Lifetime’s ‘Steel Magnolias’ Adaptation Casts Queen Latifah – Production in Atlanta Begins in April

Lifetime’s ‘Steel Magnolias’ Adaptation Casts Queen Latifah – Production in Atlanta Begins in April

Published On: March 19, 2012|Categories: Blog, Interesting Stories|Tags: , , |

Queen Latifah May Move Operations from Atlanta to MiamiVia Scoop.itGeorgia Film & TV

Queen Latifah has joined the high-profile cast of Lifetime’s Steel Magnolias, a contemporary take on Robert Harling’s 1989 feature. 

In Lifetime’s modern iteration, Steel Magnolias will chronicle the lives and friendship of six Louisiana-based women who congregate regularly at Truvy’s beauty shop. The project will begin production in April in Atlanta for a premiere this year.

The telefilm, which begins shooting in Atlanta in April, also includes Alfre Woodard, Adepero Oduye and Condola Rashad among its cast members.

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