Beyonce Knowles in Dreamgirls film

Beyonce Knowles has revealed that she may ready to hang up her mic, at least for a little while anyways. She apparently told the New York Post she "might take some time off" after she films Dreamgirls which begins shooting in January.

A new film version of the Broadway hit Dreamgirls could soon have a topliner if negotiations with Beyonce Knowles go as DreamWorks plans.

Knowles was first seen on the big screen starring as Foxxy Cleopatra in Austin Powers in Goldmember and followed it up with a role in The Fighting Temptations. She'll next be seen starring with Steve Martin and Kevin Kline in The Pink Panther, due out this summer. She is currently touring with Destiny's Child.

Theatrical Release Date: Dec 22, 2006 (Wide)

Cast & Crew:
Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, directed by Bill Condon

Synopsis:
Twenty-five years after first bringing Broadway audiences to their feet, the Tony Award-winning musical sensation "Dreamgirls" comes to the big screen starring Academy Award® winner Jamie Foxx ("Ray"), Beyoncé Knowles ("Austin Powers in Goldmember"), Danny Glover ("Lethal Weapon"), newcomer Jennifer Hudson, Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (Broadway’s "Caroline or Change") and Eddie Murphy ("The Nutty Professor," "Dr. Dolittle"). Set in the turbulent late 1960s and early '70s, "Dreamgirls" follows the rise of a trio of women—Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Deena (Beyoncé Knowles) and Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose)—who have formed a promising girl group called The Dreamettes.

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Release Company: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

Genre: Dramas, Musical, Pop Music, Singers, Pop Stars, Soul Music