After several years and tons of speculation, Zendaya Coleman will be playing the late Aaliyah Haughton in an upcoming biopic for Lifetime.
It’s been rumored that Keisha Chante was in the running to play Aaliyah– she even hinted on Facebook that she auditioned for the role and frequently plays up her resemblance to the late singer. To be honest, we were a little shocked to see that she didn’t get the part!
The movie, tentatively titled Aaliyah: Princess of R&B, will chronicle Aaliyah on her rise to fame.
Check out an excerpt from the press release:
The
film follows the beautiful and talented performer’s inspirational
journey, from her debut on Star Search at the age of ten to the
challenges she faced during her rise to become the Princess of R&B.
On August 25, 2001, at the height of her popularity, her life was
tragically cut short when a plane carrying the singer and some of her
video crew crashed after takeoff from a Bahamian runway. Although just
22-years-old at the time of her death, Aaliyah continues to lead a
legacy as Billboard’s tenth most famous R&B artist of the past 25
years and one of the recording industry’s most successful artists in
history.
Social
media has been buzzing with various opinions surrounding the casting
choice. Zendaya took to Twitter herself to speak on her role.
If
you aren’t familiar with Zendaya, she starred on the Disney Channel
series “Shake It Up!” before releasing her self-titled 2013 debut
full-length album. She is also set to star in the upcoming Disney
Channel original series “K.C. Undercover” and the Disney Channel
original movie “Zapped,” which premieres this summer. Homegirl has been
working!
Zendaya as ‘Aaliyah’ for Halloween
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