Mariah makes second bid for cinema success
Singer Mariah Carey is making a second bid for cinema success after her critically-derided flop Glitter, she said today.
She vowed to battle back after the disastrous box-office showing of the film, which was partially based on her life, with a new movie called Wise Girls.
Carey, who co-stars with Mira Sorvino, is promoting the film at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States, Robert Redford’s celebration of independent film.
Today she said: ‘‘If I was gun-shy I’d be home hiding under the covers. I’m a fighter. I have been since I was a kid.’’
She dismissed suggestions she may get bad reviews and said she would be ignoring the critics’ verdicts.
‘‘You can always wrap fish in it,’’ she said.
Glitter was released to laughter from critics just weeks after Carey, 32, suffered ‘‘an emotional breakdown’’ and checked into a clinic for rest.
The film told the story of a girl’s bid for success as a singer.
Her new film, which does not yet have an Irish release date, features Carey as a waiter working in a restaurant owned by the Mafia, who becomes involved in intrigue after she witnesses a crime.
