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Gabrielle Union Said She "Broke Down" After Reading Robinne Lee's Story 'The Idea of You' | THR Video
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4/30/2024
Gabrielle Union tells THR on the red carpet why 'The Idea of You' was a story she wanted to tell and reveals it all started with her friend Robinne Lee. Hear how she "broke down" after reading the story.
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Why was this a story that you wanted to tell?
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Well, because my girlfriend wrote the book, Robin Lee, who's an incredible author and talent.
00:08
We met on Deliver Us from Eva about 25 years ago.
00:15
We played sisters, and we've been like sisters ever since.
00:17
So this was her first book, and of course we got to read every draft.
00:20
By the end, by the final manuscript that was about to be turned in to her editor,
00:27
I read it, and I broke down.
00:30
I was like, oh my gosh.
00:31
Then I slid it to my husband, who read it just as fast.
00:33
He loved it as well, but for different reasons.
00:36
I was like, this is a movie.
00:39
I asked her if we could produce.
00:41
This is before the book is even really in the world.
00:44
She agreed.
00:45
As we started getting in the weeds of producing, I realized this could be huge.
00:50
I wanted to bring on another powerful woman producer who could really help us.
00:58
In walks Oscar winner Kathy Schulman.
01:01
It's a feast of saints.
01:04
I'm just really, really proud.
01:06
It all starts with my girlfriend and our love of boy bands.
01:09
I wanted to ask, did you ever consider being a part of the movie, or did you always want to stand behind the scenes?
01:15
Before we brought on Kathy, people thought that I was going to star in it,
01:19
because this is the first thing I've produced that I'm not in.
01:23
I was like, no, no, no.
01:25
This is a different story.
01:28
By that time, I'd already found Tia Williams' book, The Perfect Find,
01:30
and we'd already started on that for me.
01:32
I'm like, this is a very specific story, and the right actress will hopefully attach herself.
01:39
Once Anne said that she was like, I kind of am obsessed with this, I love this,
01:44
that's our Celine.
01:47
Come on.
01:49
Everything happened the way it was supposed to happen.
01:52
I'm so excited for fans to finally see it.
01:54
The reaction is already insane.
01:56
It's insane.
01:58
Our fake boy band got offered a record deal.
02:01
They're not real, but yeah.
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