New Jen project - Goree Girls!
Some months ago, writer Katherine Nagle was quoted as saying of Jen, “Oh, that one can sing and she’s such a joy to work with.” Many were puzzled by the quote, as Jen is not known to be much of a singer, but an upcoming project may reveal this hidden talent of hers! From Reuters/Hollywood Reporter:
Jennifer Aniston will produce and potentially star in a period musical about singing prisoners. “Goree Girls” revolves around eight women at Texas’ Goree Prison during the 1940s who formed one of the first all-female country and western acts in the country and captured the hearts of millions of fans in the process. The project is set up at DreamWorks, which is looking for a director.
More on this as it unfolds.
Jennifer Aniston, upcoming projects, Goree Girls, DreamWorks, musicals, period pieces
June 13th, 2007 at 9:10 am
This article, as well as others, mentions her involvement in Jesse James. What’s that about. The last news I read on Jesse James was that it had problems and would be released in limited theaters only.
June 13th, 2007 at 10:11 am
Her involvement with Jesse James seems to be in name only, since it first came about back when she was still involved with Plan B. Beyond maybe the earliest planning stages, I don’t think that she’s touched it.
June 13th, 2007 at 11:12 am
This is interesting, because I thought she gave an interview a long time ago where she said she would not do a project that required her to sing?
June 13th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
What she said was that she found it terrifying, but something that she’d like to have the courage to do. If I’m recalling correctly. So I’m particularly excited that if this is true and she does star in the film, she has conquered that fear.
June 13th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
hmm sounds interesting- i’ll look out for it
June 13th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
thanks for the info. i always had the feeling that jen has hidden talents (eg. singing) that we have yet to see. she just probably was afraid to do it in public….
June 13th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
she seems to have a few projects in the works - hopefullu one of them will get started soon
June 14th, 2007 at 9:18 am
I posted this on Jennifer Aniston Center-love her comments about Jennifer.
I found this updated article from Hollywood Reporter-they’ve deleted a few things and added a few things.
The Hollywood Reporter
It’s ‘Girls’ night in for Aniston, DreamWorksBy Tatiana Siegel
June 13, 2007
Jennifer Aniston is tuning up a period musical at DreamWorks titled “Goree Girls,” which she will produce as a potential starring vehicle.
The project is based on a true story about a group of eight women serving time in Texas’ Goree Prison during the 1940s who formed one of the first all-female country and western acts in the country and captured the hearts of millions of fans in the process.
Aniston and her producing partner Kristin Hahn optioned Skip Hollandsworth’s May 2003 article in Texas Monthly titled “O Sister Where Art Thou,” which recounted the story of the women, who eventually were pardoned. Margaret Nagle, who wrote Brad Silberling’s upcoming “The Lost Boys of the Sudan,” is adapting. The studio is out to directors.
“We are so happy that Jennifer Aniston has brought this project to DreamWorks Studios as a producer,” DreamWorks topper Stacey Snider said. “She has an intuitive sense of what can turn a strong concept into a film, and we look forward to working with her as we bring ‘Goree Girls’ to the screen.”
Aniston, a former partner in Plan B, has several producing projects in development via that relationship. She also has set up post-Plan B films like “Counter Clockwise” at Universal Pictures.
She is repped by CAA, Brillstein-Grey and attorney Craig Jacobson.
Nagle, whose writing credits include HBO’s Emmy-winning “Warm Springs,” teamed with Aniston when Nagle penned a biopic about war photographer Dickey Chapelle. The untitled film is in development at Plan B and Warner Bros. Pictures. The scribe also is the creator and executive producer of the Lifetime original series “Side Order of Life,” which debuts July 15.
She is repped by UTA and attorney David Matlof.
June 15th, 2007 at 1:20 am
it looks great i cant wait till i see it , i hope they would start filming soon , god i missed her movies so much she has been out of the the spot lights for a while