Check out the full movie at and movie photos below. The film, released in 2000, starred jet li and aaliyah in a hip hop and actionpacked romeo and julietstyle premise, and also. It was controversial because aaliyahs family objected to its production. It had a good look, a good vibe, and alexandra shipp portraying aaliyah. More than a woman, a biography by christopher john farley is mostly.
She might be well known to many of my readers, but i had never listened to her music before watching the film today. Before beyonc and rihanna, selfproclaimed street but sweet aaliyah was poised to become a global icon. The controversial tv movie finally gets its premiere based on christopher john farleys book aaliyah. More than a woman by christopher john farley, the film arrives on dvd and digital hd via lionsgate on march 10. So advance controversy about the casting, among other things, can only benefit aaliyah. With alexandra shipp, elise neal, lyriq bent, morgan kelly. Helping her along the way are her mother and father rachael crawford and sterling jarvis, her uncle and manager barry hankerson, her brother.
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. January 16, 1979 august 25, 2001 was an american singer, actress, and model. The nickelodeon actress stepped into the role, portraying the late aaliyah, after disney star zendaya coleman shockingly dropped out of the film in july. The madefortv film was produced for the lifetime cable network and aired in 2015. Mtv shares rare aaliyah clip for the 18th anniversary of. We havent seen a movie get dragged this bad since mariah carey made her big debut in glitter. Having watched the recent biopic about the late singer aaliyah, miss o gives her impressions of the film and the reactions of other viewers. Nickelodeon star alexandra shipp, who replaced zendaya after she backed out of the film, now has her missy elliott and timbaland. At the age of 12, aaliyah signed with jive records and her uncle barry hankerson. Alexandra was only a young girl when aaliyah was tragically killed in a plane crash on august 25. Saudin the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of out of 100. But there was much more to aaliyah than choreographed dance moves, movie roles, and a celebrated voice.
Lifetimes aaliyah biopic casts its missy elliott and. Jexi movie 2019 clip with adam devine and alexandra shipp. The story of music and video star aaliyah, whose life ended. The biopic stars alexandra shipp as the young, ambitious singer and actress who spends her youth working toward stardom. Zendaya to play aaliyah in new lifetime original movie. She was an approachable, grammynominated scene stealer who performed at the oscars. The story of music and video star aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in a 2001 plane crash in the bahamas. Ive not read the book, but i sincerely hope its more insightful than the movie. With alexandra shipp, elise neal, christopher jacot, morgan kelly. The film premiered on the lifetime channel on november 15, 2014 and was met with criticism in its early stages of production due to aaliyahs familys disapproval of lifetimes choice to create the film.
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