Fox scored the rights to a sequel soon after mcmillan published her book, getting to happy, in september 2010. In 1992, when mcmillan introduced us to them, wed rarely seen the experiences of successful, thirtysomething black women reflected in the popular culture. Waiting to exhale 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Although there are plenty of four friends books, savannah, bernadine, gloria and robin have a special place in our psyche. Twentieth century fox is developing getting to happy, the recently released sequel to waiting to exhale. But now that ive finally read the book, i can say it lives up to the phenomenon it once was back in.
I have not read the book, but i have heard many times that the book is better. Talks of making a waiting to exhale sequel are ramping up again. Starring whitney houston, angela bassett, loretta devine, lela. The novel follows the lives of four africanamerican friends in phoenix, arizona in 2005. Then i found another one and another onemy mom must have just bought all of them. Also, she revealed which historical figure she hopes to portray one day. Waiting to exhale sequel is dead in the water says terry mcmillan. In her new book, getting to happy, mcmillan picks up the stories of savannah, gloria, bernadine, and. Fox 2000 has hired michael elliott just wright to write the script for getting to happy, the sequel to 1995s waiting to exhale. Terry mcmillan finally publishes waiting to exhale sequel.
After that, every time i heard terry had a book coming out i just bought it. Fans have been waiting 20 years to see the women of waiting to exhale reunite on screen, but the death of whitney houston in 2011 put those plans on hold. Though gabler entertained the thought of exhale booster oprah. Photo by valerie macongetty imagesnew york angela bassett, one of the stars of the 1995 hit film waiting to exhale, said a sequel likely wont happen after the death of costar whitney. Waiting to exhale sequel continues despite whitney. Getting to happy waiting to exhale book 2 kindle edition by. Literally every woman and her mama have become familiar with the lives of savannah, bernadine, robin and gloria, and i did also, but through the movie version which i love. Getting to happy waiting to exhale book 2 kindle edition by mcmillan, terry. In 1995, forest whitaker turned it into a film starring whitney houston. Waiting to exhale was based on the novel by terry mcmillan, and the sequel will draw on mcmillans new book getting to happy, which was published in 2010 and continues the. While the closeknit cast and crew struggled to cope with the loss, fox 2000 pushed ahead with plans for a followup, and the internet has been abuzz with possibilities. Waiting to exhale film sequel in the works perez hilton. Terry mcmillians newest novel getting to happy will be a follow up to her bestselling novel waiting to exhale.
Then i found another terry mcmillan book my moms shelf, so i read that. All four women are back, but this time, of course, theyre middleaged. She also gave fans in attendance including actorauthor blair. All of the original actors angela bassett, lela rochon, loretta devine and whitney houston were. There are children now from failed relationships and grandchildren, too, along with failed businesses and second mortgages. The book catches up with the four women in waiting to exhale 15 years later. Mcmillans new novel, getting to happy, is a sequel that resumes the story some 15 years later. Waiting to exhale is the story of four black women savannah jackson, bernadine harris, robin stokes, and gloria matthews residing in phoenix, arizona, in 1991. Waiting to exhale author terry mcmillan speaks to cnns fredricka whitfield about her new book, getting to happy. Savannah, gloria, bernadine and robin are still looking for lasting love, peace of mind and happiness. Savannah jackson whitney houston is a successful television producer who holds on to the belief that one day her married lover dennis haysbert will leave his wife for. The women, who are all in their 30s, support each other through personal and professional challenges and successes. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
In waiting to exhale, terry mcmillan chronicled the lives and lov. Getting to happy is the longawaited sequel to mcmillans 1992 hit book comes a whole 15 years later and will feature all of the original characters made famous by whitney houston and angela bassett in the 1995 film adaptation of the same name. Loretta devine says waiting to exhale sequel may still be. Even with whitney gone, waiting to exhale sequel is. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Indiewires the playlist reports that one of the films stars, angela bassett, confirmed on the cbs show the talk that whitaker is touching up exhale authorscreenwriter terry mcmillans script for the sequel, which she based on her 2010 novel sequel. Author terry mcmillan is planning on releasing a sequel to her 1992 novel waiting to exhale. Since whitney houstons death, weve heard from foxs president about plans to continue with the sequel to waiting to exhale, and even angela bassett and loretta devine have spoken out about the project, but the one person we havent heard from is the author of the original book, and sequel, getting to happy, on how she thinks things should proceed. The book is set to be released in september of this year and will feature all. Whitney houstons death will not derail waiting to exhale. Forest whitaker directed waiting to exhale, an adaptation of.
Terry mcmillian is geared to release a sequel to the bestselling novel waiting to exhale this year. Waiting to exhale is one of those books i should have read years ago. Though the movies biggest star, whitney houston, is dead there are bigger issues producers must. A novel by terry mcmillan and later made into a movie in 1995. Getting to happy centers on the four women of waiting to exhale 15 years later. Author terry mcmillan is releasing a sequel to her hit novel waiting to exhale called getting to happy which will hit stores in september. Waiting to exhale sequel continues despite whitney houston loss. Jan 12, 2014 getting to happy by terry mcmillan this is the sequel to waiting to exhale. Getting to happy waiting to exhale book 2 and millions of other books are available for instant access. The other 3 ladies, whitney,lela, and loretta do great jobs too. The issues of their youth have morphed into new ones. At the time of her death, fox 2000 pictures was working on a sequel to 1995s waiting to exhale, which was adapted from terry mcmillans bestselling novel. My evening with waiting to exhale author terry mcmillan. Houstons voice and celebrity made her such a key component of the film.
Waiting to exhale sequel script in development the. If youve ever rolled your eyes at the thought of another mcmillan book, keep it moving because you won. If youve been holding your breath for the sequel to novelist terry mcmillans literary blockbuster, waiting to exhale, its time to let go and release all that pent up oxygen. This movie is filled with sweet moments, great laughter, and maybe some tears. Waiting to exhale sequel is dead in the water says. Theres a major update on the waiting to exhale sequel. When it comes to the long discussed sequel to waiting to exhale, there is an obvious issue. Getting to happy, a sequel to the book was released in 2010. In this interview posted 1 year ago, terry saids that shes writing a new book getting to happy which is the sequel for wte with the 4 women 15 years later.
It was a story that i thought was more compelling than. Waiting to exhale tells the story of four collegeeducated, middleclass black women who rely on one another to overcome a number of personal and professional crises. Mcmillan decided to write the sequel after her divorce from jonathan plummer, the inspiration for how stella got her groove back. Waiting to exhale sequel to continue without whitney. Buy waiting to exhale waiting to exhale novel reprint by terry mcmillan isbn. Waiting to exhale sequel to continue without whitney houston. Golden globe winner angela bassett talked to huffpost black voices about her most recent hit movie olympus has fallen and also revealed the status of the waiting to exhale sequel and her thoughts on the continuation of whitney houstons savannah character.
On the caribbean cruise, mcmillan announced what she originally vowed she would never do. Anyway, in this age of tyler perry megahits, even he cant match just how broad of a hit waiting to exhale was back in 1995. The story takes place fifteen years later and the now middleaged friends. Despite the untimely passing of whitney houston, one of the films leads, getting to happy, the sequel to waiting to exhale will still be coming to the big screen. Waiting to exhale sequel will carry on without whitney houston. National enquirer planning doc on late singer back to indiewire. Just a wonderful movie that shows what friendship is about. When whitney houston died in 2012, fans of the 1995 film waiting to exhale thought its sequel was officially kaput but during an interview with hollywood today live, loretta devine, who played one of the four lead characters in the iconic romantic drama, alongside houston, angela bassett and lela rochon, suggested that folks might still be working on it. A sequel to waiting to exhale has been in the pipeline for awhile, but it hit a seemingly insurmountable roadblock when whitney houston passed away last year. Getting to happy is the sequel to waiting to exhale by author terry mcmillan.
She achieved national attention in 1992 with her third novel, waiting to exhale, which remained on the new york times bestseller list for many months. Getting to happy by terry mcmillan this is the sequel to. Fans of the bestselling novel waiting to exhale may have been holding their breath for a sequel all these years, but author terry mcmillan never thought she. Most recently that was getting to happy the sequel to waiting to exhale. Waiting to exhale sequel will carry on without whitney.
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