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A Hip-Hop Version of Jane Austen's Emma

April 8, 2008

Screen Gems is planning a hip-hop musical reimagining of Jane Austen's classic novel "Emma" for the big screen, says Variety.

Chris Bender and J.C. Spink will produce via their Benderspink banner.

The contemporary-set tale, which takes place at an inner-city high school, revolves around a stepbrother and stepsister. The film will include at least 15 song and dance numbers. Tyger Williams (Menace II Society) wrote the screenplay.

Screen Gems topper Clint Culpepper said he came up with the idea for "Emma," which will likely be redubbed Emme, after watching the music video "Lipgloss" by Lil Mama.

Austen's novel also inspired the Alicia Silverstone starrer Clueless, which was set in a suburban Southern California high school.

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COMMENTS (13)

Posted by:

Ryan

April 8, 2008

Wow. Really? Lipgloss?

Posted by:

Darkside2400

April 8, 2008

what's next? "Pride and streetjudice"? "nonSense and stepbility"?

Posted by:

me,we

April 8, 2008

Screen Gems, please don't

Posted by:

rediculous

April 8, 2008

omg, how stupid. take a dump in a library on a stack of Austen's novels will be more productive than wasting peoples time with this crap.

Posted by:

Sarah C.

April 8, 2008

Dear God why? Does no one remember that "Emma" has already be remade into "modern times"? It's called "Clueless." Though "Clueless" is fun, why does Hollywood feel the need to continually rape Austin's work and her life (I'm looking at you creators of "Becoming Jane" and "Mansfield Park"). Not only is this going to be a horrible remake/update (which there is too much of these days) but it's going to be another one of those stupid dance movies. JUST STOP FOR GOD'S SAKE!

Posted by:

EoR

April 8, 2008

Seriously...Lil Mama's "Lipgloss" got this started. The inspiration for this new project is defintely not what I expected. Anyways, I'm not gonna trash it though. I'm not saying that I'm gonna see it either. It's just the studio going after box office dollars. Just about every dance film to come out in the past 2-3 years has been a decent success (breaking even @ the box office) so everyone wants to get in on it. Just like when "X-Men" & "Spide-Man" were huge hits, everyone started making comic book movies. I'll leave it at that. It's still gonna be bad...gut feeling

Posted by:

EoR

April 8, 2008

*Spider-Man...damn keyboard

Posted by:

ScratStitch

April 8, 2008

Seriously, is this an actual movie or a late April Fool's day prank?

Posted by:

hypestyle

April 8, 2008

excellent, hopefully this will get young people into reading the original books

Posted by:

what u talkin about

April 8, 2008

It is not racist to thing another dance movie is gonna suck. Those stupid step up movies and many others out there. We all hate. I am just waiting for pineapple express.