Call it a hunch, but I think “Burlesque”†already has its place in film history set. Not only will it be the acting debut of Christina Aguilera, but the modern musical has signed on the music icon of all icons: the one and only Cher. Yeah. It’s going to be flamboyant.
Christina will play an ambitious small-town girl fresh from the cornfields of Iowa. Possessing one heck of a voice she goes West to pursue her singing and dancing dreams. The aspiring star winds up in a neo-burlesque club on Sunset Boulevard that’s run by Tess (Cher), a former dancer who struggles to keep the club open and gives the young girl a chance to become a star.
The film will be a career first for the “Moonstruck” Oscar winner, as it will be the first time she uses her singing talents as part of a film role. Cher’s songs have appeared in countless films, but she’s never actually taken a musical part. The film will be directed by Steven Antin off of a script co-written by Antin and Susannah Grant. Shooting is set to begin in November.
Will Christina be able hold her own against a legend like Cher? Is “Burlesque” going to be too over the top to be anything but a cult classic? Or do you see another “Moulin Rogue” on the horizon?
