According to the Associated Press, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry have teamed up to promote the newest flick, Precious. Oprah Winfrey was so taken by Sapphire's novel "Push" that she read it more than once. Yet even though the talk show host has made best-sellers of unknown books, Winfrey didn't think even her staggering influence could make "Push" — the story of an obese, illiterate black teen who suffers unspeakable abuse — something that millions would want to read.
"I would never even think of presenting that book as a book club selection because people would think I had lost my mind," Winfrey said in a recent interview.
So when Winfrey heard producer and director Lee Daniels had adapted Sapphire's book into the acclaimed movie Precious, with an all-star cast including Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz and others, she was so impressed that she decided to lend her weighty endorsement to the film by signing on as its executive producer, along with hit filmmaker Tyler Perry.
"Precious" stars unknown actress Gabourey Sidibe as Precious, who endures an abusive mother, an incestuous father and extreme poverty in a journey of redemption. Though Winfrey and Perry acknowledge the subject matter may be too grim for some, they hope their backing will get more people to see the film when it is released nationwide on Nov. 6.
"I would never even think of presenting that book as a book club selection because people would think I had lost my mind," Winfrey said in a recent interview.
So when Winfrey heard producer and director Lee Daniels had adapted Sapphire's book into the acclaimed movie Precious, with an all-star cast including Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz and others, she was so impressed that she decided to lend her weighty endorsement to the film by signing on as its executive producer, along with hit filmmaker Tyler Perry.
"Precious" stars unknown actress Gabourey Sidibe as Precious, who endures an abusive mother, an incestuous father and extreme poverty in a journey of redemption. Though Winfrey and Perry acknowledge the subject matter may be too grim for some, they hope their backing will get more people to see the film when it is released nationwide on Nov. 6.
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