Getting to happy waiting to exhale book 2 kindle edition by mcmillan, terry. Waiting to exhale is one of those books i should have read years ago. Loretta devine, who played gloria in the classic film, spoke about the project wednesday while on hollywood today livehollywood today live. Despite the untimely passing of whitney houston, one of the films leads, getting to happy, the sequel to waiting to exhale will still be coming to the big screen. Even with whitney gone, waiting to exhale sequel is. Author terry mcmillan is releasing a sequel to her hit novel waiting to exhale called getting to happy which will hit stores in september.
Houstons voice and celebrity made her such a key component of. A waiting to exhale sequel has been rumored for years, but with whitney houstons passing it seemed like the idea was bound to go with her. I recommend you read it first or you might get lost in this one. Why lela rochon would never do a waiting to exhale sequel. Lorretta devine talks waiting to exhale sequel the jasmine brand. Savannah has since married but decides to divorce her husband and be single again at the age of 51. The book will feature all of the original characters and. Literally every woman and her mama have become familiar with the lives of savannah, bernadine, robin and gloria, and i did also, but through the movie version which i love.
We always talk about the bodyguard sequel and how it would be cool if it happens. Theres a major update on the waiting to exhale sequel. Forest whitaker directed waiting to exhale, an adaptation of. An anthology of contemporary africanamerican fiction 1990. Waiting to exhale sequel is dead in the water says. In this interview posted 1 year ago, terry saids that shes writing a new book getting to happy which is the sequel for wte with the 4 women 15 years later.
Waiting to exhale sequel continues despite whitney. Getting to happy is the sequel to waiting to exhale by author terry mcmillan. In addition, he played erie in a brief 2016 broadway revival of the short. Loretta devine, one of the original stars of the film, visited hollywood today live thursday and told the show hosts that a. Twenty years later, talks of producing a sequel to the iconic movie is still bubbling in the boardroom. Its been 20 years since loretta devine played gloria glo matthews in waiting to exhale, but she recently revealed to hollywood today live that a sequel for that 90s hit is in the works. Where are they now and discusses the waiting to exhale sequel. Getting to happy, the longawaited sequel to mcmillans 1992 hit book, comes a whole 15 years later and will feature all of the original characters made famous by whitney houston and angela bassett in the 1995 film adaptation of the same name. Waiting to exhale sequel in the works, loretta devine says. Well accept a waiting to exhale sequel under one condition vh1. Waiting to exhale author terry mcmillan speaks to cnns fredricka whitfield about her new book, getting to happy. In 2012, the cast of of waiting to exhale was prepping to film a sequel to the hit film. Terry mcmillians newest novel getting to happy will be a follow up to her bestselling novel waiting to exhale. She also attended the master of fine arts program in film at.
Other articles where the interruption of everything is discussed. Lorretta devine talks waiting to exhale sequel youtube. Waiting to exhale film sequel in the works perez hilton. Getting to happy waiting to exhale book 2 kindle edition by. In waiting to exhale, terry mcmillan chronicled the lives and lov. Getting to happy, terry mcmillans sequel to waiting to exhale lisa page mcmillans new novel, getting to happy, is a sequel that resumes the story some 15 years later. She also wrote the nonfiction work its ok if youre clueless. According to loretta devine, a waiting to exhale sequel may still be a possibility march 24, 2016 2.
Mcmillan decided to write the sequel after her divorce from jonathan plummer, the inspiration for how stella got her groove back. A sequel to waiting to exhale is still in development at fox after the passing of star whitney houston, a rep for the studio confirms to ew. Our reading guide for waiting to exhale by terry mcmillan includes book club discussion questions. Terry mcmillan born october 18, 1951 is an american author. The novel follows the lives of four africanamerican friends in phoenix, arizona in 2005. Terry mcmillan on sequel to waiting to exhale youtube. Waiting to exhale, which is based on a novel penned by terry mcmillan, made. Waiting to exhale sequel to continue without whitney. Fans of the bestselling novel waiting to exhale may have been holding their breath for a sequel all these years, but author terry mcmillan never thought she would revisit her most famous characters. Getting to happy waiting to exhale book 2 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Waiting to exhale sequel, getting to happy was supposed to continue on after whitney houstons death, but terry mcmillan says its dead in the water. No word on the cast yet, but we hope they use the original stars of waiting to exhale. Indiewires the playlist reports that one of the films stars, angela bassett, confirmed on the cbs show the talk that whitaker is touching up exhale authorscreenwriter terry mcmillans script for.
Terry mcmillian is geared to release a sequel to the bestselling novel waiting to exhale this year. The novel follows the lives of four africanamerican friends in phoenix, arizona in. Is this waiting to exhale sequel ever coming out or what. Today in film history, waiting to exhale premiered. Michael elliott to write waiting to exhale sequel getting. Author terry mcmillan is planning on releasing a sequel to her 1992 novel waiting to exhale. Waiting to exhale wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Waiting to exhale sequel continues despite whitney houston loss. Aired on 0423 2016 cc tv14 actress lela rochon is best known for playing robin stokes in the 1995 romantic drama waiting to exhale.
Based on a 1992 terry mcmillan novel, the movie follows four friends, played by lela, loretta devine, angela bassett and whitney houston, as they hold their breath while they seek committed relationships. Getting to happy 2010, a sequel to waiting to exhale. In 1992, when mcmillan introduced us to them, wed rarely seen the experiences of successful, thirtysomething black women reflected in the popular culture. A sequel to waiting to exhale has been in the pipeline for awhile, but it hit a seemingly insurmountable roadblock when whitney houston passed away last year. Over 15 years since they dominated hollywood, forest whitaker is bringing back whitney houston and company for a sequel to waiting to exhale. While the closeknit cast and crew struggled to cope with the loss, fox 2000 pushed ahead with plans for a followup, and the internet has been abuzz with possibilities. The novel picks up 15 years after waiting to exhale ends. The book catches up with the four women in waiting to exhale 15 years later. Waiting to exhale sequel to continue without whitney houston. Waiting to exhale sequel is dead in the water says terry mcmillan eurweb all hopes for a big screen sequel to terry mcmillan s waiting to exhale have been squashed by the author herself.
Fox 2000 has hired michael elliott just wright to write the script for getting to happy, the sequel to 1995s waiting to exhale. Theyre working on waiting to exhale sequel video march 23, 2016 by kellie williams in latest news with 0 comments its been over 20 years since the cultural phenomenon waiting to exhale hit the big screen back in 1995 and although so many years have passed, the impact that the movie left has yet to be. Well accept a waiting to exhale sequel under one condition. Its making news today, but hiphollywood knew the deal four years ago the waiting to exhale sequel has been in the works for quite some time. Loretta devine gives update on waiting to exhale sequel. The sequel to the 1995 hit film waiting to exhale is in production. Today marks the 20th anniversary of waiting to exhale. Loretta devine says waiting to exhale sequel may still be a. Other articles where waiting to exhale is discussed. Reviewed in the united states on november 17, 2016. Lela rochon on waiting to exhale sequel weve dreamed of seeing the four ladies of waiting to exhale back on the big screen again, but after whitney houstons untimely passing in. Terry mcmillian to give us the sequel to waiting to exhale. In 1992, when mcmillan introduced us to them, wed rarely seen the experiences of successful, thirtysomething black women reflected in.
Theres a major update on the waiting to exhale sequel published march 24, 2016 fans have been waiting 20 years to see the women of waiting to exhale reunite on screen, but the death of whitney. Lela rochon on waiting to exhale sequel essence april 21, 2016 actress lela rochon appears on oprah. Based on a 1992 terry mcmillan novel, the movie follows four friends, played by lela, loretta devine, angela bassett. Loretta devine says waiting to exhale sequel may still.
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