Shaunie O’Neal Enlists Tracey Edmonds To Produce ‘Basketball Wives’ Movie

In case you haven’t gotten enough of the hair pulling, table jumping, bottle throwing debacle that is Basketball Wives the reality show, the movie version may be coming to a theater near you. Last year, Shaunie O’Neal reached out to ‘Jumping The Broom’ producer Tracey Edmonds via twitter, after hitting the jackpot with the first few seasons of Basketball Wives and the two came together to develop a concept that they pitched to various studios. The untitled pitch was eventually picked up by Fox Searchlight films and is now in development with ‘Jumping The Broom’ writer Elizabeth Hunter on board to pen the script. According to Variety, the plot will revolve around a young woman who relocates to Miami with her boyfriend after he gets drafted to the NBA. For some reason Savannah Brinson or even Adrienne Bosh comes to mind but the film is suppose to be based on Shaunie and a few of her friends.
Tracey tells Variety:

The beauty of a feature film is that we’ll have the ability to dig much deeper into the stories and characters that come from this very colorful world and create a very juicy, action-packed narrative.

Being at the right place at the right time last year, my ears perked up when I heard this movie was in the works. It was being pitched to an actress (that most of us adore but don’t see enough of) that I could see taking on the role as the main character.
And normally I’d roll my eyes at this plot as well as the idea to bring the show to the Big screen, however, there is actually a market for this film and if the characters are developed properly as well as the storyline, it may turn out to be a good flick. Not to mention Tracey Edmonds doesn’t normally sign off on ratchet material. I can only hope it’s a more accurate depiction of actual wives versus what we see on the reality show week to week.
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