We just got word that the actress and musician has been cast as aaliyah yes, the aaliyah in lifetimes upcoming madefortv movie, aaliyah. On june 16, 2014, it was announced that zendaya had obtained the role of the singer, and filming would begin in toronto, canada a few weeks later. Zendaya would have been an amazing aaliyah because she is a true. Aaliyah is left heartbroken and depressed, isolating herself from her family and. The script for the biopic was based on a book aaliyah. Extras terri seymour was on the red carpet at the 2014 bet awards with actress and singer zendaya, who explained why she dropped out of lifetimes aaliyah biopic. Zendaya says aaliyah biopic was a little rushed, so she dropped out. Zendaya is the eponymous debut studio album by american singer and actress zendaya, released on september 17, 20 by hollywood records. In this original paperback book, zendaya coleman, star of the hit disney. Aaliyah, you left, but ill see you always next to me and i can see you smiling through the sunshine, he said. One point was that in hollywood, lightskinned, exotic, or.
Aaliyah waves goodbye and blows a kiss to damon, who mouths i love you. This book, inspired by actual questions that zendaya has received from her over one million facebook fans and twitter followers, will be the perfect way for girls everywhere to get even closer to their social media bff. Celebitchy zendaya dropped out of the aaliyah biopic. If you look up zendaya on youtube maybe watch some of her performances instead of just judging by looks you would get that aaliyah vibe from her. Photos of zendaya s friends and family give her fans an even more personal glimpse into her life. Lifetime casts 17yearold disney channel star as aaliyah. Zendaya was once ready to play aaliyah in a biopic. Apparently zendaya will no longer portray aaliyah in the lifetime movie. The hollywood reporter says the tentative title for lifetimes biopic is aaliyah. In august 6, 20, zendaya released her debut book, between u and me. The project is based on the bestselling book aaliyah. Between you and me is a book about a couple and their outwardly perfect lives. Zendaya coleman was originally cast as aaliyah in the lifetime biopic based on the book aaliyah.
Lifetime announced on monday, june 16, that disney actress and replay singer zendaya, 17, has been cast as aaliyah. But i can tell you i loved her, i can tell you she loved me. Disney channel actress and replay singer zendaya has been cast as aaliyah in aaliyah. While that is said to be among the reasons, fan reactions to her casting were mixed, at best. Her father is africanamerican and her mother is caucasian. In this original paperback book, zendaya, star of the hit disney ch. If you placed a split screen between the two though j.
Platinumselling recording artist zendaya shake it up. Thats a shame cos zendaya is a bigger star now than when she wrote the book and it should absolutely continue to be promoted or add a few pages and rerelease as a 2nd edition. From the disney channel to a major lifetime original movie. That same month, she was cast as 16yearold zoey stevens, the lead character in the disney channel original movie zapped. Disney darling zendaya to play aaliyah in biopic by associated press. Zendaya coleman opens up about aaliyah biopic billboard. Remember that we are all human beings trying to do what we love to do. Charlie and sal meet at university, settle in together and marry. Zendaya coleman explains exit from aaliyah biopic abc news.
The same day it was announced that nickelodeon actress alexandra shipp would take the lead in the upcoming aaliyah biopic, its former star, zendaya coleman, has released a statement. Behind closed doors, however, things are very different. They are your sounding board, your cheerleading squad, your crossmyhearthopetodie secret keepers. I got her the book because on a talk show zendaya said her book was about how to. Zendaya reveals why she turned down controversial aaliyah. Zendaya pulls out of aaliyah lifetime biopic days after furious family vow to stop the project in its tracks. He read the names of the other victims of the crash and concluded by asking mourners to pray for them as well. The reason why i chose not to do the aaliyah movie had nothing to do with the. The point is, this person is going to have your back no matter how long you ve known him or her. It was hard to locate it after i learned about the book online.
Why didnt zendaya play aaliyah in lifetimes biopic. Zendaya coleman opened up about her recent exit from the. Zendaya, star of the hit disney channel series shake it up, shares. The decision to bring on actress and singer zendaya to perform as aaliyah. Lo is puerto rican you d be hard pressed to tell them apart. Discover video clips of recent music performances and more on mtv. Disney darling zendaya to play aaliyah in biopic page six. Zendaya pulls out of aaliyah lifetime biopic days after. Zen life news, music performances and show video clips mtv. How to rock your tween years with style and confidence time writes that zendaya will record four of aaliyah s most wellknown songs for the movie. Zendaya to play aaliyah in new lifetime original movie. How to rock your tween years with style and confidence. Thats the person i plan on being for a very long time. Singeractress zendaya is set to star in lifetimes original movie aaliyah.
Zendaya coleman instagrams why she is not in aaliyah. After acting in the disney channel series shake it up, zendaya signed a recording contract with hollywood records. Zendaya was born 1 september 1996 in oakland, california, to father kazembe and to mother claire stoermer. Also, though i wasnt bothered by the difference in skin tone between zendaya and aliyah, i saw a couple of great points raised in comments above. A lifetime press release in june said zendaya would rerecord four aaliyah. How to rock your tween years with style and confidence kindle edition by zendaya. Zendaya coleman spoke about her decision to back out of the. More than a woman zendaya s appearance obviously shares little to no resemblance to the late aaliyah, but whats interesting are the similarities between the. Zendaya explains why she dropped out of lifetimes aaliyah. Fans vent frustration over zendaya playing aaliyah by candace. When zendaya dropped out of the aaliyah biopic and star alexandra shipp took her place, many wondered what really went down.
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