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One of two upcoming WikiLeaks - themed projects (the other is We Steal Secrets, a documentary by Alex Gibney that is also expected in 2013), the next film from Dreamgirls and Breaking Dawn director Condon stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange, while Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens will be a hacker on his WikiLeaks team.

The pressures faced by performers are also presented in the following films: Beyond the Sea, Dreamgirls and Walk the Line.

Yet, instead of subjecting Barnum to Altman and Rudolph's political scrutiny, screenwriter Bill Condon (associated with some of the worst movies this century — Dreamgirls, Kinsey, the Twilight: Breaking Dawn films) turns the showman's innovations in advertising and public manipulation into models of humanitarianism.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continued its trend of the past several years by recognizing smaller independent films over major Hollywood fare — one possible explanation why «Dreamgirls» fell short of votes for a best picture nomination.

Remember that scene in The Blues Brothers where Jake Blues catches the Holy Ghost while watching James Brown lead a leaping, flying congregation of black folks in a gospel blowout?That's the spirit — the soul — of Dreamgirls, Bill Condon's film adaptation of the long - running Broadway musical.

Smartly, the filmmakers — who include screenwriters Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon (the latter directed the live - action Beauty and the Beast and Dreamgirls and wrote the film version of Chicago)-- also know how to keep a four - quadrant family musical from sinking into Chitty territory by employing devices that also will please the Broadway crowd, particularly the Bob Fosse - like opening number as well as sensational choreography throughout.

The director of the movie, Bill Condon, has previously been behind such films as «The Fifth Estate,» «The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1» and «Part 2,» and «Dreamgirls.»

Still, buried in amongst his recent roles there was one faint glimmer of hope: Bill Condon's Dreamgirls, a film that earned Murphy an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe win for Best Supporting Actor.

Frantically directed by Bill Condon («Dreamgirls,» «The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn»), though, the film's attempt at balance involves pointing fingers and pointing more fingers and government types (Laura Linney, Stanley Tucci) in an office vaguely wondering, «Who is really to blame?»

His resume, which includes penning the adapted screenplay for «Chicago» and calling the shots behind the camera for «Dreamgirls» and the final two FX - propelled «Twilight» films, shows he knows his way around both musicals and special effects.

The film began production in New York in November, 2016, right after the presidential election, and the screenplay (by «Sex and the City» writer Jenny Bicks and «Dreamgirls» director Bill Condon) contains many images and situations that feel like direct challenges to Trump - style politics of resentment.

Director Bill Condon is best - known for flashier entertainments; he helmed the last two Twilight films in addition to the musicals Chicago and Dreamgirls.

Condon is best known for directing and writing the critically acclaimed films Gods and Monsters, Chicago, Kinsey, and Dreamgirls.

Carter Burwell's music, combined with the film's cloudy landscape shots (courtesy of cinematographer Tobias Schliessler, who worked with Condon on «Dreamgirls») add to a sense of nostalgia.

2006 saw two major film releases starring Jamie Foxx: Dreamgirls (the story of 1960's doo - wop girl group, with similarities to The Supremes), starring Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy and Miami Vice (a modernized film version of the 1980s TV cop series), which was directed by Michael Mann and also starred Colin Farrell and Gong Li.

The film is an original musical written by Bill Condon («Dreamgirls») and Jenny Bicks («Sex and the City») with lyrics from Oscar winning duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul («La La Land»).

Paul Thomas Anderson's previous film, «There Will Be Blood,» averaged $ 95,370 from 2 screens in December, 2007, which was at the time the fourth best live - action average, behind «Dreamgirls,» «Brokeback» and «Evita.»

The previous per - theater - average record for a live - action film actually came from earlier this year when another Anderson, Wes, saw his «Moonrise Kingdom» average $ 130,749 from 4 screens, which topped «Dreamgirls,» «Brokeback Mountain» and «Precious,» the only other live - action films to find averages north of $ 100,000 (a dozen or so animated Disney films have much higher averages thanks to massive special screenings they'd hold before wide release — «The Lion King» is still # 1 with a whopping $ 793,377).

With another album («Unpredictable») in 2005, he went on a film streak that included «Jarhead,» another trip with Michael Mann in «Miami Vice,» and the musical «Dreamgirls.»

Blu - ray Director's Extended Edition Dreamgirls gets a new home video release a decade after the film's release!

That year was thrown into chaos on nomination day, when perceived frontrunner Dreamgirls was left off the Best Picture ballot entirely, despite still having the most nominations of any film, and everybody else went scrambling.

Not the most likely or inspiring choice for the job, Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn) takes the helm of this $ 160 million production with a script attributed to Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the film adaptation of Rent) and Disney DTV veteran Evan Spiliotopoulos (whose more recent credits include the maligned not - quite - tentpoles Hercules starring Dwayne Johnson and The Huntsman: Winter's War).

A study into the context behind Dreamgirls, after watching clips of the film, to develop understanding of popular culture and the style of the era.