For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf is a 1975 play by Ntozake Shange. Initially staged inCalifornia, it has been performed Off-Broadway and on Broadway, and adapted as a book, a television movie, and a planned theatrical film. The 1977 Broadway production was nominated for a Tony Award for best play.
On September 3, 2009, Lionsgate announced it had acquired the distribution rights of Tyler Perry’s 34th Street Films adaptation of the play, with principal photography originally scheduled to take place in Atlanta, Georgia in November and December 2009, with a planned 2010 release.The film will be written, directed and produced by Perry. The cast includes: Loretta Devine, Kimberly Elise, Whoopi Goldberg, Janet Jackson, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, Kerry Washington, Michael Ealy and Macy Gray. Mariah Carey had also been cast, but pulled out in May 2010, citing medical reasons; Thandie Newton has been cast to replace her.
Originally titled For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf the film’s title was shortened to For Colored Girls in September, 2010. The film was originally planned for a 2010 release, but was later delayed until January 14, 2011. However, the studio chose to move forward the release date to to November 5th, 2010; Tyler Perry commented it was “a serious film that really lends itself to the Fall period.
Below is the trailer for the upcoming release. Many are skeptical of how the film will turn because of the type of movies Tyler Perry is known for producing.
What do you think?
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