Some huge casting has been announced for X-Men Apocalypse, and the news has tinged excitement for the film with a little caution. Director Bryan singer revealed on Twitter this week that Alexandra Shipp has been picked up to play a younger version of Storm in the film. It’s always nice to see a talented young […]
Da Brat chatted about the incomplete “Not Tonight” reunion at the 2014 Soul Train Awards and shade it’s host, Wendy Williams, during a visit to “Dish Nation.” It was huge news for every ‘90s kid when they found out that Da Brat would be linking up with Lil Kim and Missy Elliot to do their […]
Lifetime won’t be skirting around the issue of Aaliyah’s relationship with R.Kelly in her upcoming biopic! When news of Lifetime’s Aaliyah movie broke, the R&B singer’s family was not pleased. There was chatter that one of the big reasons they didn’t approve of the project was the possibility that R.Kelly would be featured in the […]
[protected-iframe id=”849bc552a60a24f1206b9396f3f4e7fa-32316310-45106734″ info=”//instagram.com/p/tWy3LJLAYm/embed/” width=”612″ height=”710″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”] Lifetime has been kind enough to grace its viewers with another glimpse at Alexandra Shipp pulling off her best impression of Aaliyah. Last week the network released some screenshots of Alexandra playing the singer in “Aaliyah: Princess of R&B,” which premieres November 15 at 8 p.m. In them, the […]
Lifetime has wrangled its first big name for the network’s highly contested Aaliyah biopic by casting Elise Neal. The “All Of Us” star has been tapped to play none other than Gladys Knight in “Aaliyah: Princess of R&B”, BlackFilm.com reports. Gladys and Aaliyah were related through marriage because she tied the knot with Aaliyah’s uncle Brian […]
The ladies are taking over in the highly anticipated follow-up to Drumline! Before Alexandra Shipp took on the role of Aaliyah, she was the heartbeat of Atlanta A&T’s marching band! The actress is starring in “Drumline 2: A New Beat” as Danielle “Dani” Bolton, who dreams of becoming the band’s first female lead percussionist. She’ll be […]
Things are really starting to come together for Lifetime as it’s finally locked down a title for Aaliyah‘s biopic and cast some key roles! For a minute there, things weren’t looking to good the film, which has been freshly dubbed “Aaliyah: Princess of R&B.” Her family was not here for the concept (they’ve since decided […]
Zendaya Coleman seemed a little made as she offered kind words to Alexandra Shipp and explained why she bowed out of Lifetime’s Aaliyah biopic. The Disney actress wants you to know that she didn’t let any of her critics badger her out of starring in the tentatively titled Aaliyah: Princess of R&B. Hours of after […]
Just a few weeks after hearing that Zendaya Coleman called it quits on the Lifetime-produced Aaliyah biopic, producers have finally found a new young star to play the late singer (remember all of the celebs who tried out in the first place?). According to The Hollywood Reporter, 23-year-old actress and Nickelodeon star Alexandra Shipp will play Aaliyah […]
Good news for all those Aaliyah fans who were livid that Zendaya Coleman was cast to play “Baby Girl” in an upcoming Lifetime biopic: the Disney star is officially out of the film. There’s been a bit of controversy since the announcement was made that the budding starlet would take the lead in “Aaliyah: Princess of R&B,” which was […]
Lifetime is lining up yet another biopic! This time they’ll be telling the life story of living legend Aretha Franklin! We don’t know what’s gotten into Lifetime lately, but the network has been on a tear to give its viewers the inside story on some of their favorite entertainers. First, they confirmed a Whitney Houston […]
Keshia Chanté‘s not mad that Lifetime chose to cast someone else for the lead role in its upcoming Aaliyah biopic. She didn’t want that part anyway! As long as there has been buzz about an Aaliyah movie, there’s been a not-so-quiet campaign to get the “106 & Park” host to play Aaliyah. For a long […]
