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Last seen hosting the 37th annual People's Choice Awards (her fourth time) and in the romantic drama, 'Just Wright' with Common, Queen Latifah is back on the big screen this week in Ron Howard's new film, 'The Dilemma.'
Ron Howard directs a comedy about a man who finds out that what you don't say to a friend is just as important as what you do. Since college, confirmed bachelor Ronny (played by Vince Vaughn) and happily married Nick (played by Kevin James) have been through thick and thin. Now partners in an auto design firm, the two pals are vying to land a dream project that would launch their company. With Ronny's girlfriend, Beth (played by Jennifer Connelly), and Nick's wife, Geneva (played by Winona Ryder), by their sides, they're unbeatable. But Ronny's world is turned upside down when he inadvertently sees Geneva out with another man and makes it his mission to get answers. As the amateur investigation dissolves his world into comic mayhem, he learns that Nick has a few secrets of his own. Now, with the clock ticking and pressure mounting on the biggest presentation of their careers, Ronny must decide how and when he will reveal the truth to his best friend.
Latifah plays a car executive, named Dana, who takes to partners of an auto design firm played by James and Vaughn.
In speaking with Parade Magazine , director Ron Howard had nothing but praises for Latifah's performance and work attitude.
"Queen works hard and makes it fun. People love her. She's spinning a lot of plates, and she's fascinated with them all," he adds. "She gives off this casual vibe, yet there's all this productivity coming out of her world."
The magazine also states that, at 40, Latifah has made her mark in almost every medium: as an award-winning rapper, singer, Oscar-nominated actress, producer, author of two memoirs, and the driving force behind the Queen Collection, her own line of CoverGirl cosmetics. As she puts it, "My mom raised me not to put all of my eggs in one basket."