The Lifetime TV channel says it will air a movie about Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's relationship.
And the network has made sure to hire a veteran actress, who starred opposite the singer in Waiting To Exhale, to direct the biopic.
Angela Bassett, 55, will make her directorial debut for the TV movie that will centre on the late pop star, who died in 2012.
Lifetime announced on Thursday that the movie will follow the Houston and Brown through their first meeting and tumultuous marriage.
It also promises to chronicle the I Will Always Love You singer's rise to fame.
Brown and Houston were divorced at the time of her 2012 drowning death in a hotel bathtub at age 48.
The couple's daughter is 21-year-old Bobbi
Kristina Brown.
Lifetime says Oscar nominee Bassett will be making her directorial debut with the project, as she also has another project (Book Of The Year) lined up to direct after the biopic.
In a statement, Bassett says she has high regard for both Houston's and Brown's talents and feels a responsibility in telling their story.
And the network has made sure to hire a veteran actress, who starred opposite the singer in Waiting To Exhale, to direct the biopic.
Angela Bassett, 55, will make her directorial debut for the TV movie that will centre on the late pop star, who died in 2012.
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| Debut: Angela Bassett set to direct Whitney Houston biopic |
Lifetime announced on Thursday that the movie will follow the Houston and Brown through their first meeting and tumultuous marriage.
It also promises to chronicle the I Will Always Love You singer's rise to fame.
Brown and Houston were divorced at the time of her 2012 drowning death in a hotel bathtub at age 48.
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| Her story: The Lifetime movie will chronicle the late singer's rise to fame and relationship with Bobby Brown |
Lifetime says Oscar nominee Bassett will be making her directorial debut with the project, as she also has another project (Book Of The Year) lined up to direct after the biopic.
In a statement, Bassett says she has high regard for both Houston's and Brown's talents and feels a responsibility in telling their story.
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| Co-stars: Houston and Bassett shared the screen in 1995's Waiting To Exhale |
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