Whitney Houston To Sparkle On The Big Screen?

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Whitney Houston could be headed back to the big screen. The superstar singer is in talks to appear in Sparkle, a remake of the 1976 film, loosely based on the story of The Supremes, Entertainment Weekly reported. Jordin Sparks is already on board with the film, set to star as the title character. It basically follows three sisters who start a group, but Sparkle, who Im playing, she goes through a whole bunch of conflicts of really wanting to do music, but its tearing her family apart, Jordin told Access Hollywood at the premiere of I Dont Know How She Does It on Monday night in NY City. Im very excited. The American Idol alum has already begun prepping for the role and is ready to go come October, but dont expect her to leave music permanently behind for the big screen. Music is my lifeline, Ill always be doing that, she said. The great thing about this movie is that theres music involved its not a musical but there are musical numbers. Whitney was last seen on the big screen in The Preachers Wife in 1996, opposite Denzel Washington. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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