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Jennifer Hudson Contemplates Sister Act Sequel & DREAM Disney Role
Jennifer Hudson has her sights acceptable connected the House of Mouse.
After playing legendary roles specified arsenic Effie White successful Dreamgirls and Aretha Franklin successful Respect, you would deliberation J. Hud wouldn't person immoderate much imagination roles connected her privation list. But determination is 1 Disney character the Oscar-winning prima revealed she'd emotion to play.
"I wouldn't caput being Calliope, the caput Muse, successful Hercules the musical," she exclusively said connected the Nov. 22 occurrence of E! News (airing Nov. 22 at 11:30 p.m.) portion chatting with Courtney Lopez on the acceptable of The Jennifer Hudson Show. "That's a dream."
With a live-action version of the 1997 animated movie currently in the works from The Russo Brothers and manager Guy Ritchie, Jennifer seems similar the cleanable acceptable for the part—especially due to the fact that it's 1 she's already played.
"I was Calliope erstwhile I worked connected the Disney Wonder cruise ship, agelong earlier Dreamgirls even," the 41-year-old revealed. "And so, I'm acceptable for the role."
And connected apical of fulfilling her different imagination of being a speech amusement host, Jennifer precocious embodied different iconic relation for her Sister Act-inspired Halloween show. She transformed into Whoopi Goldberg's Deloris Van Cartier/Sister Mary Clarence to execute a medley of songs from the film.
As for whether she volition instrumentality connected the film's sequel Back successful the Habit for adjacent year's spooky festivities, Jennifer told Courtney, "It would beryllium a imagination to."
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"Even being capable to recreate it for Halloween, erstwhile I came in, I was like, 'This is simply a dream,'" she continued. "So, ohio my god, that would beryllium amazing."
The Sister Act bid volition soon beryllium getting the Disney treatment, arsenic the institution announced in 2020 that a 3rd installment successful the beloved franchise is successful the works astatine Disney+.
Catch Jennifer and much of today's amusement stories contiguous connected E! News astatine 11:30 p.m. lone connected E!.
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