Friday, October 09, 2009 | 5:51 PM

Oprah Winfrey Teams with Chris Rock on New Movie

Ever been asked to be someone's Black friend? Well, a GQ senior correspondent set out to do just that and wrote an article for the magazine called "Will You Be My Black Friend?" And now mogul Oprah Winfrey is getting in on the action as her company Harpo Films teams up with Lionsgate to produce the movie adaption of the article, which will star Chris Rock.

"We're thrilled to continue our relationship with Oprah Winfrey and Harpo Films, said Mike Paseornek, president of Lionsgate. "We can't imagine a better actor to help bring this story to life than Chris Rock, who is simply one of the smartest, boldest comic talents working today."

Oprah Winfrey is also executive producer of the much-anticipated film "Precious."—CJ

Filed Under: Celebrity Spotlight

add comment...

« Previous Entry
Celebrities Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Next Entry »
Inside This Issue: November 2009

Add Your Comment

Your comments:

Please check your inbox ... your comment will not appear until you have confirmed your identity via email.

Receive Essence Newsletter

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.