Halle Berry Cast As Aretha Franklin In Biopic!!! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 01-15-2011, 07:57 PM

Halle Berry is going to R-E-S-P-E-C-T Aretha Franklin's wishes -- the singer confirms Berry will be playing her in an upcoming biopic.

Franklin broke the news on the 'Wendy Williams Show' on Thursday, saying that after years of potential deals, the film about her illustrious life is finally getting made.

"For the last four years, we've been talking about [the film], and I have had a number of offers. Unfortunately, they were not good offers," she told the host (via MTV). "Now, we have something on the table. They have all of the financing on one project and the second project, and he's in the process of writing things for me to approve on the tele-film."

This is a wish come true for Franklin. In September, she announced that she wanted the Oscar-winner Berry to play her on film, the script for which she was reading at the time.

catlover79 · 01-15-2011, 09:52 PM

Interesting casting, though I think someone like Angela Bassett would've made a better choice. At least they didn't choose Beyonce (

).

01-15-2011, 07:57 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Halle Berry Cast As Aretha Franklin In Biopic!!! Halle Berry is going to R-E-S-P-E-C-T Aretha Franklin's wishes -- the singer confirms Berry will be playing her in an upcoming biopic. Franklin broke the news on the 'Wendy Williams Show' on Thursday, saying that after years of potential deals, the film about her illustrious life is finally getting made. "For the last four years, we've been talking about [the film], and I have had a number of offers. Unfortunately, they were not good offers," she told the host (via MTV). "Now, we have something on the table. They have all of the financing on one project and the second project, and he's in the process of writing things for me to approve on the tele-film." This is a wish come true for Franklin. In September, she announced that she wanted the Oscar-winner Berry to play her on film, the script for which she was reading at the time.
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01-15-2011, 09:52 PM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	Interesting casting, though I think someone like Angela Bassett would've made a better choice. At least they didn't choose Beyonce ().
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