Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek ‘Was Not Our Friend,’ Says National Association of Theatre Owners Chief
Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek ‘Was Not Our Friend,’ Says National Association of Theatre Owners Chief There’s a certain over-the-top sensationalism at play, what Winfrey later called “fantastical realism,” intercut with more conventionally source-faithful conflicts between Fantasia, Henson and Domingo. Henson gets top billing alongside a murder’s row of talent. Even if we don’t get any real hints that it’s a musical, an odd quirk in marketing theatrical musicals going back to Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd” in 2007, it certainly positions itself as a true event film. The teaser was followed by Oprah returning to the stage, declaring “It’s that good!” The short post-reveal Q&A featured Winfrey, the director and Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson and Fantasia.