In fact, they are relying on her uncle Barry Hankerson to help tell Aaliyah's story as he's had a pivotal role in the creation of her flourishing career. The film is based off of Christopher Farley’s best-selling biography 'Aaliyah: More Than a Woman.' It is being produced by Aaliyah Productions Inc., with Howard Braunstein and Debra Martin Chase serving as executive producers. Bradley Walsh will direct from a script written by Michael Elliot.
Filming is slated to start in the next couple of weeks. I think it's wrong that her mom is getting shut out just because she may not want this to go ahead. Although Zendaya has never been my first choice (she didn't rank in my list at all to be honest), I won't comment on whether or not she can do the role justice as she may surprise us. I will just say congrats as this is a major victory for her.
She's been an inspiration and influence in my whole career, her talent still shines brighter then ever, all I wanna do is honor her
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) June 16, 2014
Show how much she accomplished in only 22 years....she's beautiful inside and there will never be another Aaliyah, I just hope to share her
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) June 16, 2014
beautiful story, and make her proud up in heaven #babygirl #forever #OneInAMillion
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) June 16, 2014
I'm just a 17 year old girl who got cast to play one of her biggest inspirations #positive
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) June 17, 2014
Thoughts?