(SOUND: “Sparkle”)
SPARKLE: “Why would the Lord give me this gift if I wasn’t supposed to use it?”
MOTHER: “Sparkle, you can have a gift. It is how you use it.”
CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Whitney Houston plays Sparkle’s firm but loving mother. She also served as the movie’s lead producer. She died of an accidental overuse of drugs in February shortly after filming was completed.
Jordin Sparks, who plays, Sparkle, says Houston saw similarities to her own life in the movie’s story.
JORDIN SPARKS: “We never had the conversation about any of that stuff that she had gone through, but it was almost like she had this [attitude]: ‘yeah, I went through that and I’m here now and that’s okay and I’m going to keep going.’ And I thought that that was great to just not to be ashamed of anything that happens.” (WHITNEY HOUSTON and JORDIN SPARKS – “Celebrate”)
CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: “Sparkle” is a re-make of a 1976 film of the same name. Just like that movie, gospel music and religious belief influence the characters’ stories. And both versions used mostly black singers and actors. But there are some differences between the two movies. The sisters is the first “Sparkle,” were raised in poverty in New York City’s Harlem area. In the re-make, the girls are brought up in a wealthier family in Detroit. Director Selim Akil sees it as a truly American story.
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