Cynthia Erivo to star in and produce ‘The Rose’ remake

By Express News Service
Actor Cynthia Erivo will produce and star within the titular function within the remake of the Bette Midler-starrer The Rose.

The musical romantic drama follows a self-destructive feminine rock star who struggles in coping with the fixed pressures of her profession and the calls for of those that encompass her. Erivo’s tackle the story is claimed to “put a contemporary lens on the high price of fame.”

The unique movie was directed by Mark Rydell and starred Midler, Frederic Forrest and the late Alan Bates, and Harry Dean Stanton.

 It was loosely based mostly on the lifetime of Janis Joplin and thus far, is popularly thought of to be the quintessential movie about fame and dependancy. The film went on to earn 4 Oscar nominations.

The mission is but to call its author and director. Erivo will produce the remake movie with Solome Williams beneath her newly launched manufacturing banner Edith’s Daughter. The label has a first-look cope with MRC Television and Civic Center Media.

Richard Ruiz, Searchlight’s director of growth, and artistic govt Cornelia Burleigh will oversee the mission on behalf of the studio.

Meanwhile, Erivo lately wrapped manufacturing on Disney’s live-action adaptation of Pinocchio, through which she performs the Blue Fairy. She lately starred as Aretha Franklin in Nat Geo’s restricted collection Genius: Aretha.