Aaliyah
The Lifetime network just keeps proving me right in
my criticism of their planned unauthorized biopic on the late R&B
singer Aaliyah, who died in a tragic plane crash at age 22.
Previously the Judiciary Report publicly disagreed with casting
comedic actress Zendaya Coleman as "Aaliyah." Coleman backed out of
the role and another replacement was chosen who also is not the best
for the role.
Chattrisse Dolabaille and actor Izaak Smith
The latest casting gaffe from Lifetime sees actress
Chattrisse Dolabaille and actor Izaak Smith cast as rapper Missy
Elliot and producer Timbaland. Let me just state, this is some of
the worst casting I have ever seen. Dolabaille and Smith look
nothing like Timbaland and Missy Elliot.
Missy Elliot and Timbaland
People all over the internet are laughing at the
casting choice, wondering if it is a prank. However, sadly, these
choices are very much real. This is almost as delusional as me
joking on Twitter that I look like Halle Berry's twin. At least I'm
kidding. Lifetime is not and needs Lasik eye surgery.
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Lifetime's Aaliyah Biopic Finds Its Missy Elliott and Timbaland
Lifetime's Aaliyah Biopic Finds Its Missy Elliott and Timbaland
August 9, 2014 @ 10:25 am - You can't have a
movie about Aaliyah without her musical mentors. A network
representative told TheWrap that Lifetime's Aaliyah biopic has cast
Chattrisse Dolabaille and Izaak Smith as producer-rappers Missy
Elliott and Timbaland, respectively. Dolabaille is a newcomer to
Hollywood. She's a Canadian actress, singer and dancer.
Izaak Smith, on the other hand, was a contender on
“So You Think You Can Dance Canada.” He has appeared in “Percy
Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” and “Mirror Mirror” as
a dancer. He also played Cal Rice on popular Canadian series, “Tower
Prep,” and Danny on digital series “Totally Amp'd.”
Aaliyah worked with Timbaland and Missy Elliott on
her second album, “One In A Million,” which sold 3.7 million copies
in the United States and more than eight million copies worldwide.
