Myth-busting Dreamgirls

28-01-2007 09:45

Danny Glover believes 'Dreamgirls' will dispel the myth that black films don't sell.

The 60-year-old actor - who stars as music agent Marty Madison in the movie, which is loosely based on Motown band The Supremes - hopes the musical film will have a universal appeal.

He told BANG Showbiz: "They say that black films don't sell. That black films don't sell in Europe that black films don't sell in Asia. And we want to use this as a platform to prove them wrong. Use this extraordinary film and extraordinary talent that you are going to see in years and years and years from now to show that they do sell.

"What is key and important is that you have a story. A story that touches people's hearts, a story that moves people, a story that finds a level of universal appeal, so people are going to come and see that. And maybe we can change and shift the real paradigm, and really tell the truth about what you need to see and what you should see."

Glover's co-star Anika Noni Rose - who plays singer Lorrell Robinson - also expressed her hope that the film moves away from the stereotypical Hollywood portrayal of African-Americans

She said: "I am so very proud and honoured and thankful to be a part of this project. It's true, it's honest, there is ugliness in it, but it's not going to that stereotypical place that says all we can do is shoot each other and shoot up drugs. It's the other story showing us in glamour mode, because we can do that too."