{"id":61301,"date":"2011-09-12T23:59:12","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T23:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2011\/09\/12\/jordin-sparks-mike-epps-whitney-houston-cast-in-sparkle-remake\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T12:55:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T12:55:07","slug":"jordin-sparks-mike-epps-whitney-houston-cast-in-sparkle-remake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/jordin-sparks-mike-epps-whitney-houston-cast-in-sparkle-remake\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordin Sparks, Mike Epps Cast In Sparkle Remake, Whitney Houston On The Fence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jordin Sparks, Mike Epps Cast In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2011\/03\/producer-debra-martin-chase-on-sparkle-remake\/\">Sparkle<\/a> Remake, Whitney Houston On The Fence<\/strong><br \/>\nSeptember 12, 2011<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.variety.com\/article\/VR1118042676?refCatId=13\">From Variety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Jordin-Sparks-and-Mike-Epps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-13114\" title=\"Jordin Sparks and Mike Epps\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 580 406'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Jordin-Sparks-and-Mike-Epps.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"406\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sony Pictures is rounding up a sparkling cast for its remake of the 1976  music-themed pic &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2011\/03\/producer-debra-martin-chase-on-sparkle-remake\/\">Sparkle<\/a><\/strong>&#8220;: <strong>Whitney Houston<\/strong> is in negotiations to join  &#8220;American Idol&#8221; winner <strong>Jordin Sparks<\/strong> and <strong>Mike Epps<\/strong> in the film, <strong>which  Salim Akil <\/strong>is directing from a script by Mara Brock Akil.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Whitney-Houston.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-13115\" title=\"Whitney Houston\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 237 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Whitney-Houston-237x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2011\/03\/producer-debra-martin-chase-on-sparkle-remake\/\">Debra Martin Chase<\/a>, TD Jakes <\/strong>and <strong>Curtis Wallace<\/strong> are producing along with the Akils,  while Houston will exec produce with <strong>Howard Rosenman<\/strong> and<strong> Gaylyn Fraiche<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>TriStar Pictures will distribute the film in association with Stage 6 Films. Production is skedded to start next month.<\/p>\n<p>Original  pic followed three sisters who begin singing in their church choir in  Harlem in the late 1950s and go on to become a successful girl group.  Their sudden rise unravels their personal lives.Remake will be set in  1968 Detroit during the rise of Motown. Story will focus on the youngest  sister, a music prodigy named Sparkle (Sparks), and her struggle to  become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/sparkle-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-6664\" title=\"sparkle 2\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 209 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/sparkle-2-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Sparkle&#8221;<\/strong> will mark Houston&#8217;s first starring film role in 15 years; she last  toplined Penny Marshall&#8217;s 1996 pic &#8220;The Preacher&#8217;s Wife.&#8221; The  Grammy-winning recording artist previously starred in &#8220;Waiting to Exhale  and &#8220;The Bodyguard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Project reunites director Akil with Epps,  who starred in the helmer&#8217;s wedding pic &#8220;Jumping the Broom.&#8221; That pic  grossed more than $37 million domestically earlier this year. Epps, best  known for his comedic turns in &#8220;The Hangover&#8221; and &#8220;The Honeymooners,&#8221;  has been showcasing his dramatic chops of late: He recently wrapped the  indie thriller &#8220;Vipaka,&#8221; which stars Forest Whitaker and Anthony Mackie.  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