Samuel Goldwyn Acquires ‘Tell It Like A Woman’ With Cast & Director Lineup Including Taraji P. Henson, Jennifer Hudson, Cara Delevingne, Eva Longoria & Jacqueline Fernandez; Diane Warren & Sofia Carson Team For Original Song
07.07.2022 - 23:37
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has closed a deal with Italian outfit Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment to acquire U.S. distribution rights to star-studded female-powered feature Tell It Like a Woman, whose filmmakers and actors include Taraji P. Henson, Jennifer Hudson, Pauletta Washington, Cara Delevingne, Catherine Hardwicke, Margherita Buy, Marcia Gay Harden, Eva Longoria, Leonor Varela, Jacqueline Fernandez, Anne Watanabe and Mipo O.
For the film, songwriter and 13-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren (who is getting an honorary Academy Award in November) has written original song “Applause,” which was performed by singer-actress Sofia Carson and is being released as a single through Disney Music Group label Hollywood Records. An accompanying music video was directed by Hardwicke, starring Carson.
Warren’s song is described as “the defining sound of the film and intended to serve as a hymn for female empowerment.” The filmmakers say they will be embarking on an Oscar campaign for the track.
Tell It Like a Woman is comprised of seven segments, making a feature-length film. The segments are directed by female directors from different parts of the world, shot in Italy, India, Japan and the U.S.. Genres include drama, comedy, docudrama and animation.
The intertwining segments comprise Unspoken, directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi and starring Buy; Lagonegro, directed by Lucia Puenzo and starring Longoria; Elbows Deep, directed by Hardwicke and starring Delevingne, Harden and Jasmine Luv; Sharing a Ride, directed by Leena Yadav and starring Fernandez and Anjali Lama; A Week In My Life, directed by Mipo O and starring Watanabe; and Pepcy & Kim, directed by Henson and starring Hudson and Washington.
The project is the result of a