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2009

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Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is a place of chaos,.. Read more

Starring	Gabourey Sidibe, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz
Director	Lee Daniels
Genres	Drama

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Gabourey Sidibe beat up bully in junior high
- WENN Newsdesk
- 25 May 2012
Actress Gabourey Sidibe once lost her temper and beat up a classmate at school because she could no longer tolerate his cruel bullying. The 29 year old overcame much adversity to land an Academy Award nomination in 2009 for her turn in Precious and she's since become one of the most popular rising stars in Hollywood. But the plus-size African-American actress admits life hasn't always been easy and she was often teased for her looks growing up, with students taunting her for her dark skin by... Read more
Nicole Kidman sent sexy pictures to land The Paperboy role
- WENN Newsdesk
- 25 May 2012
Nicole Kidman sent provocative pictures of herself to director Lee Daniels to convince him she was the right person to play a sex-crazed woman in The Paperboy. Kidman stars alongside Zac Efron and Matthew McConaughey in the steamy thriller - Daniels' first film following his 2009 Oscar-winning drama Precious. Daniels initially baulked at casting Kidman in the low budget movie, fearing she was too accustomed to luxury Hollywood movie sets, but the actress was so determined to land the role, she Read more
Lee Daniels brushes off Cannes criticism of The Paperboy
- WENN Newsdesk
- 24 May 2012
Director Lee Daniels has brushed off criticism of his new movie The Paperboy after causing controversy in Cannes by debuting a scene in which Nicole Kidman appears to urinate on Zac Efron to treat a jellyfish sting. The big screen adaptation of author Pete Dexter's book of the same name was met with mixed reviews when the Precious filmmaker premiered the crime thriller at the film festival in France on Thursday (24May12), and many reporters admitted they were turned off by the sight of the... Read more
Kravitz approached for Hunger Games after impressive Precious performance
- WENN Newsdesk
- 07 Mar 2012
Lenny Kravitz was snapped up to appear in The Hunger Games after impressing movie bosses in his feature film debut in Precious. The Fly Away hitmaker has been cast as stylist Cinna in the much-anticipated adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel - and Kravitz reveals it was his performance as a nursing assistant in the 2009 drama which landed him the coveted role. He tells Interview magazine, "(Director) Gary (Ross) saw Precious and said that he liked the character of Nurse John, so he thought I'd Read more
Gabourey Sidibe disappointed by Joan Cusack meeting
- WENN Newsdesk
- 30 Apr 2012
Actress Gabourey Sidibe was disappointed after meeting her screen idol Joan Cusack at a party, because the star urged her to give up acting. The Precious star, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role as an abused, obese teen in the film, was introduced to Cusack at an industry bash, and was thrilled to talk with the actress, whose career she had admired for years. However, Sidibe was left heartbroken when the School of Rock star told her she would struggle in image-obsessed Hollywood and... Read more

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