Netflix Acquires Jennifer Aniston's DUMPLIN'

Netflix has acquired the film "Dumplin'," which features collaborations and original music from entertainment industry icon Dolly Parton.

"Dumplin'" is the plus-size, teenage daughter of a former beauty queen, who signs up for her mom's pageant as a protest that escalates when other contestants follow her footsteps, revolutionizing the pageant and their small Texas town.

The film stars Danielle Macdonald (Bird Box, Skin, Paradise Hills, Patti Cake$), Jennifer Aniston (Upcoming Murder Mystery, Horrible Bosses, Marley and Me), Odeya Rush (Lady Bird, Goosebumps), Dove Cameron (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Liv and Maddie, Descendants), Harold Perrineau (Claws, Lost), Bex Taylor-Klaus and Ginger Minj.

Kristin Hahn wrote the adaptation of Julie Murphy's #1 New York Times bestselling novel of the same name. Anne Fletcher (The Proposal, 27 Dresses) will direct.

Producers on the film are A Cota Films and 50 Degrees Entertainment Presentation - Michael Costigan (American Gangster, A Bigger Splash, Brokeback Mountain, Ghost in the Shell), Mohamed AlRafi (Above Suspicion, Lying and Stealing), Kristin Hahn (The Switch, Cake), and Trish Hofmann (Gringo, Get On Up). The film is executive produced by Jennifer Aniston and Danny Nozell.

Grammy & Emmy Award Winner and Academy, Golden Globe & Tony Award Nominee Dolly Parton with newly-recorded collaborations of her classic songs in addition to six new original songs co-written by Parton and Grammy Nominee Linda Perry. Special guest vocalists include Sia, Miranda Lambert, Mavis Staples, Elle King, Alison Krauss, Rhonda Vincent, Danielle Macdonald, and Jennifer Aniston.

The film will be released later this year on Netflix in the U.S. and select international territories, and in select theaters in the U.S.

Produced by Linda Perry and Executive Produced by Dolly Parton, the soundtrack will release worldwide on November 30 on Dolly Records/RCA NASHVILLE (Sony Music).

"Here I Am" performed by Dolly Parton & Sia is the first release from the forthcoming Dumplin' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Available for download and streaming on September 14, this self-penned song was originally recorded by Parton and included on her Coat of Many Colors album (October 1971). This brand-new recording of "Here I Am" captures Dolly Parton and Sia's striking vocal re-imagination of this classic album track.

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