Fox, Col duet on Carey "Glitters"; Beesley in the mix
20th Century Fox will partner with Columbia Pictures to finance the Mariah Carey starrer "All That Glitters," which Fox will distribute domestically, and Columbia will handle internationally. In addition, British actor Max Beesley has been cast as the male lead and love interest opposite Carey. Director Vondie Curtis-Hall ("Gridlock'd") is slated to start shooting the project in Toronto today.
Written by Kate Lanier, "Glitters" is set against the background of the New York club scene and centers on a singer who overcomes a troubled childhood to rise to the top of her profession. Beesley will play the role of Deejay Dice, a hip, streetwise disc jockey with a solid reputation in the underground dance world. While helping Carey's character with her career, the two fall in love. Rap singer Da Brat and Tia Texada will also be featured as Carey's best friends.
Columbia-based producer Laurence Mark will produce "Glitters," which is budgeted in the $20-$25 million range. No stranger to the music world, Beesley is the son of jazz drummer Maxton Beesley and jazz singer Chris Marlowe, a British jazz and rock musician who has toured with George Michael, George Benson, Take That and Jamiroquai.
Beesley recently starred opposite Selma Blair in Curb Entertainment's quirky indie heist project "Take My Life Please." The actor, repped by Propaganda's Beth Holden and ICM London's Jane Brand, next stars in Propaganda Films' feature "The Match." (The Hollywood Reporter)
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