We're seeing a minor resurgence in beauty pageant comedies right now, with Keira Knightley attached to one and Netflix preparing to deliver a film called Dumplin' starring Jennifer Aniston and Patti Cake$' Danielle Macdonald. The latest trailer has arrived.
Dumplin' follows an outspoken teenager Willowdean (Macdonald), who’s known as Will to her friends and Dumplin’ to her mother (Aniston), a former beauty queen who now runs the local Miss Teen Blue Bonnet pageant.
In her small Texas town, Will confidently ignores comments about her weight and listens to Dolly Parton songs obsessively. But when she decides to enter her mother’s pageant in protest, her bold move encourages other contestants to follow in her footsteps, redefining the town’s traditions in the process.
This one certainly looks promising, with Aniston and Macdonald sparring well off each other. Anne Fletcher called the shots, with Kristin Hahn adapting Julie Murphy's book. Dove Cameron, Harold Perrineau and Odeya Rush are all in the cast for Dumplin', which hits Netflix on 7 December and, in a winning move, features exclusive new music written and performed by Parton herself.
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