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Burlesque
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Steve Antin
Produced by	Donald De Line^[1]
Written by	Steve Antin Diablo Cody (Screenplay) Susannah Grant (Revision)
Starring	Cher Christina Aguilera Eric Dane Cam Gigandet Julianne Hough Alan Cumming Peter Gallagher Kristen Bell Stanley Tucci Dianna Agron
Music by	Sia Furler Samuel Dixon Christina Aguilera DJ Premier Danja Tricky Stewart Salaam Remi Linda Perry
Cinematography	Bojan Bazelli
Editing by	Virginia Katz
Studio	De Line Pictures
Distributed by	Screen Gems
Release date(s)	November 24, 2010 (2010-11-24)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	US$55 million

Burlesque is an upcoming 2010 American contemporary musical film directed and written by Steve Antin and starring Cher and Christina Aguilera. The film was confirmed to be released on November 24th 2010 in North America. It was announced that both Cher and Christina Aguilera would contribute to the soundtrack album with Christina contributing to eight out of the 10 songs with Cher taking the remaining two. It was confirmed that the album would be released on November 22, 2010.^[2]

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[edit] Plot

Ali Rose (Christina Aguilera) is a small-town girl with a big voice who escapes hardship and an uncertain future to follow her dreams in Los Angeles. After stumbling upon The Burlesque Lounge, a majestic but ailing theater that is home to an inspired musical revue, Ali lands a job as a cocktail waitress from Tess (Cher), the club’s proprietor and headliner. Burlesque’s outrageous costumes and bold choreography enrapture the young ingenue, who vows to perform there one day. Soon enough, Ali builds a friendship with a featured dancer named Georgia (Julianne Hough), finds an enemy in a troubled, jealous performer named Nikki (Kristen Bell), and garners the affection of a bartender and fellow musician, Jack (Cam Gigandet). With the help of a sharp-witted stage manager, Sean (Stanley Tucci), and gender-bending host, Alexis (Alan Cumming), Ali makes her way from the bar to the stage. Her spectacular voice restores The Burlesque Lounge to its former glory, though not before a charismatic entrepreneur Marcus Gerber (Eric Dane) arrives with an enticing proposal.^[3]

[edit] Cast and characters

Cher as Tess
Christina Aguilera as Alice Marilyn "Ali" Rose^[4]
Eric Dane as Marcus Gerber^[5]
Cam Gigandet as Jack^[5]
Julianne Hough as Georgia^[6]
Alan Cumming as Alexis^[7]
Peter Gallagher as Vince Scali^[8]
Kristen Bell as Nikki^[9]
Stanley Tucci as stage manager Sean^[10]
Dianna Agron as Natalie
Glynn Turman as Harold Saint
David Walton as Mark the DJ
Terrence J as Dave
Chelsea Traille as Coco
Tanee McCall as Scarlett

[edit] Production

"Of course, me being me, I had to give her one tiny bit of advice. It was in the scene in which Tess says, "OK, I'm going to build the show around you." There was a close-up on Christina, and though she had a beautiful look on her face, I knew she had more to give. I went up to her and said, "Christina, this is the moment you've been waiting for all your life. Not your character's life, but yours. It's now or never." Moments later I watched her pull years of tears out of those baby blue eyes. Yeah! I know this beautiful child can go as far, and as deep, as she wants to go. I'm proud of her and I am proud to be in this film with her."

Cher talking about scenes with Christina.^[11]

Christina Aguilera will make her theatrical film and musical debut as the lead character, a "small-town girl with a big voice," who finds work at a Los Angeles neo-burlesque club, inspired by Bob Fosse's Cabaret and European Burlesque entertainment.^[12] Burlesque started shooting on November 9, 2009^[5] and ended on March 3, 2010. Cher is also set to co-star in the film, her first starring role since 2003's Stuck on you and first musical film.^[1] She plays Tess, a former dancer who struggles to keep the nightclub open and serves as a mentor to Christina Aguilera's character, Ali. Aguilera's love interest will be played by Cam Gigandet, and Stanley Tucci has been cast as the nightclub's manager. Alan Cumming, Kristen Bell, Eric Dane, and Julianne Hough have all signed on to the film as well.^[5] Antin revised the script originally written by Diablo Cody.^[13] which was later revised and edited by Susannah Grant.^[12]

Before Kristen Bell was confirmed for the role of Nikki it was reported that several actresses were considered for the role including; Jessica Biel and Lindsay Lohan. Other actors were considered to play the role of Jack before Gigandet was confirmed, these included Robert Pattinson and Kellan Lutz in addition to others. Aguilera stated that her first choice for the role of Nikki was actress Emma Stone. The role of Marcus was also debated over with actors such as Casey Affleck and Jamie Foxx being considered for the role.^[14] Burlesque is the most expensive movie in Screen Gems history with cost of 55 million.^[15]

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[edit] Soundtrack

Main article: Burlesque (soundtrack)

The first single from the soundtrack "Express" will be released on November 19, 2010. ^[16] The album features ten tracks, with eight done by Aguilera and two by Cher, which are Cher's first original recordings in 7 years.^[17]^[18] Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine of allmusic rated the soundtrack three out of five stars. The album was made available in various packages and on Sony's Music Digital Store they announced the release of two worldwide bundles for the Burlesque soundtrack one featuring the Standard album with the movie poster and the other with the soundtrack, poster and a 172 page hardcover book which features a 1 page forward by Aguilera and a 3 page introduction by Cher.^[19] The album was released in full on November 15th 2010 on music.aol.com as a promotional tool.^[20] On November 18th 2010 Aguilera performed the track 'Bound to You' from the Soundtrack and gave an interview to Jay Leno^[21] On November 19th 2010 Aguilera gave another television interview to Ellen Degeneres she then performed a track from the soundtrack, the Etta James' track 'Somethings Got a Hold On Me'^[22] Christina Aguilera performed the first single from the album 'Express' at the American Music Awards of 2010.^[23]

[edit] Critical reception

The film has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review calling the pairing of Aguilera and Cher a "stroke of genius" they concluded their review saying, "So Burlesque celebrates its talented stars and the renaissance of burlesque's cheeky fun. The only disappointment is that no Burlesque Lounge actually exists on Sunset Boulevard. On film, it's such a rockin' joint."^[24] Variety gave the film a mixed review saying, "A certain garishness goes with the territory, but the rest is all writer-director Steven Antin's doing in Burlesque, an overwrought, underwritten hootchy-kootchy tuner that desperately wants to be Cabaret, but lacks the edge and historical context to pull it off". They also said that Cher's character "soon reminds us of her gifts as both siren and star".^[25] Film critic Emanuel Levy gave it a C+, concluding that it is “a guilty pleasure par excellence, Burlesque pays homage to the world of showbiz as most viewers would like to know and remember it, as a glitzy, seductive, and competitive milieu that brings out the best (and the worst) in individuals who need to be on stage.”^[26] Tim Grierson from Screen International also gave it a positive review, describing the film as “campy, sexy and shameless in all the ways one would hope”, and saying that it “demands viewers acquiesce to its frothy, strutting tone, and those who do are in for a hoot.”^[27] The film holds a 57% rating on www.rottentomatoes.com ^[28]

[edit] Release

[edit] Marketing

The theatrical trailer was attached to screenings of Step Up 3D and Easy A. The first TV spot premiered during the season 2 premiere of Glee on September 21, 2010. A 3rd TV spot also aired the following day during Dancing with the Stars, later followed by a 4th TV spot which aired during MTV's Jersey Shore. Several teasers have been released for promotional purposes including the Etta James's "Something Got a Hold On Me". This was then followed by the track "But I am a Good Girl" which was released in November 2010.^[29] On November 18th 2010 Aguilera performed the track 'Bound to You' from the Soundtrack and gave an interview to Jay Leno^[30] Aguilera gave an interview to show host Chelsea Handler to discuss the film and other subjects. ^[31] On November 19th 2010 Aguilera gave another television interview to Ellen Degeneres she then performed a track from the soundtrack, the Etta James' track 'Somethings Got a Hold On Me'^[32] Aguilera also performed at the 2010 American Music Awards^[33]