Although she won't be making her big-screen debut until New Line Cinema's "Austin Powers in Goldmember" opens in late July, Destiny's Child principal Beyonce Knowles is quickly moving on to her follow-up project. Knowles is in final negotiations to star as the female lead opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. in Paramount Pictures/MTV Films' "The Fighting Temptations" for director Jonathan Lynn. The project aims to go into production in the summer.
"Temptations" reunites Knowles with MTV, where the singer/actress worked on the telefilm "Carmen: A Hip Hopera." That production marked her first outing as an actress.
Described as "Soul Food" meets "The Full Monty," "Temptations" is the story of a Los Angeles hip-hop producer (Gooding) who travels to a small Southern town to collect an inheritance. As stipulated in the will, he must create a gospel choir and lead it to success before he can cash in. Knowles plays a choirgirl who becomes Gooding's love interest.
Destiny's Child begins an extensive international tour April 29 in Melbourne, proceeds to Europe with a May 15 date in Antwerp, Belgium, and winds down with 13 U.K. shows beginning June 7 in London.
"Temptations" reunites Knowles with MTV, where the singer/actress worked on the telefilm "Carmen: A Hip Hopera." That production marked her first outing as an actress.
Described as "Soul Food" meets "The Full Monty," "Temptations" is the story of a Los Angeles hip-hop producer (Gooding) who travels to a small Southern town to collect an inheritance. As stipulated in the will, he must create a gospel choir and lead it to success before he can cash in. Knowles plays a choirgirl who becomes Gooding's love interest.
Destiny's Child begins an extensive international tour April 29 in Melbourne, proceeds to Europe with a May 15 date in Antwerp, Belgium, and winds down with 13 U.K. shows beginning June 7 in London.
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