Hollywood executives seem to have taken note of “Girls Trip” ― a comedy starring, written by and directed by black people ― and the millions it raked in at the box office. “Because of the success of ‘Girls Trip,’ meetings have become night and day from before,” she wrote in the column, published Friday. “I’ve been wanting to do a ′Girls Trip’-esque TV show for a long time, and just a couple years ago, I was told there’s no audience for that. The film, which premiered in July, became the first comedy of 2017 to surpass $100 million at the box office. “Girls Trip” was recently nominated for three Critics’ Choice Awards.

Source: Huffington Post December 08, 2017 18:56 UTC