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Whitney to Sparkle?

Pop star Whitney Houston is looking to make an acting comeback in the music drama Sparkle.

The singer who hasn’t been seen on screen since 1996 when she starred in the romantic movie The Preachers Wife is hoping to show fans that she still has what it takes in a remake of this 1976 film.

Houston is currently in negotiations to play the one of the film’s lead, along with former American Idol winner Jordin Sparks and Mike Epps. Does this sound a little like Dreamgirls anyone? With a musical film based on the Supremes and staring an American Idol contestant and one of the world’s biggest female music artists?

The film would see Sparks play the films lead role as a sister who kicks off her career as a singer in a church choir, and in the late 1950s finds fame and success as part of a girl group.

Houston herself will be playing the role of Sparkle’s mother, who is described as a restful type who doesn’t encourage her daughter. Epps would play the role of Satin, a stand up comedian who marries the sister and drags her down a drug-induced path with him.

Mara Brock Akil has written the script, and Salim Akil is on to direct the project. There is currently no information about when the film will be shooting.

Point Break To Be Remade

It looks as though cult classic Point Break is the latest in a long line of movies to be given the Hollywood reboot treatment.

There has been discussion for years that there would potentially be a sequel to the Keanu Reeves/Patrick Swayze movie. The last time anyone heard about it was back in 2008 where a proposed project Point Break: Indo was circulating, which would have seen Jan De Bont direct and feature a plot that would see a new agent trying to track down Swayze’s character.

Unfortunately after the sad loss of Patrick, back in 2009 the film was scrapped. But now it looks like a reboot is picking up steam in the development stages.

In a press release the company behind the film said, “The new version is set in the world of international extreme sports, and like the original involves an undercover FBI agent infiltrating a criminal ring.”

At this moment in time there is currently no information on any casting or who will direct the picture but stay tuned because it shouldn’t be long until new information surfaces.

Kelly Reilly Joins Flight

Sherlock Holmes star Kelly Reilly has become the latest edition to drama thriller Flight.

The film already has Denzel Washington confirmed to play the lead character, and it will be directed by Robert Zemeckis.

Reilly is currently in talks to play the role of Nicole Devlin, a young woman who’s currently battling her drug addiction, who meets Whip an airline pilot, played by Washington.

Washington’s character is currently being hailed as a hero after landing a damaged plane and saving 106 people in the process. However his celebration is cut short as an investigation is launched into whether he was drinking at the time of the incident. The pair then go on to confront their demons together and become good friends.

Reilly seems to be quite lucky in gaining the role, as she won it over Hollywood’s current golden girl Olivia Wilde, so that audition must have been one hell of an audition.

The script for the film has been written by John Gatins, and shooting is set to begin next month.