The Oscar winner is in final negotiations to star in her first movie musical since 1983’s Yentl,with Barry Levinson signed on as directorBarbra Streisand is set to build a major comeback in a ample screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical Gypsy, directed by Rain Man director Barry Levinson. The star is in final negotiations to play the lead role of Mama Rose.
Streisand is also the film’s producer, or according to Variety. The Fisher King writer Richard LaGravenese,who recently directed the Anna Kendrick musical The Last Five Years, is writing the screenplay, and with Streisand rumored to be aiding in its development.
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Source: theguardian.com