It is only a rumor, reported on various websites, but is Rihanna going to play Whitney Houston in a biopic??
One thing is sure, they didn’t lose any time, the body is not even cold that there is already a biopic project in the air, helmed by none other than Whitney’s mentor Clive Davis. I am beginning to think that Diamanda Galás was right, he is a colossal pig!
According to the Daily Mail, Davis ‘wants to get a script finalized as soon as possible so filming can begin’,… the project had already started when Houston was still alive, but now that she is dead, he probably wants to speed it up, to take advantage of people being still high on the 4-hour-funeral ceremony and 100,000 airings of ‘I will always love you’ on radios!
Rihanna is among the list of people considered for playing the Bodyguard icon, and interestingly enough, she turned down the offer to play Rachel Marron in a remake of the 1992 movie, some time ago. (Iman interrupts: However, Rihanna doesn't have a strong enough voice for the role. Beyonce does have a strong enough voice, but she lacks the character. Of current r&b singers, Kelly Price and Faith Evans, maaaaaybe Jennifer Hudson, are the only three vocalists who come to mind and none look the role. Marsha Ambroscious? Maybe, with some coaching…)
But do you think what I think? I mean, producers will not have to look too far to find their abusive husband Bobby Brown,… the two guys even share the same last name and a bad habit to beat up their women.
Vivica Fox, Megan Good, Jordin Sparks and Dreamgirl Jennifer Hudson are also considered for the role, and since Hudson already sang a Houston’s song at the Grammys, she may have the lead.