretta Devine should have been M'Lynn [edited]
OT: That pale wanna be Ryan Phillipe looking twelve year old American Apparel ad model is making me ill. If google ads chose that ad for me, then they really don't know me, even after all these years.
Alfre Woodard and Viola Davis have identical racks.
That being said, Phylicia Rashad should have the Sally Field role.
Jackee' would be hotter than hot as the Dolly Parton role.
Queen Latifa, I am over it, please move on to just producing. (I actually liked Last Holiday, but I am tired of you on film.)
Jill Scott can do no wrong, but I hope they don't waste her in this remake.
Hmmmm, I don't watch Lifetime, so I guess I really don't care.
Anything without Julia Roberts is already winning.
This is a great idea. I'm pretty sure Tyler Perry already did a few like this. I'm white as chalk but like his movies fuck it.
All ethnicities can jump in to do their own steel magnolias. It can become a fucking torturous meme now like "shit ____ people say". Smashing.
Queen Latifah playing M'Lynn? No.
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