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Oprah Winfrey in talks to star in HBO Films' 'Ruined'
The rigors of running one's own network apparently aren't enough to prevent the occasional moonlighting -- especially if you happen to be Oprah Winfrey.
With the launch of OWN less than a month off, Deadline reports that Winfrey's Harpo Productions and HBO Films are prioritizing a TV adaptation of the 2009 off-Broadway play "Ruined." And Winfrey is in talks to play the lead role.
The story of a Congolese madam who has to tend to the women working for her during civil war, "Ruined" took home the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for drama for writer Lynn Nottage. And since its debut, its apparently been a hot property for Oprah.
Nottage is already on board to writer the screen adaptation, with Winfrey co-executive producing.
Winfrey hasn't acted in a starring capacity since 1998's Jonathan Demme big screen adaptation of Toni Morrison "Beloved" -- though earlier this year she did sign on for an untitled feature comedy with Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep.
With the launch of OWN less than a month off, Deadline reports that Winfrey's Harpo Productions and HBO Films are prioritizing a TV adaptation of the 2009 off-Broadway play "Ruined." And Winfrey is in talks to play the lead role.
The story of a Congolese madam who has to tend to the women working for her during civil war, "Ruined" took home the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for drama for writer Lynn Nottage. And since its debut, its apparently been a hot property for Oprah.
Nottage is already on board to writer the screen adaptation, with Winfrey co-executive producing.
Winfrey hasn't acted in a starring capacity since 1998's Jonathan Demme big screen adaptation of Toni Morrison "Beloved" -- though earlier this year she did sign on for an untitled feature comedy with Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep.
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I would not be at all shocked if one day someone aside from Kitty Kelley exposes Oprah Winfrey for the con artist she pretends she is not, Oprah is a sugar coated Hollywood like cover up, using expose' as a cover-most of it is a put on and production number, extremely convincing however (did anyone see Oprah in Nov, 2010 make G.W. Bush look like an "angel"?). Many televangelists have used charity and good things to rake in millions in the name of "God" and domestication , and after discussing Oprah's tact of using material similar to others while also "changing" the content and her non public or non "transparent" business, hiring ghost writers, then understanding the hidden nature of addicts behavior, as Ms.Winfrey is a former crack head, its safe to see her intent is glorification of persona, in a sophisticated portrayal........ as of course "black" women just do not like being degraded.
Understanding this woman's psychology could be a waste of time however as she is more important to herself then to the millions of people who don't bother in others ego or babble, caring less about other peoples money.