Cynthia Erivo to lead a remake of THE ROSE

Tony winner Cynthia Erivo will lead a remake of "The Rose," which originally starred Bette Midler and was released in 1979.

The musical romance follows a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of those who surround her, according to Variety.

The original film was loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin. Erivo's update will modernize the source material.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Cynthia-Erivo-to-Lead-Remake-of-THE-ROSE-20210616

Hopefully they will use at least some of the original movie's souindtrack -- especially the title song, "When A Man Loves Woman", "Stay With Me". etc. I know some of the songs were not written for the film -- but they really worked. I expect Erivo will be writing new songs, as well.

Well, she won't be writing the songs, but I'm sure this will be updated.

I've never seen the Midler film, so now I'm going to have to figure out how to watch it. Sounds kind of like a "A Star is Born" type movie.

RippedMan said: "Well, she won't be writing the songs, but I'm sure this will be updated.

Do you know that to be a fact? Wasn’t the song she co-wrote for HARRIET nominated for an Oscar last year?