R&B singer and American Idol winner, Fantasia Barrino has been chosen to play the role of Mahalia Jackson in the Queen of Gospel’s biopic. The feature film will be based on the 1993 book “Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel” which covers the life of the singer, and the role she played […]
After hearing reservations from Halle Berry about playing her on the big screen, Aretha Franklin hasn’t given up her pursuit of the Oscar winner. During red carpet interviews for the Golden Globes several weeks ago, Berry repeatedly said she couldn’t play Franklin in a biopic about her life because she can’t “carry a tune.” Franklin […]
Aretha Franklin recently announced that Halle Berry is her top pick to play The Queen of Soul in her yet-to-be-filmed biopic. Unfortunately for Aretha, Halle won’t have anything to do with it. “If I could carry a tune, I’d consider it,” Berry said to E! News recently. “Someone should tell Aretha that I can’t do […]
