jarrylf Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 You can't have a movie about Aaliyah without her musical mentors. A network representative told TheWrap that Lifetime's Aaliyah biopic has cast Chattrisse Dolabaille and Izaak Smith as producer-rappers Missy Elliott and Timbaland, respectively. Dolabaille is a newcomer to Hollywood. She's a Canadian actress, singer and dancer. Izaak Smith, on the other hand, was a contender on “So You Think You Can Dance Canada.” He has appeared in “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” and “Mirror Mirror” as a dancer. He also played Cal Rice on popular Canadian series, “Tower Prep,” and Danny on digital series “Totally Amp'd.” Aaliyah worked with Timbaland and Missy Elliott on her second album, “One In A Million,” which sold 3.7 million copies in the United States and more than eight million copies worldwide. In addition to Dolabaille and Smith, the production has cast Rachael Crawford and Sterling Jarvis as Aaliyah's parents Diane and Michael Haughton; Lyriq Bent as her uncle and president of her label, Barry Hankerson; Anthony Grant as Damon Dash; and A.J. Saudin and Jesse Sukunda will play the older and younger version of Aaliyah's brother Rashad, respectively. The working title for the television movie is “Aaliyah: Princess of R&B” and is based on the bestselling book “Aaliyah: More Than a Woman” by former Time music editor Christopher Farley. The film will be produced by Aaliyah Productions, Inc., with Wendy Williams, Howard Braunstein (“The Informant!”) and Debra Martin Chase (“Sparkle”) executive producing. Bradley Walsh (“Turn the Beat Around”) is directing, working from a script by Michael Elliot (“Brown Sugar”). It is filming this summer for a fall premiere. The proposed television movie about the singer, who died in a plane crash in 2001 at age 22, had been mired in controversy with Aaliyah fans and her family expressing disapproval of the project. There was even a fan petition seeking to shut the production down. Fans believed that Disney Channel star Zendaya Coleman wasn't the right choice to play Aaliyah. She would later leave the project. Also, Aaliyah's family expressed to TheWrap that it was against the movie because they felt it was more suited to the big screen. http://www.thewrap.com/lifetimes-aaliyah-biopic-finds-its-missy-elliott-and-timbaland/ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Guess they still aren't here for look accuracy, Missy ain't neva been that skinny in her whole damn life except in her vids when she puts her head on other girls bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasSad Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSimba Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Dang they didn't even try lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 that looks like a chick Missy would get wit not her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Dang they didn't even try lol They really didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Makes you wonder if they even know what Tim & Missy look like. This movie gon be a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Kiiiiii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimAdamz Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 wtf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibeology Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 You can't have a movie about Aaliyah without her musical mentors. A network representative told TheWrap that Lifetime's Aaliyah biopic has cast Chattrisse Dolabaille and Izaak Smith as producer-rappers Missy Elliott and Timbaland, respectively. Dolabaille is a newcomer to Hollywood. She's a Canadian actress, singer and dancer. Izaak Smith, on the other hand, was a contender on “So You Think You Can Dance Canada.” He has appeared in “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” and “Mirror Mirror” as a dancer. He also played Cal Rice on popular Canadian series, “Tower Prep,” and Danny on digital series “Totally Amp'd.” Aaliyah worked with Timbaland and Missy Elliott on her second album, “One In A Million,” which sold 3.7 million copies in the United States and more than eight million copies worldwide. In addition to Dolabaille and Smith, the production has cast Rachael Crawford and Sterling Jarvis as Aaliyah's parents Diane and Michael Haughton; Lyriq Bent as her uncle and president of her label, Barry Hankerson; Anthony Grant as Damon Dash; and A.J. Saudin and Jesse Sukunda will play the older and younger version of Aaliyah's brother Rashad, respectively. The working title for the television movie is “Aaliyah: Princess of R&B” and is based on the bestselling book “Aaliyah: More Than a Woman” by former Time music editor Christopher Farley. The film will be produced by Aaliyah Productions, Inc., with Wendy Williams, Howard Braunstein (“The Informant!”) and Debra Martin Chase (“Sparkle”) executive producing. Bradley Walsh (“Turn the Beat Around”) is directing, working from a script by Michael Elliot (“Brown Sugar”). It is filming this summer for a fall premiere. The proposed television movie about the singer, who died in a plane crash in 2001 at age 22, had been mired in controversy with Aaliyah fans and her family expressing disapproval of the project. There was even a fan petition seeking to shut the production down. Fans believed that Disney Channel star Zendaya Coleman wasn't the right choice to play Aaliyah. She would later leave the project. Also, Aaliyah's family expressed to TheWrap that it was against the movie because they felt it was more suited to the big screen. http://www.thewrap.com/lifetimes-aaliyah-biopic-finds-its-missy-elliott-and-timbaland/ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Guess they still aren't here for look accuracy, Missy ain't neva been that skinny in her whole damn life except in her vids when she puts her head on other girls bodies. Have you seen Missy nowadays? Either way, that girl looks more like Aaliyah herself than Missy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapade Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Colorism in the case of Missy. Just like Zoe Saldana and Nina Simone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimAdamz Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 This i like when they used to have models replace the singers in music videos back n the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 Have you seen Missy nowadays? Either way, that girl looks more like Aaliyah herself than Missy Sure have, but I don't see your point, she lost weight but she's still never been as skinny as the girl they picked to play her, and even if she was lately (she's not), that doesn't have anything to do with how she looked when she was working with Aaliyah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 they just refuse to cast anybody darker than a paper bag. I mean, homegirl looks nothing and I do mean nothing like Missy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I'm really ashamed about this movie..and it's not just the casting..no, I haven't seen it yet, but this looks like a hot pile of shit that's been left in a hot car for DAYS. And I'm not thrilled about the Whitney biopic either. The only one that was somewhat on point was the TLC one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 So is Wendy's production company doing the casting or is it Lifetime ? Becuz knowing how Wendy is, I would be surprised if she greenlit this girl to be Missy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Izaak Smith is handsome though. He can pass for Timb with the right clothing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 They must not want viewers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 They must not want viewers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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