Mariah Carey has hinted that something special is coming for the 25th anniversary of Glitter, the film she once called a disaster but has since come to love.
speaks to Blackthe 56-year-old confirmed plans are underway, although exact details are still being worked out.
“[There are] plans for a deluxe and a reissue, or maybe just one, I don’t know. We’ll get on top of that. I’m excited about it,” she said.
The news comes as the film has quietly disappeared from streaming services over the past month, fueling speculation that something was up.
Whether it’s a deluxe edition, a full reissue, or a combination of both, Carey seems genuinely excited to revisit the project.
That’s quite a turnaround for a film that had one of the most difficult releases in Hollywood history.
Glitter hit theaters on September 21, 2001, just ten days after the 9/11 attacks, with the soundtrack dropping the same day the tragedy unfolded.
The timing was disastrous.
The film only took in $5.3 million worldwide, and critical reception was brutal. Carey herself has been honest about how she felt in the aftermath.
“I used to hate it. I used to be like, ‘Why did I do that?'” she admitted, clearly describing it as “a catastrophic flop” that came during a “tough time” in her life.
But Glitter has had a completely different act.
In 2018, the #JusticeForGlitter movement took off online and, remarkably, pushed the soundtrack into the iTunes Top 10 albums chart, 17 years after its original release.
Fans who had come to see the film as a campy, misunderstood gem finally got their moment. And Carey got hers. “And then, you know, it became something that I really loved and it kind of took on its own thing,” she said.
No matter what form Glitter anniversary release takes, one thing is clear – this time both Carey and her fans are ready for it.
