””’Steel Magnolias””’ is an American comedy-drama television film directed by [[Kenny Leon]] that premiered at [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime Network]] on October 7, 2012.<ref>[http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/lifetime-sets-world-premiere-date-for-all-black-steel-magnolias-remake Lifetime Sets World Premiere Date For all black ‘Steel Magnolias’ Remake]</ref> It is a contemporary retelling of the play ”[[Steel Magnolias (play)|Steel Magnolias]]” and its 1989 [[Steel Magnolias|film adaptation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/steel-magnolias|title=Steel Magnolias}}</ref> The new film stars an all-black American cast, including [[Queen Latifah]] as M’Lynn, [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]] as Truvy, [[Condola Rashad]] as Shelby, [[Adepero Oduye]] as Annelle, with [[Phylicia Rashad]] as Clairee and [[Alfre Woodard]] as Ouiser.<ref>Erin Strecker, [http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/03/steel-magnolias-remake-lifetime-trailer/#disqus_thread Lifetime’s ‘Steel Magnolias’ remake: Watch trailer here], [[Entertainment Weekly]], July 3, 2012</ref><ref>Chris Harnick, [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/03/steel-magnolias-lifetime-remake-trailer_n_1646758.html ‘Steel Magnolias’ Lifetime Remake Trailer (VIDEO)], [[The Huffington Post]], July 3, 2012</ref> The films marks the first collaboration between Latifah and Scott (the second being ”[[Flint (film)|Flint]]” in 2017).
””’Steel Magnolias””’ is an American comedy-drama television film directed by [[Kenny Leon]] that premiered at [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime Network]] on October 7, 2012.<ref>[http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/lifetime-sets-world-premiere-date-for-all-black-steel-magnolias-remake Lifetime Sets World Premiere Date For all black ‘Steel Magnolias’ Remake]</ref> It is a contemporary retelling of the play ”[[Steel Magnolias (play)|Steel Magnolias]]” and its 1989 [[Steel Magnolias|film adaptation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/steel-magnolias|title=Steel Magnolias}}</ref> The new film stars an all-black American cast, including [[Queen Latifah]] as M’Lynn, [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]] as Truvy, [[Condola Rashad]] as Shelby, [[Adepero Oduye]] as Annelle, with [[Phylicia Rashad]] as Clairee and [[Alfre Woodard]] as Ouiser.<ref>Erin Strecker, [http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/03/steel-magnolias-remake-lifetime-trailer/#disqus_thread Lifetime’s ‘Steel Magnolias’ remake: Watch trailer here], [[Entertainment Weekly]], July 3, 2012</ref><ref>Chris Harnick, [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/03/steel-magnolias-lifetime-remake-trailer_n_1646758.html ‘Steel Magnolias’ Lifetime Remake Trailer (VIDEO)], [[The Huffington Post]], July 3, 2012</ref> The marks the first collaboration between Latifah and Scott (the second being ”[[Flint (film)|Flint]]” in 2017).
