The sizzle for Gabourey Sidibe, young star of the drama --"Precious," directed by Lee Daniels from Sapphires’ original novel PUSH, is that Showtime is in talks to add the young actress to the comedy pilot for "The C Word."
The new comedy stars Laura Linney as a suburban wife, mother and a teacher forced to face a diagnosis of cancer but finds a lighter side of a very dark situation.
Sidibe would play a student in her summer-school class. The role could be a recurring one for the newcomer, whose breakthrough performance in "Precious" is creating some Oscar buzz.
The film, in which Sidibe plays a pregnant teen who overcomes insurmountable odds, opens next Friday via Lionsgate.
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