There’s no moss growing on Precious director Lee Daniels: We recently reported he signed a deal to revamp Valley of the Dolls for NBC, and now comes news that he’s doing a new drama for Showtime that delves into New York’s legendary drag ball scene. Daniels, whose next feature film is 2012’s The Paper Boy with Nicole Kidman and Matthew McConaughey, is teaming up with Temple Grandin writer W. Merritt Johnson on the currently-untitled project.
For those children unfamiliar with ball culture, watch this clip from Jennie Livingston’s 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning. In fact, order the film from NetFlix right now. Mo-del!
Cam
“Daniels, whose next feature film is 2012?s The Paper Boy with Nicole Kidman and Matthew McConaughey”
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Wow, that casting has bomb dripping from it.
shannon
THESE BALLS….VOGUE…ALL THAT ORIGINATED IN NY…CHICAGO WITH THE BLACK/RICAN/DOMINICAN MEN….THEN MADONNA…AND OTHERS CAME AND STOLE IT…LIKE ALL ELSE
doublestandard
LOGO TAKE NOTES.
Now someone tell me why didn’t Logo go after something like this?
darkskin bttms R survivors
@doublestandard: Exactly, but we all know why..