THEY'RE FOREVER YOUR BRATZ PAULA ABDUL SIGNS ON FOR LIVE-ACTION MOVIE BASED ON POPULAR FASHION DOLLS.Byline: JULIA M. SCOTT Staff Writer ``American Idol'' judge Paula Abdul's latest gig is a role in ``Bratz: The Movie'' and will advise the film's creative team on music, clothes and choreography, the movie's producers announced Wednesday. They declined to say what role Abdul, the soft-spoken judge on ``American Idol American Idol is an annual American televised singing competition, which began its first season on June 11, 2002. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program Pop Idol. ,'' will be playing or say how much she will be paid. ``The film overall is ensemble cast An ensemble cast is a cast in which the principal performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance in a dramatic production. This kind of casting became more popular in television series because it allows for flexibility for writers to focus on different , however Paula does have an important role within that cast,'' said Sarah Greenberg, a spokeswoman for Lionsgate, which is distributing the movie in the U.S. Abdul will not be playing one of the Bratz girls, added Rachel Griffin, a spokeswoman for MGA Entertainment MGA Entertainment is a manufacturer of children's toys and entertainment products founded in 1997. Its products include the Bratz fashion doll line. External links
Those involved in the film declined to name other actors with roles. ``There are going to be additional special guest characters,'' Griffin said. ``We can't name them yet, but there are some fun people in this movie.'' The film is about four high school girls High School Girls (女子高生 Joshi Kōsei who follow their dreams and become Bratz, a story that hit close to home for Abdul, 44. ``As a brand, Bratz encourages young girls to follow their dreams and express themselves,'' Abdul said in a statement. ``This authentic and organic philosophy has always been an important part of my life and my work.'' This won't be the first time Abdul lends her choreography skills to the big screen. Her credits include ``American Beauty American Beauty n. A type of rose bearing large, long-stemmed purplish-red flowers. ,'' ``Jerry Maguire,'' ``The Doors'' and ``Coming to America.'' ``Bratz: The Movie'' will mark the first time a Bratz movie will be released in the theaters and use live actors. Four earlier Bratz movies, ``Starrin and Stylin,'' ``Rock Angelz,'' ``Genie Magic,'' and ``Forever Diamondz'' went direct to DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and were animated. Sean McNamara (``Raise Your Voice'') is directing the film. Isaac Larian of MGA (1) (Monochrome Graphics Adapter) A display adapter that employs Hercules Graphics, combining graphics and text on a monochrome monitor. (2) (Matrox Graphics Accelerator) A trade name used by Matrox Graphics Inc. , Steven Paul of Crystal Sky, and Avi Arad of Arad Productions are producing the movie. Crystal Sky is financing it. ``Bratz: The Movie'' will begin production in February and is scheduled to open in August. julia.scott@dailynews.com (818) 713-3735 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Paula Abdul is going from one cultural phenomenon to another. The ``American Idol'' judge will advise on music, clothes and choreography for Lionsgate's live-action film ``Bratz: The Movie.'' Tony Cenicola/The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times (2 -- color) no caption (Bratz) |
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