The ‘Single Ladies’ singer is so desperate to dress up as a nun for a remake of the 1992 movie - which was recently turned into a sell-out musical in London’s West End theater district - she is begging Disney bosses to take up the project.
Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper reports: “Beyonce has asked her representatives to persuade Disney to develop the show into a film vehicle for her. If this comes to pass, she would take on, in musical form, the part Whoopi Goldberg creates in the 1992 ‘Sister Act’ film, although the stage version moves the action from the West Coast to Philadelphia.”
The 27-year-old beauty recently took a break from her UK ‘I Am Sasha Fierce tour’ to watch the show at the London Palladium theater.
If the movie project goes ahead, Beyonce will play sexy singer Deloris Van Cartier - the role previously portrayed by Hollywood actress Whoopi Goldberg - who is forced to dress up as a nun while fleeing a group of gangsters.
Beyonce is also in talks about releasing ‘Take Me To Heaven’, one of the musical’s well-known hits.
Filming will not start until after 2011, following the musical’s move to New York’s Broadway theater district in late 2010.
Patina Miller is currently playing the lead character in the West End musical which was co-produced by Whoopi.
A pull-out by Beyoncé Knowles has a Manhattan clubowner threatening a million-dollar lawsuit.
The pop princess was slated to perform tomorrow at M2 — the West 27th Street nightclub that used to be Crobar and Mansion — as part of the launch of her “I Am . . . Sasha Fierce” North American tour. M2 owner Joey Morrissey agreed to pay the singer $200,000 for the gig, he says.
But on Wednesday, Beyoncé’s people suddenly pulled the plug on the performance, despite having signed a contract that had prompted Morrissey to spend $100,000 preparing for the show, according to the clubowner. “They said they were too busy with the launching of the tour and that they wouldn’t have time to do the kickoff party,” Morrissey tells Page Six.
To make up for the cancellation, Morrissey says Beyoncé offered to stop by the club “to hang out for an hour” on Sunday. He adds, “I mean, we sold tables for thousands of dollars for the show, and spent $100,000 renting a soundboard and other equipment, as per their stipulations. What good does her showing up for an hour do me? They’ve been totally unwilling to agree to another show.”
As a result, Morrissey says he’s now preparing to file suit against Beyoncé, claiming his place has suffered a “loss of reputation” in addition to the sunk cash. “We had an overwhelming response from our clubgoers, who were lining up to buy tickets and tables. This will come as a great disappointment to all of them,” he claims, adding, “If Beyoncé cancels and doesn’t give us a new date, this hurts our credibility in night life.”
The gig, which was initially posted on the singer’s Web site, has since been taken down. A rep for Beyoncé at Sony did not respond to our phone calls and e-mails.
According to TMZ, Beyonce has filed a lawsuit against a bunch of people who are bootlegging CDs and other merchandise at her concerts.
Turns out you don’t have to actually know who you’re suing to file a lawsuit, because Beyonce is going after a bunch of John and Jane Does for hawking fake goods at her concerts.
Beyonce has filed a federal lawsuit today in New York, alleging that a pile of shady people have sold knock-off CDs and merchandise in “the vicinity” of past concerts she’s performed around the world.
Beyonce believes the piracy is bound to happen again — specifically at her upcoming concerts at Madison Square Garden on June 21 and 22 — so she’s asking the court to deem it illegal before the bootlegged booty hits the streets.
Rocking a pair of Louis Vuitton Spicy Sandals and a jumpsuit, the Sasha Fierce singer smiled for fans and photographers as she departed the Knightsbridge store. Beyonce is in town for back-to-back gigs (Monday and Tuesday night) before heading to New York to continue her tour on June 21.
