Danny Glover has been cast in “Dreamgirls,” a musical feature based on the stage hit about a female singing group called the Dreamettes. The play was a thinly veiled story of the Supremes. Bill Condon (”Kinsey”) is directing the feature version for DreamWorks. Beyonce Knowles of R&B trio Destiny’s Child already has been cast as Deena Jones, one of the Dreamettes, while Jamie Foxx has been cast as Svengali-like manager Curtis Taylor Jr. and Eddie Murphy as womanizing R&B star James “Thunder” Early. Glover is playing Murphy’s manager, Marty Madison. Glover, whose lengthy film career includes “Silverado,” “The Color Purple” and the “Lethal Weapon” movies, appeared in last year’s low-budget hit “Saw” and returns to theaters next year in Disney’s remake of “The Shaggy Dog.”

- Reuters