Dreamgirls Teaser Trailer

With what movie? Narnia?

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I'm trying not to think about that movie, seens as it's a 3 week wait for those of us still stranded in the UK.

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Not til January.

The teaser will probably be like the one used for "The Da Vinci Code" which didn't use any actual footage beacuse the film hadn't started filming when it hit theatres last year.

The cast has been in rehearsals for three weeks and I believe they've starting laying down the music tracks (the performers obviously will be lipsynching to backing tracks in the filming). Perhaps, they'll use one or more of the prerecorded songs for the trailer.

As for the Tony clip, one can now understand why Breglio and Geffen have been so protective of everything associated with Dreamgirls for years. They wanted to treat the show as something very special and not just any old Broadway musical. This is why they stopped Broadway Treasures from using either the Dreamgirls or the A Chorus Line Tony clips and why Breglio makes it all but impossible for anyone to view the video of the show at Lincoln Center.

Now with the movie coming out, they've offered to pay the licensing fees for any amateur group out there who wants to do the show, trying to encourage as many productions as possible and create a buzz for the film. I imagine the famous Tony clip is going to pop up at some point as well, perhaps as part of some tv special promoting the film.

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Not sure if they're attempting anything live, but I'll find out. Given some scenes take place on stage and in recording studios, I don't see why they couldn't do a few things live.

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I've heard from other people that they were told that they needed written permission from Breglio in order to view the tape and that when they tried to get that, Breglio turned them down, saying that he only granted permission to those affiliated with a professional production of the show. Perhaps, he's gotten less strict about it over the years, though.

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Teaser trailers generally don't have ANY footage or audio in them from the actual final film. They are made well in advance to drum up buzz and attention for a movie. They are usually graphic-based with appropriate but not accurate audio/music. In the case of Dreamgirls, they will likely use one of the recordings that already exists, since Geffen owns the rights to them himself. Not a big issue there.

The cast has been in rehearsals for a little over a week now (not three), but dance rehearsals with the choreographer and assistants have been going on a little longer than that.

No pre-recording has happened yet. It's too early.

I'm sure the Teaser Trailer will be exciting, but don't look for anything from the actual film (obviously).

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Well, it depends on the teaser, really. I can think of two recent examples that included film footage, but they're both unusual situations. Anyway, in this case, as everyone has said, there's no way there's going to be any visual or audio stuff from the actual movie. But I still hope they put it on Apple. :)

I have friends who are affiliated with the production and they informed me that rehearsals for the cast have been going on for three weeks. Hudson just joined them last week because she was just hired.

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Does it really matter? Point is - rehearsals are in full swing, filming begins January, and we get a teaser trailer in two weeks. I. CAN. NOT. WAIT.

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CapnHook --- You're right, it really doesn't matter. To be honest, some of them have been in rehearsal now for close to 6 weeks. It takes a LOT to put this together.

I'm going to have to be careful about what I say on these threads now, because when I started posting thoughts on "Dreamgirls," I was an excited fan like the rest of you. But the company I work for is now directly involved with this film. So, I guess I need to "chill" with what I know. It's tough, because I want to talk about it just like the rest of you. And to some extent, I'm sure I will participate. I just have to be very careful, that's all.

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ellenoshalom---Codes, yes. But mostly "foot in my mouth" lately. My posts on this subject have been coming out very clumsy in the past 2 weeks, because I found myself giving awkward half-answers that raise my own eyebrows, let alone others. I just can't "go there" and fully explain sometimes.

But I will say that it's getting VERY exciting already. Even in the early stages. That much won't land me in jail.

EDIT: GREAT shot of Beyonce, by the way. Good God.

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Updated On: 11/22/05 at 09:46 AM