Gabrielle Union Said She "Broke Down" After Reading Robinne Lee's Story 'The Idea of You' | THR Video - video Dailymotion

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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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00:00Why was this a story that you wanted to tell?

00:02Well, because my girlfriend wrote the book, Robin Lee, who's an incredible author and talent.

00:07And we met on Deliver Us from Eva 20-some-odd years ago, about 25 years ago.

00:15And we played sisters, and we've been like sisters ever since.

00:17And so this was her first book, and of course we got to read every draft.

00:20And by the end, by the final manuscript that was about to be turned in to her editor,

00:25I read it, and I broke down.

00:30And I was like, oh my gosh.

00:30And then I slid it to my husband, who read it just as fast.

00:33And he loved it as well, but for different reasons.

00:36And I was like, this is a movie.

00:39And I asked her if we could produce.

00:41This is before the book is even really in the world.

00:43And she agreed.

00:45And as we started getting in the weeds of producing, I realized this could be huge.

00:49And I wanted to bring on another powerful woman producer who could really help us.

00:57And in walks Oscar winner Kathy Shulman.

01:00So it's a feast of saints.

01:03And yeah, I'm just really, really proud.

01:05And it all starts with my girlfriend and our love of boy bands.

01:09And I wanted to ask, did you ever consider being a part of the movie?

01:12Or did you always want to stand behind the scenes?

01:14Initially, before we brought on Kathy, people thought that I was going to star in it.

01:18Because this is the first thing I've produced that I'm not in.

01:23And I was like, no, no, no.

01:24This is a different story.

01:27And by that time, I'd already found Tia Williams' book, The Perfect Find.

01:30And we'd already started on that for me.

01:32But I'm like, this is a very specific story.

01:34And the right actress will hopefully attach herself.

01:38And once Anne said that she was like, I kind of am obsessed with this.

01:43I love this.

01:44That's our Celine.

01:45I mean, like, come on.

01:48But yeah, everything happened the way it was supposed to happen.

01:51Yeah.

01:51I'm so excited for fans to finally see it.

01:53The reaction is already insane.

01:55It's insane.

01:56And yeah, like our fake boy band got offered a record deal.

02:01I'm like, they're not real.

02:03But yeah.

Gabrielle Union Said She "Broke Down" After Reading Robinne Lee's Story 'The Idea of You' | THR Video

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