*Oscar winner Halle Berry has reportedly been confirmed to star as Aretha Franklin in a biopic about the singer’s life.
According to WENN, the actress will play the Queen of Soul in her older years.
“Halle Berry is me for the older me and a younger actress has yet to be named,” Franklin reportedly said.
The 68-year-old legend is currently recovering from an unknown ailment in Detroit, and told ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ she has previously had offers for films about her life but has turned them down for not offering enough.
“For the last four years we’ve been talking about that and I’ve had a number of offers but unfortunately they were not good offers,” she said.
Currently, Berry, 44, is filming the romantic comedy “New Year’s Eve,” the follow-up to “Valentine’s Day.” She will also film ensemble comedy “Shoe Addicts Anonymous” and time-bending sci-fi drama “Cloud Atlas.”
Her film “Frankie & Alice” is in limited release and will open nationwide on Feb. 4.
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I’d like to know who else was on the short-list, and who’s the younger going to be? Jurnee Smollett? BTW, Halle’s got a full roster of projects…wasn’t she singing her OWN praises about spending time with her daughter? Oh I forgot, she’s got Aubry
Uh, ok.
OK, so there was NO ONE else who could do this? Jenifer Hudson wasn’t available? Queen Latifah? Anybody?….
So Halle will play Aretha huh? So next, Vanessa Williams will play Esther Rolle from Good Times.
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ok i love arethas music but do u think she really look like halle b..i mean really.. and halle appearing to sing..hmmm..hallie much make-up needed.
Nope. I can’t see Halle as Aretha. I don’t know why Aretha is so fixated on having Halle play her. Halle was good as Dorothy Dandridge because she was close to Dorothy aesthetically. Nah. Can’t see this plus I don’t think much is going to be ‘revealed’ in the biopic. It’s weird that Aretha is so ‘private’ yet she wants to have a bio done on her. (?????)
Hmmm. I never would have guessed this one in a million years. We’ll see if it comes to fruition.
Hmmm. I never would have guessed this one in a million years. We’ll see if it comes to fruition.
Aretha, you are the Queen of Soul. And you have a very vivid imagination…..
Somehow this karma doesn’t match up. It’s Europe tryna go to bed with Africa. Maybe, Mariah Carey will be cast to play Whoopie Goldberg?
is Gabourey Sidibe not available??
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You’re wrong for that, Huey.
I want to see what Halle’s makeup is going to look like in this movie.
Hmmm! I agree Halle does not look anything like Aretha. I guess they will have to have Halle lipsynch to Aretha’s songs. I really do not think Halle can sing at all.