10 Books to Read Before They Hit the Big Screen
By Alonso Duralde, Special to Hollywood.com
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Push
By Sapphire
What Happens? An overweight, illiterate and emotionally and sexually abused teenager turns her life around after meeting a teacher who is the first adult to show her kindness.
When We Will See It? Now titled Precious (so as not to be confused with that dopey sci-fi action movie Push that opened earlier this year), the film is set to open in November. Lee Daniels (Shadowboxer) directed an eclectic cast that includes Mo’Nique, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz and, in the title role, newcomer Gabourey Sadibe.
How You Know This Is a Hot Item: This much-anticipated film scored an indie-movie trifecta: 1) Acclaim and awards at Sundance; 2) A vicious and protracted bidding war between distributors; 3) It’s going into theaters with a coveted “Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry Present” above the title.
