The New Generation of 'The Women' Have Arrived
By Carita Rizzo, Special to Hollywood.com
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
The summer of 2008 was definitely one of girl power. In May, ultimate chick flick Sex and the City raked in record numbers of female viewers, proving that women can –and will- be significant economical forces when they want to be. This is the sort of tenacity the remake of the classic The Women is counting on when they premiere on Sept. 12. With an all-star cast including Meg Ryan, Annette Bening and Eva Mendes it seems there’s nothing stopping the movie about unconditional female friendship from becoming a success.
In a remake of the 1939 film, featuring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, Ryan plays Mary Haines who on the outside appears to have it all - perfect career, perfect family, perfect life. When her best friend Sylvie (Bening) finds out that Mary's husband is cheating on her with perfume "spritzer-girl" Crystal Allen (Mendes) she, along with their other friends Alex (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Edie (Debra Messing) and together they go on Mary's process of putting her life together when it appears to fall apart.
We caught up with our leading ladies before the premiere to hear their thoughts on female friendship and stepping into the high heels of legends.