Keshia Chante breaks her silence on Aaliyah biopic…
The film was reportedly set to be directed by Bill Condon, the director behind the award-winning blockbuster, ‘Dreamgirls’ (starring Beyonce & Jennifer Hudson). Filming was halted when Aaliyah’s parents felt they were not ready for the movie. In a new interview with journalist Chris Yandek, the 23-year-old lays the rumours to rest.
“I did meet a few people production company wise that are developing the Aaliyah movie and they spoke to me about playing her in the biopic of her life. From my understanding, there are people trying to create a movie. Aaliyah’s family are still mourning her loss and aren’t ready to share her story and create a film. So there’s a bit of back and forth thing with her family and with creative people. And I know that they would bless a movie being created, they’re just not 100 percent comfortable. Unfortunately from my understanding they don’t have complete control of her estate. So a movie could technically be made without them green lighting it and I kind of think that’s unfortunate. So I want her family to be on board and to be happy with it. It’s still kind of lingering in the air.”
So, why is she choosing now to break her silence? Chante says:
“I’ve always wanted to kind of talk about it. It’s just really uncomfortable. I don’t want to disrespect her family. I know that they don’t like it. They don’t like when they get calls from people, like, ‘Oh, I heard this about your daughter’. Because it’s painful for them. So, the lawyer and [Aaliyah's family] and even my team have been like ‘it’s better for everyone to not really speak on it’. But I know in this situation, it’s a long time coming and I know people really want to know what’s going on. So yeah, I definitely think this was the perfect time to tell you”. Source.
Apparently, Aaliyah’s family are not ready for the movie and Chante WON’T play the role without her family’s blessing. But with or without her family’s permission, the movie can still go ahead regardless. A messy situation and I certainly wouldn’t want a biopic to come out under those conditions. I am glad she finally shed some light on the situation.
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