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Article: Gabrielle Union: Riding the power of the pom-pom to roles that have Hollywood heavies cheerleading for her. (Movie Tip).(Brief Article)(Interview)
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- September 1, 2002
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When Gabrielle Union signed on to do the 2000 cheer-tacular Bring It On, the now 29-year-old actress was, she admits, underestimating the power of the pom-pom. The movie is a cult favorite among a sometimes unlikely group of admirers, including George Clooney, who cast Union in the crime caper he co-produced, Welcome to Collinwood (out next month). Union, who also co-starred in The Brothers, has a modern combination of brassiness and grace that filmmakers find irresistible, and that audiences now have ample opportunity to discover. In addition to Collinwood, Union plays opposite Katie Holmes and Benjamin Bratt in Abandon (also out next month), directed by Traffic's ...
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