{"id":231,"date":"2015-01-15T23:12:42","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T04:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedoublescoop2.com\/?p=231"},"modified":"2015-01-15T23:12:42","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T04:12:42","slug":"whitney-houston-biopic-premieres-on-lifetime-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thedoublescoop2.com\/dev\/whitney-houston-biopic-premieres-on-lifetime-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitney Houston Biopic Premieres On Lifetime This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"whitney<\/a> Author: Amy Nicole<\/p>\n

The Whitney Houston biopic \u201cWhitney\u201d is set to premiere this Saturday on Lifetime. After the failed attempt of the Aaliyah biopic, fans and viewers are skeptical about how this movie will be able to accurately portray the late singer\u2019s life. Just like with the Aaliyah movie the family members of the late singer were not supportive of the making of the film.\u00a0 The family is reportedly very disappointed that Basset never reached out to the family regarding the film.<\/p>\n

Pat Houston, president of the Whitney Houston Estate, released the following statement regarding the film:<\/p>\n

Since no one from the immediate family was contacted, nor have seen the film, we cannot help but question the veracity of a story about Whitney and Bobby’s personal relationship. Her life story – even a portion – should be dominated by people who value the merit of her life, not by a group that chose to present the weakest cycle of her life. Unfortunately, there’s nothing inspiring, liberating or uplifting about this project.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Last summer when it was announced that the film was being produced, Whitney Houston\u2019s daughter Bobby Kristina took to her twitter page <\/a>to vent her anger and disapproval over the fact that she wasn\u2019t cast to play her mother. The movie is being directed by actress Angela Basset who will be making her directorial debut. Basset was a casual friend of Houston and also starred in the movie \u201cWaiting To Exhale\u201d with her in the 90\u2019s. \u00a0Former \u201cAmerica\u2019s Top Model\u201d contestant Yaya DaCosta who also starred in \u201cThe Butler\u201d will be portraying the late singer and actor Arlen Escarpeta will be portraying Whitney\u2019s ex-husband Bobby Brown.<\/p>\n

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Yaya DaCosta and Arlen Escarpeta as Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The movie will chronicle the singer\u2019s rise to fame between the years of 1989 through 1994 and will also focus on Whitney\u2019s relationship with Bobby Brown.\u00a0 Basset was pleased with the script for the biopic but was disappointed that Whitney\u2019s spirituality was omitted because she says it was a key component of who she was as a person.<\/p>\n

She released the following statement regarding her role as director for the film and honoring Whitney\u2019s legacy:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe role of director is a tremendous responsibility. I put my faith in the actors and serve them. In this movie, you\u2019ll see the \u2018home Whitney,\u2019 the \u2018glam Whitney.\u2019 I fight every day to get it as right as we can. You want to honor their humanity.\u00a0Whitney Houston was on the highest pedestal and she fell the furthest. She was an incredible artist and human being.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The biopic \u201cWhitney\u201d will premiere on Lifetime this Saturday, January 17th<\/sup> at 8pm ET\/PT. Check out the latest trailer here<\/a>. Sources: ABC News<\/a>; The Source<\/a> This article was also featured on entnews.tv.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Author: Amy Nicole The Whitney Houston biopic \u201cWhitney\u201d is set to premiere this Saturday on Lifetime. After the failed attempt of the Aaliyah biopic, fans and viewers are skeptical about how this movie will be able to accurately portray the late singer\u2019s life. Just like with the Aaliyah movie the family members of the late … Continue reading “Whitney Houston Biopic Premieres On Lifetime This Weekend”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[100,303,476,508],"class_list":["post-231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-biopic","tag-lifetime","tag-thedoublescoop","tag-whitney-houston"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thedoublescoop2.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thedoublescoop2.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thedoublescoop2.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thedoublescoop2.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thedoublescoop2.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/thedoublescoop2.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thedoublescoop2.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thedoublescoop2.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thedoublescoop2.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thedoublescoop2.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}