DREAMGIRLS TRAILER UP AND RUNNING — Page 3

s'cuse me?

---

hmmm...you just didnt make sense.

and I'd also keep the "duhs" out of your posts, if you can help it.

---

Why did they take the teaser off the website? I can't seem to find it...

---

"did i s-s-s-stutter?"
LOL, reminded me of BKLYN :)

and i still have yet to see the entire thing, but i am really anzxious from what i saw.i got till 'but dreams' and then it stopped working.

but does anyone know of any place besides amazon.com where you can listen to clips from the OBC, cuz I WANNA GET THE CD for some odd reason...

I don't see it, where is it?

It's interesting that they automatically assume everyone's going to go and see this movie because Jamie Foxx is in it. Frankly, I could care less that he's in it. Jamie is a tad bit overrated, in my opinion. It is the story of "Dreamgirls" itself that I'm interested in. The story should be the selling point of this movie. Cause it's real annoying to see Jamie's and Eddie's names up there, especially since the movie is about the 3 girls, not Eddie's old ass.

I'm tired of people using the "big name" theory as a marketing point. If the story isn't good, then it won't sell. No matter how big you are. Ask Madonna why "American Life" failed. It was a hot mess. Same goes for the many movie flops of stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts, Halle Berry, etc.

Using big names is just a lazy excuse for those who work in marketing that can't come up with any other ideas.

It only works sometimes.

Eddie Murphy hasn't had a hit in ages. I doubt anyone will be flocking to the theater just to see him in this.

Updated On: 12/8/05 at 04:47 AM

Marquise --- You go, baby! I agree with what you said.

I know people love to pick apart Madonna's performance in "Evita." I'm not saying they're right or wrong... but there would be NO FILM OF EVITA, PERIOD, if she had not signed on to play the part. The studio NEVER would have financed it, and they've said so.

So, you can either have a film of Evita WITH Madonna... or you can have no film at all. THOSE are your choices, not casting someone else in the part.

Same thing here with DREAMGIRLS... without Jamie Foxx, Beyonce and Eddie Murphy in place... DreamWorks could have easily pulled the plug by now. In fact, one of the only reasons Condon convinced Geffen to "green light" the film (finally, after years of trying to convince him) is because of these names he went after in key roles.

That's the reality, folks... learn to live with it... or be content never to see film versions of your favorite hit shows at a movie theatre near you.

---

Updated On: 12/8/05 at 09:59 AM

I said this in an earlier post, but I think it would be fantastic if DreamWorks sent somebody around for the next year with a camcorder to create a featurette for the DVD of clips from all amateur productions produced in 2006 as a result. I would LOVE to see that.

(I know it's a bit of a nightmare with gathering all the release forms of anyone on screen, but it can be done.)

---

>>>I'm tired of people using the "big name" theory as a marketing point. If the story isn't good, then it won't sell. No matter how big you are. Ask Madonna why "American Life" failed. It was a hot mess. Same goes for the many movie flops of stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts, Halle Berry, etc.

Using big names is just a lazy excuse for those who work in marketing that can't come up with any other ideas.

It only works sometimes.

Eddie Murphy hasn't had a hit in ages. I doubt anyone will be flocking to the theater just to see him in this.<<<

Eddie Murphy's last live action film was THE HAUNTED MANSION. Opening weekend gross was $24.2 mil. Sure the film went on to underachieve over all, but that isn't too shabby as far as drawing power. Then SHREK helps keep his good will alive.

Yes, every name star has had their share of commercial disappointments to outright disasters. But would the projects in question have attracted as much attention without those names? Probably not.

In the case of DREAMGIRLS, you also have the sum being greater than their parts. Yes, there are people who are Jamie fans, Beyonce fans, Eddie fans who will go. But the *combination* of those people? Then you reach a number of people who otherwise would not be interested in them individually. And when a project is risky, such as this, people want a guarantee of at least an open. After RENT, I'm thinking it'll be hard to get another mostly-unknown cast movie musical through, at least for a while. And it's not like someone's star status means they're not talented in their own right.

I am so bummed out. I dont have quicktime... or an IPOD or PSP. I am so depressed

O yes, it will be a rare thing to have as many big names in a production (musical) in ...long long time. So Dreamgirls will be unique as well.

For people who are so into showbiz that they even visit a site like this, it's unbelievable how many morons troll around here.

The billing in the Dreamgirls teaser trailer has NOTHING to do with ticket sales, and nothing to do with "who's hot now", and nothing to do with any concerns about American Idol...

The billing is CONTRACTUAL. JAMIE FOXX has top billing whether you like it or not. As do BEYONCE & EDDIE MURPHY. It has NOTHING to do with how important they are to the story or whatever -- IT HAS TO DO WITH THEIR CONTRACTS. IT'S VERY SIMPLE.

BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP