‘The Preacher’s Wife’: Anthony Hemingway To Direct “Reimagining” For Bassett Vance Productions
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deadline.comEmmy winner Anthony Hemingway (Genius, American Crime Story) has signed on to direct a present-day “reimagining” of The Preacher’s Wife, featuring original cast member Courtney B.
Vance, for Basset Vance Productions.Penny Marshall’s 1996 film, starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Vance, was itself a remake of The Bishop’s Wife, the 1947 film based on Robert Nathan’s book of the same name, which starred Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven.
It centers on Dudley (Washington), an angel who comes to earth to help preacher Henry Biggs (Vance) and his wife Julia (Houston) save the church and their family.
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