Much like the 22yearolds legacy, the lifetime movie aaliyah. Zendaya wont play aaliyah in lifetime tv movie after all. The film is based on christopher john farleys aaliyah. Watch full movie now aaliyah dana haughton has been dead for almost 20 years and shes still regarded as one of musics most gifted and versatile performers. Aaliyah dana haughton was born in brooklyn, new york, to diane hankerson and michael haughton. On saturday, lifetime will air its aaliyah biopic, aaliyah. If were to believe the movie, it was always aaliyah never a famehungry momager or stage dad.
Timbaland is unhappy with lifetime s aaliyah biopic, and hes telling the world. Zendaya to star and perform in lifetime original movie aaliyah. The princess of r and b biopic that chronicles the career of music legend aaliyah. Timbaland slams bullst lifetime aaliyah movie with. Zendaya explains why she dropped out of lifetime s aaliyah. You are logged in with an unknown provider and can now watch all available content.
Wendy williams defends the epic fail that was the aaliyah lifetime movie by b60. If were to believe the movie, it was always aaliyah never a famehungry momager or stage dad who wanted a. Again, lifetime s aaliyah movie premieres on november 15 at 8 p. Aaliyah biopic starring zendaya in the works at lifetime. Before beyonc and rihanna, selfproclaimed street but sweet aaliyah was poised to become a global icon. The film premiered on the lifetime channel on november 15, 2014 and was met. Aaliyah and seven other people, including the pilot, were believed to have died instantly, while a ninth passenger died later at a bahamian hospital.
This weekends lifetime movie about the life of aaliyah was the latest example. Lifetimes aaliyah biopic should never have been made. Following her movie success, aaliyah moves to new york city where she. Lifetime had said that the tentative title of the movie was aaliyah. Everything i liked about lifetimes terrible aaliyah movie. Check out the new trailer below, as well as a clip of the real aaliyah in a past interview and let us know. She was a regular on the nickelodeon show house of anubis and will play the title role in the lifetime tv movie aaliyah. Take our poll unfortunately, the film, based on christopher farley s book aaliyah. Born in brooklyn and raised in detroit, she first gained recognition at the age of 10, when she appeared on the television show star search and performed in concert alongside gladys knight. With alexandra shipp, elise neal, lyriq bent, morgan kelly. Aaliyah, who died at the age of 22 in august 2001, was the subject of lifetime s aaliyah. Check out the full movie at and movie photos below. Phoenix native alexandra shipp plays aaliyah in tv movie.
The story of music and video star aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in a 2001 plane crash in the bahamas. Her uncle was music manager barry hankerson and her brother is director rashad haughton. Aaliyah was a gogetter, and lifetime made sure that was apparent. Lifetime is basing its movie on the bestselling biography, aaliyah.
Twitter was not happy with lifetimes aaliyah biopic. Missy elliott casting reignites uproar over lifetimes. The story of music and video star aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in a 2001. The story of music and video star aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in a 2001 plane. A companion documentary video on lifetime s website, titled beyond the headlines. The film premiered on the lifetime channel on november 15, 2014 and was met with criticism in its early stages of production due to aaliyah s familys disapproval of lifetime. Zendaya explains why she dropped out of lifetime s aaliyah biopic. The biopic starred alexandra shipp in the titular role and a host of other actors and actresses that portrayed aaliyah. Where lifetime went wrong with the aaliyah movie and what. The controversial tv movie finally gets its premiere based on christopher john farleys book aaliyah. Aaliyah was a fabulous singer and dancer, how could lifetime attempt to make a movie about her life and exclude her hits and not include more dancing and singing in it. The aaliyah lifetime movie is back on with another actress, alexandra shipp, and wendy williams as executive producer, it was announced on friday july 18. January 16, 1979 august 25, 2001 was an american singer, actress, and model. Timbaland blasts aaliyah s lifetime movie and with no aaliyah music cleared, the musical aspect of the biopic was absolutely horrenduous.
The whole movie sucked if i could of give this movie no stars i would. Watch your favorite lifetime movies, commercialfree. Lifetime presents a biopic of a singer who had it all. The princess of r and b biopic that chronicles the career of music legend aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in a 2001 plane crash in the bahamas.