The producers of DreamWorks/Paramount’s musical Dreamgirls must be confident – or desperate to get the word out. They’ve released a teaser trailer for the film more than a year in advance.
The clip, which features no footage from the actual film (not surprising, since they haven’t started shooting yet), but instead gives a flavour of the mood and theme.
The film charts the rise of a trio of women - Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Deena (Beyonce Knowles) and Lorrell (Noni Rose) - who have formed a promising girl group, The Dreamettes. At a talent contest, they are discovered by an ambitious manager named Curtis Taylor, Jr. (Jamie Foxx), who makes them the back-up singers for headliner James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). Curtis gradually takes control of the girls' look and sound, eventually giving them their own shot in the spotlight as The Dreams. That spotlight, however, begins to narrow in on Deena, finally pushing the less attractive Effie out altogether…
The footage can be found in various QuickTime sizes here.