Timbaland accuses lifetime of disrespecting aaliyah in new. The story of the music sensation alexandra shipp, from her discovery on the tv show star search to her tragic death in a plane crash. Timbaland, made no bones about his dissatisfaction with the movie as well. Jun 24, 2014 the aaliyah biopic is underway, much to the dismay of the late songstresss family. Lifetimes aaliyah movie is as bad as you expected it to be. When zendaya dropped out of the aaliyah biopic and star alexandra shipp took her place, many wondered what really went down. Kylie bunbury as aaliyah morris chestnut as r kelly kaleena as missy elliot columbus short as timbaland jackee harris as mrs. Much like the 22yearolds legacy, the lifetime movie aaliyah. Aaliyahs family angered by biopic aaliyah celebrities bet. From the acting horrible, singing was mediocre, and dancing was horrible, the cast was just wrong. Watch the first trailer for lifetimes aaliyah biopic. Lifetimes aaliyah biopic casts its missy elliott and. Nov 17, 2014 timbaland says lifetimes new aaliyah biopic was a complete mockery of the late singer.
A lifetime press release in june said zendaya would rerecord four aaliyah songs for. Before beyonc and rihanna, selfproclaimed street but sweet aaliyah was poised to become a global icon. The story of music and video star aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in a 2001 plane crash in the bahamas. I picked what actor and actress to portray aaliyahs closest friends, family, and love interest.
Finding an ensemble who will bring to life her legacy will be difficult and the. Aug 02, 2014 kylie bunbury as aaliyah morris chestnut as r kelly kaleena as missy elliot columbus short as timbaland jackee harris as mrs. The film will reportedly include details on aaliyah. Black twitter already went in on lifetime for their upcoming biopic. Unfortunately, however, its too bythenumbers and follows the triedandtrue methods of most biopic storytelling. The wendy williamsexecutiveproduced biopic has already had a handful of controversy following the singers familys reaction to the movie, along with her upset fans. Nov 16, 2014 when zendaya dropped out of the aaliyah biopic and star alexandra shipp took her place, many wondered what really went down.
Mar 24, 2016 30 best music biopics of all time from 18thcentury composers to hiphop legends, the greatest musician stories to ever grace big and small screens. Aaliyahs family angered by biopic aaliyah celebrities. See more ideas about aaliyah biopic, aaliyah and aaliyah haughton. The film was met with an immense amount of backlash by the fans, close associates of the songstress, and provided an endless string of memes.
More than a woman, a biography by christopher john farley is mostly. And it looks like they will have more to be upset about. Instead of digging deep and edifying audiences about segments of. The script for the biopic was based on a book aaliyah. Timbaland, made no bones about his dissatisfaction with the movie as. Producers defended lifetimes aaliyah biopic before it aired. The aaliyah biopic is underway, much to the dismay of the late songstresss family. Tvpg 1h 28min biography, drama, music tv movie 15 november 2014. Aaliyahs family previously told the wrap that they were against the film, saying that they werent contacted by lifetime until after the network announced the project. Timbaland slams bullst lifetime aaliyah movie with alexandra. Aaliyahs biopic to be released on her date of death. Jul 18, 2014 lifetime finds new star for aaliyah biopic. There also are some mature themes, including the portrayal of an illicit marriage and an argument that results in some shoving.
Kevin mazur wireimage tv lifetimes embattled aaliyah biopic casts two unknowns as missy elliott and timbaland were having trouble feeling optimistic about this. Williams announced the choice of shipp via the social media site, twitter, on friday. Timbaland on aaliyah biopic movie its always wrong tryna make money off the deadlet baby girl rest in peace. If were to believe the movie, it was always aaliyah never. Alexandra shipp cast as aaliyah in lifetime biopic. Nov 10, 2014 the movie s future was in question until alexandra shipp house of anubis signed on as aaliyah and gossipy talkshow host wendy williams joined as executive producer, shepherding the movie to. Jun 30, 2014 zendaya pulls out of lifetimes aaliyah biopic.
Zendaya coleman was to record four of the songs in the movie as well as portraying the life and. Word on the street is beyonces little sister is trying her hand at acting. Sometimes its the small things that can make a big difference. Lifetimes aaliyah movie is as bad as you expected it to. Nov 06, 2014 lifetimes biopic focuses on the late singers relationship with r. Timbaland clearly thinks lifetime deserves every ounce of crap being flung their way for the aaliyah biopic that premiered saturday. Aaliyah s family, who owns the rights to her music, did not approve of this film being made citing inaccuracies and one of their reasons. Lifetimes embattled aaliyah biopic marches on with two. Nov 16, 2014 timbaland clearly thinks lifetime deserves every ounce of crap being flung their way for the aaliyah biopic that premiered saturday. Jun 29, 2014 zendaya wont be playing baby girlat least, not anytime soon. Producers werent able to use any of aaliyah s actual songs in the movie.
A very divided country, finally has something to agree on, aaliyahs movie was awful. Aaliah biopic unreleased trailer must watch alexandra. Lifetimes biopic focuses on the late singers relationship with r. On saturday, lifetime will air its aaliyah biopic, aaliyah. Monique as missy elliot brian white as ginuwine sabastian timberland younger brother as. Jun 18, 2014 aaliyahs family is on the attack against lifetime.
Apr 02, 2014 theres an alleged aaliyah biopic in the works and according to several sites, casting for the film has begun. Everything i liked about lifetimes terrible aaliyah movie. Aaliyah movie criticised by timbaland for inaccurate portrayal of late. The film premiered on the lifetime channel on november 15, 2014 and was met with criticism in its early stages of production due to aaliyah s familys disapproval of lifetimes choice to create the film. Nov 15, 2014 take the time and nurture your role perfect it. Aj faisal saudin, jesse sukunda, sonya cote, bradley walsh. Overall this movie shouldnt have been made it didnt portray aaliyah the artist, the writer, the singer, the visionary, the young lady, nor the woman. Sep 25, 2010 i picked what actor and actress to portray aaliyah s closest friends, family, and love interest. After alexandra shipp was recast in the central role of aaliyah in the upcoming biopic, zendaya coleman is clearing up rumors. The princess of r and b biopic that chronicles the career of music legend aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in a 2001 plane crash in the bahamas. As a huge fan of the super cool singeractress whose untimely death shocked the world, i thought hers was a story that needed to be told. Jul 21, 2014 after alexandra shipp was recast in the central role of aaliyah in the upcoming biopic, zendaya coleman is clearing up rumors.
I couldnt get past the small details that were missing. The good news is that it executes those expectations flawlessly. The release of aaliyahs biopic has been slated to go down on the th anniversary of the late singers death. Critics may think it tarnished her legacy, but viewers did tune in to make it the second highest rated movie on cable for 2014. Production of the television movie has been put on hold. Is solange set to play aaliyah in an upcoming biopic. Having watched the recent biopic about the late singer aaliyah, miss o gives her impressions of the film and the reactions of other viewers.
Reliving a tragic episode from pop history, this madefortv biopic traces the life of singer and video sensation aaliyah haughton, whose death in a 2001 plane. If were to believe the movie, it was always aaliyah never a famehungry momager or stage dad who. Then again we are talking about lifetime they probably didnt give the actors that chance. Casting for the aaliyah biopic begins hellobeautiful. Cause exploiting the dead is big business in the music industry. Theres an alleged aaliyah biopic in the works and according to several sites, casting for the film has begun.
Timbaland slams lifetimes bullsht aaliyah biopic huffpost. Timbaland continued to put up posts throughout the night criticizing the film, and fans of aaliyah, who died at 22 in 2001, also took to twitter to blast both the movie and lifetimes twitter. The film premiered on the lifetime channel on november 15, 2014 and was met with criticism in its early stages of production due to aaliyahs familys disapproval of lifetimes. The movie will focus on aaliyahs rise to superstardom, but dives much deeper than her career.
Jul 19, 2014 alexandra shipp will play aaliyah in the upcoming lifetime biopic, aaliyah. Timbaland accuses lifetime of disrespecting aaliyah in new biopic. Please, someone remake this movie for the sake of her memory. Zendaya wont be playing baby girlat least, not anytime soon. Lifetime presents a biopic of a singer who had it all. The movies future was in question until alexandra shipp house of anubis signed on as aaliyah and gossipy talkshow host wendy williams joined as executive producer, shepherding the movie to. The biopic stars alexandra shipp as the young, ambitious singer and actress who spends her youth working toward stardom. For starters, there are times when you dont necessarily need a familys involvement in a biopic to make it quality. The reason why i chose not to do the aaliyah movie had nothing to. One of the biggest sources of controversy, is the lowproduction value. Lifetimes embattled aaliyah biopic marches on with two new.
Lifetimes aaliyah biopic should never have been made. Then it was confirmed that it would not be in theaters, but a lifetime tv movie. Timbaland, fans blast lifetime for aaliyah biopic las. Nov 16, 2014 timbaland posted a series of videos to his instagram account denouncing lifetimes controversial aaliyah biopic. The rock the boat singers family was strongly opposed to the project and refused to let her music feature in the biopic as they own the rights.
If you must watch this to satisfy your curiosity, download it illegally. See alexandra shipp as aaliyah and cle bennett as r. When i first heard the rumors of an aaliyah biopic being in the works i was ecstatic. I do not own any rights to this alexandra shipp as aaliyah aaliyah. Rosenberg blacks on wendy williams for aaliyah movie duration. Zendaya reveals why she turned down controversial aaliyah. While watching this monstrosity of a biopic i actually thought it was going to be a good movie.
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