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*Jordan Sparks says she couldn’t have asked for a more fitting film role than the character she plays in “Sparkle,” a remake of the 1976 film starring Mike Epps, Derek Luke and the late Whitney Houston in her final film role. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “The parallels between mine and Sparkle’s story are very [...]
*If you found yourself scratching your head after hearing that comedian Mike Epps had been cast in the role of ‘Satin Struthers,’ in the “Sparkle” remake, you certainly weren’t alone. In the original film the character was a street thug who beats on one of the main characters and gets her hooked on drugs. Hardly [...]
*Jordin Sparks says she had to constantly talk herself into believing that she deserved her starring role in “Sparkle,” and that she had the acting chops to pull it off. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “I had to believe in myself and say, ‘They picked me, they put me here, they cast me for this. [...]
*The music video for “Celebrate,” the duet featuring Jordin Sparks and the late Whitney Houston from their forthcoming film “Sparkle,” has hit the Internet today complete with never-before-seen clips from the movie. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “We planned on it being Whitney and me, but she’s not here, so we wanted to make it [...]
*Howard Rosenman, the producer-writer of the original 1976 “Sparkle” and executive producer of Sony’s 2012 remake starring Whitney Houston, tells The Hollywood Reporter that a novelization of the movie’s story was sold six weeks ago to Simon & Schuster. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The book will be released Aug. 7, 10 days before the [...]
*Whitney Houston’s final song made its radio debut today. Titled “Celebrate,” the R. Kelly—produced track is a duet with Jordin Sparks for their upcoming film “Sparkle.” It was recorded just four days before Houston’s death on Feb. 11. The movie is scheduled to be released on August 17. Listen to the track below. http://www.eurweb.com/mp3/celebrate.mp3
*This summer is going to be a hot one for the Akils. Hollywood power couple Salim and Mara Brock-Akil will be featured guests at the 16th Annual American Black Film Festival’s “A Conversation With” panel on Friday, June 22 at the Ritz Carlton South Beach hotel. The dynamic duo’s feature film credits are just as [...]
*A brief preview of “Sparkle” was shared with theater owners Wednesday night at the CinemaCon conference in Las Vegas. Whitney Houston served as the remake’ executive producer and also one of its stars, alongside Jordin Sparks, Cee Lo Green and Mike Epps. The film had already finished filming in Detroit when she died in Beverly [...]
*First the bad news: the widely-anticipated movie debut of Rihanna in the Peter Berg-directed action film Battleship looks like an absolute dud. Go on, go ahead and try to get through this trailer without cracking up, and not in the good way. The good news is that even if Battleship is a disaster, there are [...]
*From all indications, “Sparkle” is going to be a hit. The film’s trailer was just released, giving fans a little tease for the coming premiere. But some were disappointed to only find a two-minute clip of the film filled with lots of singing. To make up for brief preview, Jordin Sparks, who plays the lead [...]
*It’s finally here – a trailer for the upcoming film “Sparkle,” featuring the final on screen appearance of Whitney Houston. (Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.) The singer, who died at age 48 in February, was looking forward to the film doubling as a comeback for [...]
*Luckily for Whitney Houston fans, before she died she completed filming on the remake of the classic 1976 film “Sparkle.” And luckily for all of us Entertainment Tonight had a chance to visit the set and speak with Whitney, director Salim Akil and her co-star, Jordin Sparks, about the film. The best part is that [...]
*Expect to see Derek Luke starring in the long anticipated remake of 1976 classic “Sparkle” as the love interest of title character played by Jordin Sparks. Since making his big break as “Antwone Fisher,” the actor has experienced some heavy weight roles, but nothing quite like this one, reports BET.com. Working with Whitney Houston was [...]
*Actress Carmen Ejogo is set to co-star opposite Anthony Edwards in ABC’s drama pilot “Zero Hour.” The ABC Studios project from “Prison Break” creator Paul Scheuring, centers on Hank Foley (Edwards) who, after spending 20 years as the editor of Modern Skeptics magazine, becomes involved in one the most compelling conspiracies in human history when [...]
*After being found lifeless on Feb. 11 in a Beverly Hills hotel, fans and observers wondered what really happened, speculating drug overdose or a lethal mix of prescription drugs and alcohol. A source close to Houston told E! News, officials are likely to rule it an accident. The actual cause of death is temporarily listed [...]
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