August 2, 2012

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Beyoncé Knowles has donned many guises in her entertainment career -- musical superstar, fashion icon, actress.

Now she's looking to add a rather different notch: documentary director. Knowles and her representatives at agency ICM have in recent weeks been shopping a nonfiction film to Hollywood studios about the celebrity's life and career.

According to a person familiar with the package who was not authorized to talk about it publicly, the movie is as a mix of music and personal study, blending concert footage with confessional interview. Knowles not only stars in the project but is directing it, and will also serve as a producer. About 20 minutes of footage has been shown to distributors.

Knowles certainly would have a lot to discuss in the doc. In the last 18 months, she's released a top-selling album, split from her longtime manager (her father), and had a baby, Blue Ivy Carter, with husband Jay-Z, among other noteworthy events.

Although she's attached to star in a potential remake of A Star Is Born, Knowles also has had a taste of the nonfiction film life. In June 2011, MTV aired Beyoncé: Year of 4, a "mini-documentary" that showed the artist taking time off and then returning to the recording studio.

Feature documentaries about musical superstars have come into vogue of late with movies from Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus. Though not always blockbusters (Perry’s Part of Me has grossed just $24 million since coming out last month), they continue to be appealing to the entertainment industry: The stars like the exposure in a new medium, while studios appreciate the movies' built-in appeal and comparatively low cost.

So she's producing, directing and starring in her own documentary? Not surprised

I think the term you're looking for is "renaissance woman."

Identity said:

I think the term you're looking for is "renaissance woman."

Yeah....That was it

Identity said:

I think the term you're looking for is "renaissance woman."

Which means that she will hire a producer and director to work on her movie and then pay them enough money so she can take the credit for doing it.

That's the new definition of "renaissance woman" nowadays amirite?

Unholyalliance said:

Identity said:

I think the term you're looking for is "renaissance woman."

Which means that she will hire a producer and director to work on her movie and then pay them enough money so she can take the credit for doing it.

That's the new definition of "renaissance woman" nowadays amirite?

Unholyalliance said:

Identity said:

I think the term you're looking for is "renaissance woman."

Which means that she will hire a producer and director to work on her movie and then pay them enough money so she can take the credit for doing it.

That's the new definition of "renaissance woman" nowadays amirite?

I hadn't thought of it in that way...but yeah you're right!

could this be her Legend Continues?

she totally thinks she's putting together Legend Continues for herself...egotistical woman

My girl Bey

Make it stop!!!

Why even post Beyonce news here?

And that's clearly a white woman in that pic, not Beyonce.

Terrib3Towel said:

Why even post Beyonce news here?

And that's clearly a white woman in that pic, not Beyonce.

cold ya'll better leave Bey alone

Terrib3Towel said:

Why even post Beyonce news here?

And that's clearly a white woman in that pic, not Beyonce.

!!!

Though not always blockbusters (Perry’s Part of Me has grossed just $24 million since coming out last month)

Only grossed $24 million for a documentary film that probably didn't even cost half of that to actually make... okies. Katy's documentary was actually very good and her tour was very successful so I don't think she's crying any tears out of those big, adorable eyes of hers at the moment.

Oh, and to the Beyonce thing

Seriously, how many documentary-type projects does she need to do? She's released videos for more than one of her tours and wasn't 'Dream Girls' pretty similar to how her career has transpired (minus them all getting back together in the end)...I'm just sayin. I love me some 'Dream Girls', mainly for everyone except Beyonce so I'll just skip her little film and watch the movie instead. More power to her if that's what she's planning on doing in the end but we've all seen the Beyonce story already so I don't know what she's gonna do different with this one. All just my

another vanity project from Beyonce.So what else is new?

damn Beyonce I actually want to see this though-I want to see how she spins things in favor of herself

btw just have to post this-look what pic Beyonce posted on her tumblr yesterday

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I tihnk her winning that award for directing her vid or whatever kinda went to her head and made her overestimate her abilities...

Guess her boy band plans fell through

I stan down for Bey but she's done this ten times already...

alphastreet said:

Guess her boy band plans fell through

That's one plan I'm glad never came to fruition--an opening act of guys straining their voices too much.

Identity said:

alphastreet said:

Guess her boy band plans fell through

That's one plan I'm glad never came to fruition--an opening act of guys straining their voices too much.

Identity are you a Beyonce stan?

Not that I care I just wouldnt be as annoyed by your constant threads on her because at least it would warranted.

I tend to post Music threads I think might be of some broad interest, regardless of whether I'm a devotee of the artist.