Just wright scribe tapped for waiting to exhale sequel. Twentieth century fox is developing getting to happy, the recently released sequel to waiting to exhale. Although there are plenty of four friends books, savannah, bernadine, gloria and robin have a special place in our psyche. Lela rochon, loretta devine, dennis haysbert, michael beach, gregory hines, donald faison, and mykelti williamson rounded out the rest of the cast. Is this waiting to exhale sequel ever coming out or what. Devine also spoke about the hype surround a waiting to exhale sequel during an august 2015 interview with madame noire. Many wondered if the film was still going to be created with the recent death of whitney houston, and fox film execs say that the waiting to exhale sequel will still. But an executive at fox 2000, the studio producing the film, confirms that the project will go on. Terry mcmillan talks waiting to exhale sequel without. The longawaited sequel to 1995s waiting to exhale, announced last year with the return of the original cast, was thrown for a toss with the loss of its star.
Michael elliott to write waiting to exhale sequel getting. Why lela rochon would never do a waiting to exhale sequel. Snow white and the huntsman 2, the lorax 2, the human centipede 3, waiting to exhale 2 posted on monday, april 9th, 2012 by peter sciretta today we bring a bunch of new sequel. Its been fifteen years since waiting to exhale hit theaters and stole the show, and the sequel which is based on the 2010 book written by author terry mcmillan entitled, getting to happy is still in early production. The last report we made was that every cast member had confirmed they would work on the sequel except whitney houston. Though the movies biggest star, whitney houston, is dead there are bigger. Still living in phoenix, the women continue to meet for their girls gettogethers and share whats going on in their lives. Liked the women in waiting to exhale, to which this book makes a sequel. Today in film history, waiting to exhale premiered. Getting to happy waiting to exhale book 2 and millions of other books are available for. Terry mcmillians newest novel getting to happy will be a follow up to her bestselling novel waiting to exhale. Getting to happy is the sequel to waiting to exhale by author terry mcmillan. Chatting with, mcmillan confessed that no progress has been seriously made since the 1995 original. Waiting to exhale sequel to continue without whitney.
But it is worth it, to see what happens to those four fabulous ladies we all fell in love with, in the first book. The book is set to be released in september of this year and will feature all the original characters. Terry mcmillan talks waiting to exhale sequel without whitney houston terry mcmillan is unsure how to proceed with the waiting to exhale sequel in the wake of whitney houstons death, but says the studio has made it clear they want to proceed. Waiting to exhale sequel script in development its not just her music career that whitney houston has suddenly left behind, but her film career as well. Waiting to exhale is one of those books i should have read years ago. Whitney houstons death wont halt waiting to exhale sequel. The book picks up 15 years after the first with the four women remaining connected but experiencing different levels of love and loss. In this sequel to waiting to exhale, we meet up with the four friends. Loretta devine gives update on waiting to exhale sequel. What happened to the waiting to exhale film sequel. In this sequel to waiting to exhale, we meet up with the four friends, savannah, bernadine, robin, and gloria, a few years after we left them last. Author terry mcmillan is releasing a sequel to her hit novel waiting to exhale called getting to happy which will hit stores in september.
Waiting to exhale sequel still in the works despite. Actress angela bassett has confirmed rumours shes reuniting with whitney houston for a sequel to 1995 film waiting to exhale. Fans of the bestselling novel waiting to exhale may have been holding their breath for a sequel all these years, but author terry mcmillan never thought she would revisit her most famous characters. Waiting to exhale author terry mcmillan speaks to cnns fredricka whitfield about her new book, getting to happy. The film was adapted from the 1992 novel of the same name by terry mcmillan. Real steel 2, ghost rider 3, taken 2, waiting to exhale 2, tintin 2 posted on tuesday, february 14th, 2012 by germain lussier lots of sequel news today so lets get right to it.
Mcmillian was inspired to write the sequel after she experienced a public and humiliating divorce and. Well accept a waiting to exhale sequel under one condition vh1. This book will have you sobbing like a baby in the first ten pages. Waiting to exhale film sequel in the works perez hilton. Savannah, gloria, bernadine and robin are still looking for lasting love, peace of mind and happiness. According to sister 2 sister reports if the a day late and a dollar short author had to gamble with that money, terry mcmillan would bet there will be no waiting to exhale sequel coming to. Forest whitaker directing and whole cast returning for waiting to. The novel follows the lives of four africanamerican friends in phoenix, arizona in. At the time of her death, fox 2000 pictures was working on a sequel to 1995s waiting to exhale, which was adapted from terry mcmillans bestselling novel. Terry mcmillans waiting to exhale sequel will continue. Waiting to exhale sequel continues despite whitney houston loss. Waiting to exhale sequel continues despite whitney. Fans have been waiting 20 years to see the women of waiting to exhale reunite on screen, but the death of whitney houston in 2011 put those plans on hold. Among the reasons cited was whitney houstons unexpected death in 2012.
A sequel to the first book, getting to happy, was released in 2010. The book catches up with the four women in waiting to exhale. We know that over a year ago, author terry mcmillan was trying to get the original cast together from her 1990s book to movie waiting to exhale to do her sequel, getting to happy. Literally every woman and her mama have become familiar with the lives of savannah, bernadine, robin and gloria, and i did also, but through the movie version which i love. Indiewires the playlist reports that one of the films stars, angela bassett, confirmed on the cbs show the talk that whitaker is touching up exhale authorscreenwriter terry mcmillans script for.
Waiting to exhale sequel will go on without whitney. I doubt ill see waiting to exhale ii, but ill be waiting for you, 2. Waiting to exhale sequel to go on despite whitney houston. Terry mcmillian is geared to release a sequel to the bestselling novel waiting to exhale this year. Forest whitaker directed waiting to exhale, an adaptation of. And even after the death of whitney houston in 2012, in 20 angela bassett claimed the film, which would have been based on the actual sequel to the book waiting to exhale, called, getting to. Lela rochon, loretta devine, dennis haysbert, michael beach, gregory hines, donald faison, and mykelti williamson rounded out. Waiting to exhale sequel is dead in the water says terry mcmillan. In 1992, when mcmillan introduced us to them, wed rarely seen the experiences of successful, thirtysomething black women reflected in the popular culture. The story takes place fifteen years later and the now middleaged friends. Waiting to exhale sequel script in development the. A sequel to waiting to exhale is still in development at fox after the passing of star whitney houston, a rep for the studio confirms to ew.
That waiting to exhale sequel weve been looking forward to may never happen terry mcmillan doubtful waiting to exhale movie sequel will happen. Michael elliott has been tapped to work on getting to happy, fox 2000s sequel to the 1995 movie waiting to exhale. The hit romantic movie, about the love lives of four female friends. Fox will go forth with a followup to the 1995 ensemble drama based on terry mcmillans novel. Waiting to exhale sequel announced a sequel to the first book, getting to happy, was released in 2010. Fox will press on with waiting to exhale sequel after. All hopes for a big screen sequel to terry mcmillans waiting to exhale have been squashed by the author herself. However, despite houstons death over the weekend, plans for exhale 2 arent in peril.
Fox 2000 has hired michael elliott just wright to write the script for getting to happy, the sequel to 1995s waiting to exhale. Though the movies biggest star, whitney houston, is dead there are bigger issues producers must face before putting out a. Theres a major update on the waiting to exhale sequel. Those of you who have been patiently waiting for a waiting to exhale sequel since falling in love with the original in 1995 might soon have a reason to exhale again, despite the tragic death.
According to vulture, the studio plans on making the movie without whitney. Over 15 years since they dominated hollywood, forest whitaker is bringing back whitney houston and company for a sequel to waiting to exhale. Waiting to exhale today in film history, december 22, 1995, waiting to exhale, which was released in usa theaters and would, for a long time, be the highest grossing feature film written by, directed by and starring an allblack cast adjusted for inflation, its a. The 1995 film waiting to exhale was an enormous commercial success. Getting to happy centers on the four women of waiting to exhale 15 years later. Mtv posted some comments shared by waiting to exhale writer terry mcmillan and some of the cast of the film, which includes a couple of references to a sequel that may have been in the works. Terry mcmillan says waiting to exhale sequel wont make. In september 2010, fox picked up sequel rights to the drama waiting to exhale. Mcmillan decided to write the sequel after her divorce from jonathan plummer, the inspiration for how stella got her groove back. Author terry mcmillan is planning on releasing a sequel to her 1992 novel waiting to exhale. I only ask because he seems to have had a little bout of amnesia off and on the past six.
Waiting to exhale is a 1995 american romance film directed by forest whitaker in his feature film directorial debut and starring whitney houston and angela bassett. The sad, sudden death of whitney houston will not deter fox from going forward with a sequel to the. Barely a week after author terry mcmillan published getting to happy in early september of 2010, fox snapped up the feature rights to the bestselling sequel to waiting to exhale. And while its still way too early to talk about who might fill in houstons shoes and voice she contributed two songs to the hit soundtrack for waiting for exhale, there is still. Im thinking maybe im outgrowing this kind of book, for just like sex and the city 2. Waiting to exhale sequel is dead in the water says. Terry mcmillans waiting to exhale was more than just a bestselling novelits publication was a watershed moment in literary history. Getting to happy waiting to exhale book 2 kindle edition by. The novel follows the lives of four africanamerican friends in phoenix, arizona in mcmillan decided to write the sequel after her divorce from jonathan plummer, the inspiration for how stella got her groove back. Happy, terry mcmillans follow up book, was on the road to becoming a film. One of the original film s leads, loretta devine, confirmed that this sequel is maybe still coming. An anthology of contemporary africanamerican fiction. The book will feature all of the original characters and.
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