STUDIO IS RAVING FOR RAVEN: Young actress chosen to Sparkle.

[jsizzle]

*Disney's "That's So Raven" star, Raven as in Raven Symone, has beat out Ashanti for the lead role in the Warner Brothers remake of "Sparkle."
The 17-year-old actress/singer will walk in big shoes when she plays the youngest sister in the the new version of the 1976 drama about a Supremes-like group of singing sisters. The role was originally played by Irene Cara.

For those that remember, the singing siblings initially encounter success, but that's when the drama began. And for that reason alone, only a strong actress/actress would qualify. Sorry Ashanti. Not this time.

The new version will keep the Curtis Mayfield penned songs from the original and Raven, who has just completed an album for Disney, will do her own singing in the film.

On another note, Michael Elliot, from "Like Mike," "Brown Sugar" has been brought in to rewrite the script written by E. Lynn Harris.

I pray Disney and whoever else,don't flood Raven all over the big screens now that she's more popular than before,though Debra Chase and Oz Scott said that there hasn't been a young talent like Raven in a long time,that's props coming from two big time directors and producers!Two movies so far "All American Girl" and "Sparkle",go Raven

[jsizzle]

I rented this movie,and there's alot more serious singing in it,wew there's one part where "sparkle" has to sing at her sister's funeral,man my eyes are still watery Cool movie!

[bop1997]

Congrat to Raven..When will the movie come out?

[pumkinpie]

Originally posted by jsizzle



I pray Disney and whoever else,don't flood Raven all over the big screens now that she's more popular than before,though Debra Chase and Oz Scott said that there hasn't been a young talent like Raven in a long time,that's props coming from two big time directors and producers!Two movies so far "All American Girl" and "Sparkle",go Raven

Cant wait, cant wait, cant wait!!!!!! Whoo, Raven is all over the place. Pretty soon she'll be a household name!(she already is in my house though) Rock On Raven!

[moeee]

i'm so happy for raven, i hope the movie is very successful

[michelleLa]

J what do you mean there's a lot of more serious singing? Is it that the songs have a really high key?

[michelleLa]

J, by thew ay I forgot to ask u where did u get this new avatar boy, u change it like evry week.

[jsizzle]

Originally posted by michelleLa
J, by thew ay I forgot to ask u where did u get this new avatar boy, u change it like evry week.

Well I guess you can say I get lucky

J what do you mean there's a lot of more serious singing? Is it that the songs have a really high key?

More serious singing as in,no "cheetah girl" disney type music,some actual well written R&B music,it's a "drama",and the movie is really good!It's about a third child named sparkle,who's struggle and battle with diffrent issues around her will lead her to come out of her shell and the shadow of her two older sisters.You guys should rent it or something to get an idea of what your watching,a mistake people made with the "cheetah girls"