Ryan Murphy Casts Beyonce in 'One Hit Wonders'

Ryan Murphy is on a roll. To be honest, he's great at coming up with cool ideas (Glee, American Horror Story, Niptuck) but once they get going, they somehow fall apart. However, this is a pretty interesting idea.

So far, he's cast Beyonce, Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, and Andy Samberg in a comedy/musical about '90's one hit wonders. Ryan is set to direct the flick and write with his Glee counterparts Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Hmm. Reese, Cameron, and Gwyneth will play a girl group who have scored a top hit, but then see their career go down the drains. Interesting...

From Deadline:

Paltrow, Witherspoon and Diaz will play three singers who each scored a top hit song in the 1990s before watching their careers go down the drain. They decide to form a super group. Samberg and his Lonely Island cohorts will be involved in generating music for the film, I’m told. The project came out of a dinner Murphy had at the Soho House with Paltrow, Diaz and Witherspoon. They wanted to do something fun together and kicked around ideas until they settled on One Hit Wonders. Murphy, who made Eat Pray Love with Sony Pictures chief Amy Pascal, took the pitch to her. Pascal bought it 10 minutes in. They are working the deals right now. Murphy previously made a big deal with Sony for a follow-up picture he’ll direct with Julia Roberts starring. Sony’s Elizabeth Cantillon and Hannah Minghella will steer the project.

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