Fans of 1980s R&B group New Edition have something to look forward to. BET has green lighted a biopic featuring the R&B balladeers whose sultry love songs include “If it Isn’t Love”, “I’m Still In Love With You”, “Lost in Love” and “Helplessly In Love”.
From The Grio:
New Edition members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant have all signed on as co-producers for the film that is being developed into a three-night miniseries premiering on BET in 2016.
“It’s been a long time coming and that time is finally here! Now that we have signed the deal, New Edition’s journey will be captured in a three night miniseries to tell our life story through our very own eyes. We are happy to have New Edition Enterprises collaborate with BET Networks’ Debra Lee and Stephen Hill along with Jesse Collins Entertainment. From our beginning in the Orchard Park Projects in Boston to Hollywood and everything in between, just like The Temptations and The Jackson Five—we are ready to retrace our footsteps and show everyone how we got here. For the fans all over the world, this one’s for you,” New Edition said in a statement to BET.
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YAAASSSSSS! Im here for this.
Whet about BOBBY, Signing as Co-Producer? they cant cut Bobby out of the funds!
SO Bobby is not in the mix?
Three night mini series. I look forward to seeing this.
And BET had BETTER not screw this up!!! If it’s a mess, I’m gonna be HOT
I’d be salty knowing my career wasn’t silver screen worthy, seeing that NWA might be #1 at the box office.
But I can’t wait. It should be real good (if done right)
Who they gone get to play these characters?
Friday my butt will be right at the movies watching NWA!!
Great question….who is gonna play Ronnie funny looking self?
Thank You Sandra! Those first 3 posts; no bueno!
I’m here for this too and please please let Lance Gross play someone and Trey play Ralph!
Since they are co-producers, the chances of this being done semi-decently are most likely than not. It’s troubling that Bobby didn’t sign on as a co-producer. It screams he’s going to get thrown under the bus.
Are there enough black actors to play these roles?
were they on B.E.T. last night, on a show called remembering Selma. i thought they performed and they sounded hideous. js.
any who, that show last night moved me to tears so many times. anyone catch it???
I wanna know who is playing Bobby and who gonna play Johnny… they need a hard dude and a sissy queen at the same damn time. lol
not the funds. they know he need $!!
Bow Wow! … or Lil Mama
Ronnie? What about Ricky? He’s always reminded me of a construction boot. lbvs
is there a black face filter on that second photo…why is the color off?
DEAD DEAD DEAD
Trey who? trey songz or trey smith?
CAN NOT WAIT! #NEFORLIFE
I’m sure he will get his cut. But he might not be ready to be producing nothing. He just had a new baby and buried his daughter. He got bigger fish to fry.
If you can’t say else about Tyler Perry, you can say that he keeps black actors in the mix. I’m sure they can pillage his rolodex.
Remember the boy form Bad Boys II who was taking the daughter on a date? He could play Ronnie. He was also tall and funny looking.
Wendy Williams rubbing her hands like Birdman. ?
He probably will be, I’m sure they left him alone to deal with Bobbi K. He’ll be a paid consultant or something.
wendy+aaliyah biopic= no bueno
or the dude that played Shawn on Power, that niggah need a joob!
HE doesn’t have to do anything but sign get paid and give a little input.
I say again, What about BOBBY getting his tew!
Listen if Bobby not in on it..Idk..AND BET…BET+ Debra Lee – Bobby’s Jaw= original Blackbuster….we all know how THEY go….smh
New Edition members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant have all signed on as co-producers for the film that is being developed into a three-night miniseries premiering on BET in 2016.
^^^^^^^^^^
Bobby said FOH? Interesting
Good that’s all that matters to me is that BOBBY get’s something. I like BOBBY always have. . .
“I need a GUURRRRRLLLLLLLFriend and I need her right now!”
lol. Or the dude who played Bobbi in the Whitney movie? He could do it. They need to get all no name actors.
He gotta gig on another show. One of those medevil shows like Game of Thrones or something like that. He posted it on his IG.
He probably will be, I’m sure they left him alone to deal with Bobbi K. He’ll be a paid consultant or something.
It does NOT take THREE fawking NIGHTS to tell us the damn story of New Edition. I AM saying FOH to THAT.
That makes me feel better.
Songz. I had to google Trey Smith ..lolol
It may be 30 minutes each night. Lol
I luh New Edition ?….not Jahnee never been a fan of his grunting
Nah, I dont think that. Bobby mind somewhere else now. He will be there to make sure he is protrayed accurately, you can believe that.
I’m hoping they just let him be since he been dealing with a lotta chit this year!
He’s probably still grieving his ex and daughter.
Fellas…there’s a jellis girl in our town…ohhhhhhhhhhhhh babyyyyyyy
Exactly! I was embarrassed for her. ??
If they give the back story to each member it might. Plus they gonna talk about kicking Bobby out, finding Johnny, the reunion….and BBD its alot to their story, IMO.
Even when he sang lead on Boys to Men?! Girl, he sang that song!!!
Chris Brown is going to be Ronnie DeVoe…lol
lol u silly. since when can trigga act?
I wonder if they will include why on earth they signed to Bad Boy….I did go buy that album though…..
If you don’t go find yourself some chill
I sure hope not
Jason Durelo gonna be Bobby
this the first post all darn day I could be in!
Do what Buttercup stated.
bobby’s jaw. STOP.
NOOOOOO
No. I read that Bobby is not gonna be featured at ALL. Not that he didnt sign on to be a producer. They not mentioning him in this film.
RevoltTV.
Bobby V as Ricky
Supposedly NOBODY is playing Bobby.
Please no. Just no.
When he jacks the telephone man up in the Mr. Telephone video. Shyt cracks me up everytime. I saw him, Johnny and Ralph in Miami in 2010. He put on a great show. I was screaming and acting like a teenage groupie. Ive always low key had a crush on Bobby.
Ewwwww STOP
W3!
Bew I saw your #6God! …lolol!
I was getting there
lol…HAYYYY
Bobby will be in the movie. Hell he IS the group if you ask me.
Who is Drake gonna play?
Jeremiah will be Johnny G
Mario Winans as Michael
*goes to turn on the New Edition station on Pandora on*
Hot Tonight was the jam. They came back sexy af to me…
HAHAHAHAHHAHH
Nope. I do like him in Can you stand the rain.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HELL NO!
“But if youuuu say, you don’t like it my way. We can do it yoouurrr way. Any way it oookkkk” YYAASSSSS!!!!!!
who is August playing?…..RALPH?!?!?! LETS GOOOO.
My baby daddy!
DEAD!
OMG, NO! I would never watch it.
You win!
Jake Gyllenhaal
?? “If it isn’t love why do I feel this way? Why does she stay on my mind?” ??? Love that song…this will get me to watch BET, NE was everything!
We need to some credits..we just casted the whole damn movie
That wasnt Another Bad Creation?
But ain’t no one in NE Ice Cube or Dr. Dre. They could finance the film 100%!
Shoot I was singing the Mase and Puffy one….
Interesting. I just watched Life After Bell Biv Devoe the other day. Musically, I never liked New Edition, but I respect their journey.
How!!!
It is going to start after Bobby left the group?!?
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My favorite song…that and still in love
How!!!
It is going to start after Bobby left the group?!?
No more pics and gifs?
That originally was a New Edition song.
(35 plus New Edition head)
Yes!…
You got to be kidding. How they gonna make a movie about them without Bobby? ?
Thats right. You the human encyclopedia…lol I forgot they it was a rendition.
Whatchu say, we can get alladat in a 30 min “Behind The Music” episode. LOL
If that is the case, then the movie is gonna be a bunch of BS, and not worth it. You can’t tell a New Edition story, in a damn three part series, without Bobby. Period.
Maybe she felt like THIS was time to “redeem” herself for the last shortcoming.
My cousin STILL has her “Candy Girl” album. One of her items found in our grandparents attic when our grandmother passed. The bish still PLAYED.
“Mama told me that this was gonna happen… but she didnt tell me when….she said it would happen when I was much older…wish it woulda happened then…I WANNA KNOW. I WANNA KNOW..”
Ricky Bell. “Is This The End”.
We played that album for literally 2 hours a day.
Candy Girl
Is This The End
Jealous Girl
Popcorn Love
No Bobby, no movie imo…he’s the damn story. If they don’t feature Bobby guess what
All my friends loved Ralph, but Bobby was always my favorite. I guess I had a thing for bad boys, LOL.
Lol, for a quick second I thought it said boyz 2 men and i was so ready to divulge my crush on Sean. Awww man, he can get it. I heard he was reckless though.
Lmfao, not a construction worker, but a construction boot? I’m done.
I can see that dude from Tyler Perry movies (the one that sang “Father Can You Hear Me) playing Ralph. All else…..
I will be watching
IDK. I went and Googled this story and that is what Revolt TV is saying.
Chit, if he was smart, he’d ask to play Bobby in this one.
I cant wait to see the finished product
nobody in Hollywood spends all of their money on a project alone. It may be that way in the beginning, but the advertising alone would be in the millions. even tyler had to go to lions gate for distribution.
I blame puffy!
Idc who Lance plays, I just wanna look at him ?
How Sway? How you just skip over a whole person? Why 3 nights? What they talking about for tres nights with no Bobby?
Hey Dubb
See I was a bit too young to really remember that era. I do remember Candy Girl and Mr. Telephone Man (that’s my shyt) Bobby was real aggressive in that video.
What Jahnee gon talk about? His relationship with Stacey Lattisaw ???
From Revolt TV:
Based on the lives of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill, and Ralph Tresvant, the 1980s R&B/pop group will co-produce the untitled BET biopic, with shooting and production set to begin after the first of the year.
Unfortunately, Bobby Brown will be the only original member of the group not featured in the film.
Girlll, you ain’t see his debut on baggage claim?
Hey you
I’m interested to see the cast. They will need a set of actors to play them as kids and another to play them as adults. At least I hope they put enough resourses in it to do that. I hate to see a 30 year old actor playing a teenager or an 18 year old actor playing a 40 year old.
How are they going to leave out the King of RnB?
Right? Idk anybnody else. I’ve heard Ralph’s name somewhere, but that’s it.
I said the same thing before I read this lol.
NOW THAT Jahnee combination I LOVED.
“Where Do We Go From Here” popped up the other day on my Pandora.
Ohhh I like Jahnee on his own, lady dujour, giving my all to you, there you go.
Yeah I like him SOLO not w/the teens at the time. Hell he may be the same age as them, but he always looked GROWN and Old to ME
Maybe it’s the nose. Ioono. Just a mustard color boot. #steeltoe
I love new edition.. I saw them and force mds in concert together back in 85′
Who’s going to sing Candy Girl *cries*
You stoopid lol.
He surely sounded old as hell, lol
Only song Bobby ever sang the whole lead on. “Mr. Telephone Man”.
That wasnt on the Candy Girl album I dont think.
Was on their second album I think. With “Cool It Now”
Nope aint not NE without Bobby
That THERE YOU GO is CUT!
See this is the NE I remember. I remember thinking “I like the mean one in the group” Ralph was too damn soft. I used to like Ronnie funny looking self too. He was the suave one in the group.
I hope BET doesn’t screw it up.
Have yall discussed LHHATL??? Power???
Ralph and Ricky
??. How old is the boot and where has it been? Lol, I’m dying over here.
They have no story without Bobby ?
SO DiD I! same year at the West Palm beach auditorium. Oh my goodness, MEMORIES!
I HATED Ralph. UGH. And when he went solo? I STILL HATE “Sensitivity”. I TURN that chit when it come on.
Exactly!!
I forgot they were signed to Bad Boy for a minute
I got some kick marks on it, so not too old. LOL
atlantic starr and ZAPP.
Secret lovers <3
He is not ugly enough
The fukkkkkk! I aint watching it then. Just like there was no Temptations without David Ruffin. Aint nobody else coming to see THEM….this is going to be a disaster.
LLHH was too damn funny to me. I loves me some Stevie J.
We dont know if this is true now. I am looking to see if anybody other than Revolt TV is reporting this. Maybe he is too busy and overcome with grief like you said.
Poor Bobby.
GIRL
Dis gon be some bullswanky without Bobby.
Lmao. *throws your keyboard down the incenerator so you can’t type*
Ricky Bell is very underrated.
Yassss!!! Steebie is funny as hell. So over the Margeaux storyline, bish needs a life outside of saying Mimi’s name all fuggin day. Jessica Dime looks like her coot stink. Ewwwww. Mama Dee so damn phony. She was pissed to all pisstivity at Erica for that child support chit, but wants her to be in her wedding??? And wtf was up with Arianne’s wig?????
Can’t wait to see Jose pop Karlie’s old azz on the forehead with those flowers. *dead*
Solo stuff is crap. He’s the only I didn’t like as a solo act.
I loveeeeeeee me some new edition…it won’t be right if Bobby not in it and then they will of course slip and have Johnny gill…. I hope and pray they have Bobby go up to Johnny and say…… (in his Eddie Kane voice)how does it feel to be me????? Priceless
I see I’m in here with 70s babies. Jk. No shade. I’m a 90s baby, so I got nothing for this post.
I’m learning from yall.
Yes! His voice was too mature. He should’ve been in the O’Jays with that voice ? (who I love btw)
How are they going to do a New Edition movie without Bobby? Act like he didn’t ever exist?
Jahnee and Stacey ?
Does the movie have to be made RIGHT NOW? They can’t WAIT? Will us the viewers not be able to go on if NE don’t show up on BET? Imma start a petition lol.
LMbaawwffff Guhl u said the Ojays!??
U made me holler! lolololol
lmao you wont do that….80s, 90s, and early 00s….lol NE been around
Just watched Power yesterday…and everyone pissed me off AGAIN. Tasha actually planning to run off with 200k like a complete fool. Ghost still trying to be with Angela’s azz on some teenage love affair bs. Shawn being such a gump. Kanaan being such a snake. Ugh.
Get the fck on with no Bobby. Press restart and try again. Ain’t no damn NE without Bobby.
Just dumb as hell. All of em
Bobby was probably holding out. Might feel like his life story deserves its own biopic…And he may be right. Couldn’t many fill out a pair of biker shorts they way he did????
I read some where else just now Bobby Brown will not be in or portrayed in this movie
No Way!
Be that as it may his ass needs an honorable mention. Hey boo ?
New post
I remember Mase & Puffy singing this on the Harlem World album ??
Not interested in anything involving EBT or Bobby Brown.
MY FAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!! CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First poster I ever put on my wall when I was a kid was of Bobby. I had no clue at that time that all I would ever be attracted to was dark-skinned, bad-ass niggas! My mom must have known cuz she looked at that poster, looked at me, said “hmph” and walked out my room. Chile…………….
I danced w/ Booby at Diddy’s b-day party back in the 90’s. I didn’t know at that time my girl Whit was crazy and that I was lucky she wasn’t in the crowd somewhere. Obviously this is way before “crack is wack” and all that good stuff. Whew!
As long as Wendy Wms doesn’t have anything to do with it, it should be good. She mucked up that Aalyia movie.
The movie will be TRASH if ALL of NE are not covered/in it. How you gonna say it’s about the group, but one of the damn founding members is missing? BET already messing up.
I missed the whole show! Can I please get a recap?
And I swear to the man upstairs, if I see Morris Chestnut, Kevin Hart, Idris Elba, Michael Ealy, Terrence Howard, Terrence J and Taye Diggs playin New Edition roles I’m gonna kick a hole in my tv screen. Let’s hold some casting calls BET! Don’t be lazy and tryin to be funny. There’s got to me more blacks out in Hollywood than the same one’s they keep recycling. I’m just saying.
I’d watch EBT those three nights.
So BET fugged it up already. I won’t be watching.
One of my favorite groups of all time.
Aaliyah
That was lifetime ?
CRINE IN THE BREAK ROOM!!!!
Agree. I am wstching!!
I never considered their music love songs back in the day, more like popcorn music but I guess lol. Me and my girls used to sit on the porch trying to figure out which one was going to be our boyfriends and I could never decide which one I liked because those jheri curls had me like, nawl I will pass! They all looked good and greasy, still liked their music though lol! Feel bad for Bobby Brown still! Sigh!
setting my dvr
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That was about “not screw it up.” Aaaliyah on Lifetime was a screw up biopic. A mess.
Welcome
at least its on BET and not on lifetime because lifetime would probably cast all Chinese people to play them…
Bobby is the MOST important piece to that puzzle. In fact he can have his own movie,from what he been through.
I ain’t playin with these black Hollywood folk no mo! And PLEASE DON’T LET ME SEE ANGELA BASSET playin’ somebody mama AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CRYIN AT THIS MEME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I might have a heart attack laughing so dang hard right now. Tears just rollin
PLEASE STOP MZ.KAREN,IM WEAK!!!gurl I heard the first part of this in kanye vc when was talking bout not taking sumthin at an AWARD show!!!!but you are sooooo true.I wood love to see PPL we don’t know in the biopic…and I know I’m gone be dragged to OBLIVION,then re-resurrected and drug backwards to KINGDOM COME.but I did NOT like Angela for TINA TURNER!at the very end when she was in that leather dress and God awful wig about to go on stage before she froze Ike…I was outdone.(commence the dragging….):’)))))
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY…WE KNOW WHO’S GETTING THROWN UNDER THE BUS HERE. IF BOBBY HAS NO INPUT I JUST WONDER HOW HE’LL BE PORTRAYED…
SIDE NOTE: I WISH SOME OF THE PREMIUM MOVIE NETWORKS OR EVEN NETFLIX WOULD PICK UP SOME OF THESE PROJECTS…I WANT THE RAW.
TELL THE TRUTH! LMAO
I am looking forward to this. I hope they do a great job. Im glad the actual members will be co producers since it is their life they are chronicling. Should be ON POINT. I used ot Love Michael Bivins…
He better be, he still has children to fund.
Baby you know you fixin to be DRAAAAGGGGGED by these folks on here cuz Ms. Angela is Queen B to alot of these folks
:-). But I got yo back from afar.
…………………
This gonna be a good one!!
Omg… yes.. I love, love, love New Edition. From Candy Girl, NE Heartbreak all the way to Hit me Off. This is going to be good!!
They really should do more biopics on artists like these. Shame this is happening right after Bobbi Kris passed. I wanna know what happened to boyz to menz too.
(in my Dionne Warwick vc)”walk on byyyyy”:’)))))
And though YOUR NOT MY KINDA GIRL wood have had adverse effects for someone else saying it to a female.NEW EDITION pulled it off nicely!Ralph Tresvant did THAT!!!!!
LMAO! ?
Or Johnny
I cant wait !