The Envelope’s Tom O’Neill got Dreamgirls costar Jennifer Hudson to tell him about the filming of the scene in which she sings "And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going" — the classic tune that Jennifer HollidayBill Condon fretted so much over shooting it that he saved it up for last and shut down the set so no one could spy on the scene," O’Neill writes. "All early buzz indicates that sang in the original B’way stage version that ran in the early ’80s, and which won more or less won her a Best Actress Tony Award.For Hudson’s performing of "the most anticipated scene in one of the most eagerly awaited movies of the year, director Dreamgirls is about to transform Hudson into a superstar," he adds. "[And] she’s already the frontrunner for the Supporting Actress Oscar."
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Fantasia wanted this role, but unlike American Idol Jennifer Hudson won this instead! Hudson gets praise for her role in Dreamgirls, while Fantasia is getting slammed for her Lifetime biopic! Go Jennifer!
