[NEWS] Netflix Bought Jennifer's Up-Coming Film 'Dumplin' '

Variety first reported in 2015 that Disney acquired the movie rights preemptively prior to publication of author Julie Murphy's Texas-set novel, which the film is based off of, with producer Michael Costigan set to produce. However, Disney decided not to go ahead with the project. Netflix has bought Jennifer Aniston's comedy 'Dumplin' ', and plans to release the film on the streaming platform later this year in the U.S. and select international territories. It will also be released in select U.S. theaters.

Un-Official 'Dumplin' ' film poster

Directed by Anne Fletcher who brought us films such as ('Step Up', '27 Dresses', 'The Proposal', 'The Guilt Trip', 'Hot Pursuit') now brings us 'Dumplin' ' from a script by Aniston's producing partner Kristin Hahn. The story centers on a confident plump-sized teen girl - named Willowdean Dickson, played by 'PattiCake$' actress Danielle McDonald, nicknamed Dumplin' by her former beauty queen mom Rosie Dickson, played by Aniston, taking a job at the local fast-food joint. Willowdean meets a former jock Bo, played by actor Luke Benward, whom she likes and the feeling seems mutual, but when she begins to doubt herself, she sets out to take back her confidence as well as the respect of her mother by entering a beauty pageant.

music for the movie penned by songwriter Linda Perry and country music legend Dolly Parton

The films soundtrack is brought to you by legendary country music singer Dolly Parton, whose recorded new versions of her songs with collaborations by Sia and Miranda Lambert, in addition to six new original songs co-written by Parton and songwriter Linda Perry.