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"Soul Train" Film in the Works; 2008 Soul Train Awards Cancelled
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Apr 22, 2008, 07:24

Don Cornelius, creator of "Soul Train," the venerable urban dance TV show told Reuters that he has teamed up with Warner Bros. Pictures to develop a buddy comedy that he hopes will spawn multiple sequels. The project, currently called "Soul Train: The Movie," revolves around two male dancers on the show who get into "a lot of good stuff and some bad stuff as well," said Cornelius, who will serve as a producer.

It features "lots of music, lots of comedy," he added, as well as "a little bit of violence." He also promised it would be "more than slightly sensual."

"'Soul Train' has always been about sexuality," Cornelius said. "It's almost never been about guys, and almost always about girls. It's what has kept us afloat for these three decades or so."

J. Gil Williams is penning the script.  Also producing is Darryl Porter ("Dead Presidents").

In related news, the Soul Train Music Awards have been scrapped for 2008. The annual ceremony celebrates the best in black music and entertainment in North America, and has been running for more than 20 years. The reason behind the cancellation has yet to be disclosed though rumors are swirling that it may have something to do with the steady decline in celebrity appearances on the show.  Major nominees and winners including John Legend, Gnarls Barkley and superstars Beyonce Knowles and Mary J. Blige did not show up for last year's event.