Mariah Carey & Vanessa Hudgens to Team up for New Musical Flick?

Reports are circulating that Precious star Mariah Carey is in talks to play the mother of High School Musical vet Vanessa Hudgens in a new movie based on The X-Factor and American Idol television shows.

In the film, Carey and Hudgens would play mother/daughter contestant duo competing on a fictitious talent show reminiscent of The X- Factor or American Idol.

Reports showbizspy.com: "'Mariah is eager to capitalize on her acclaimed performance in Precious with another movie," revealed one insider. 'There is one project where she would play one half of a mother and daughter singing duo who audition for a TV talent show...Vanessa Hudgens has already been approached for the daughter role. The only sticking point seems to be whether Mariah feels comfortable playing mom to a teenager. She's a little sensitive when it comes to her age.'"

Carey is also hesitant of doing another movie musical due to the negative stigma that still remains surrounding her performance in Glitter.  Carey tells Time Out New York: "It just gets annoying when eight years later they're like, ‘The Glitter star, da-da-da...I'm like, ‘Yeah, you're current.There have been worse movies. And I'm not sticking up for that movie. ‘Cause it wasn't my thing. I didn't create it. But I do think the soundtrack is good."

No doubt about it, however, Carey's film career is poised for a rise.  In January, she will accept the Breakthrough Performance Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival performance as the social worker in Precious. The film was recently named best film of 2009 in a poll by Rolling Stone.

 

 

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