Jason Bempong has wrapped a role on LifeTime MOW, Beaches.
Break out the tissues, there’s a new version of Beaches, and it’s sure to bring on the waterworks.
Lifetime is working on a remake of the 1988 tearjerker starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey.
Frozen and Rent star Idina Menzel will step into the role made famous by Midler and the TV movie will feature new takes on the classic songs “Wind Beneath My Wings” and “The Glory of Love” and include several other songs recorded specifically for the movie.
The film follows the serendipitous meeting of two kids on the Venice Boardwalk, who, though worlds apart in lifestyle, embark on an unexpected and lifelong friendship. CC (Menzel) is an aspiring singer trying to make it in Los Angeles until she is discovered by a director who gives CC her first big shot. Hillary (Barbara Hershey in the feature) is the daughter of a prominent civil rights lawyer who struggles to find her own destiny. Their friendship — even with its ups and downs — sustains them for decades.
Lifetime’s Beaches will be executive produced by Denise Di Novi (Crazy, Stupid, Love) and Alison Greenspan (If I Stay). Allison Anders (Ring of Fire) will direct. Bart Baker (Honeymoon With Harry) and Nikole Beckwith (Stockholm, Pennsylvania) will pen the script for the A+E Studios-produced movie.
The original movie, from the late Garry Marshall, grossed $57 million domestically, with “Wind Beneath My Wings” earning record and song of the year Grammys. The new project, announced a week after Marshall’s death, has been in the works for more than a year.
The new version of Beaches began production Aug. 15 in Vancouver and is slated to debut on Lifetime in 2017.
Original Beaches – Wind Beneath My Wings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiS8YokFzeY#t=143