To some fans'
delight and others' horror, the gay-directed film
adaptation of Dreamgirls will feature four new
songs, by the original Broadway composer, not in the
original stage musical, Entertainment Weekly
reported Thursday.
The film, based
on the 1981 musical of the same name, will star
Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, and Anika Noni Rose as a
Supremes-like girl group climbing the charts and
attempting to deal with success. Beyonce will sing the
new song "Listen," and Hudson, a former American Idol
contestant, will perform "Love You I Do." The
remaining new songs were not disclosed.
Bill Condon, the
film's out director and screenwriter, told Entertainment
Weekly, "They will be saying, 'He changed this, he
changed that.' I mean, that's what I would say."
The film, also
starring Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy, is set for a
December 22 release. (The Advocate)
