Even though Houston bathed in the limelight, Bassett believed that “at her core, she was that church girl, that tomboy, that little sister with the big brothers. And of course, Bassett was a go-to resource. She focused on Houston’s public images, gathering pieces from interviews, videos, and some written work. ” In her preparation, DaCosta pulled from the avenues that were available to her during that period. During Waiting for Exhale, he would sit on set, beaming at his wife’s success.ĭaCosta, who nails the diva’s physical spirit in her poses and poises, expounded on her process, “I felt this pull, almost this duty to spend some time with her. But after researching the character, Escarpeta said “what was evident and clear was there was a love story “ and that brought out the more humane side of Brown. Rather then playing out how society perceived Bobby Brown, the actor felt that it was important “to get deeper and find out what was underneath that and what might have been happening behind the scenes.” He was “very respectable… and just very charming… and I was taken aback because he’s so different” Bassett mentioned that Escarpeta naturally possessed the sincerity she remembered in Brown. Those two factors work in the star's favor as she makes her directing debut with the Lifetime movie. Escarpeta admitted that initially he did have his preconceived notions on the man who everyone believed to be responsible for the downfall of Houston. Not only did Angela Bassett know Whitney Houston, she knows what it's like to play a music icon.
However, the film shows a gentle side of the R&B rapper that Houston was already self- destructive with cocaine before she even married Brown. They were more alike then we could imagine.”įor years the media painted Brown as the bad boy, as the guy who lead Houston down a reckless path. He understood her…They understood each other. In regards to why Whitney solely centered on Houston’s marriage, Bassett exclaimed that Bobby Brown “was the man that she fell in love with. DaCosta recalled that after shooting a take where Whitney is emoting during a post miscarriage scene, Bassett gave the actress a four word direction which opened her eyes and heightened the dramatic intensity: “Baby dead, baby dying and it was a magic moment.”Īside from playing Turner, what also made Bassett right for the directing job of Whitney was the fact that she actually knew and worked with the actress on the 1995 hit film Waiting To Exhale ($81.5M) - which in its day was a breakthrough for female ensemble features well before The First Wives Clubs, Sex And The City and Bridesmaids (Bassett also told Deadline following the screening that a sequel to the hit film, which was in talks for some time when Houston was alive, isn’t bound to happen).īassett’s memory of Houston on set was that she was “warm, charming and easy…regal and regular,” which helped inform her direction of Whitney. Bassett wasn’t just shouting out myriad directives, rather she was a performer’s director, easily sympathizing with her leads’ emotional process and fostering a collaborative atmosphere. It’s what made Bassett stand out behind the camera according to DaCosta and Escarpeta. Whitney Houston is scheduled for a 2015 world premiere.Angela Bassett Books 'American Horror Story: Hotel'Īs an actress who also portrayed a legendary R&B diva on screen - Tina Turner in 1993’s What’s Love Got to Do With It, Bassett was well acquainted with the demands that such a role brings, particularly for a young actress.
I’m beyond excited to have this opportunity to go behind the camera and into their world.” “Their humanity and bond fascinates us all. “I have such regard for both Whitney’s and Bobby’s amazing talents and accomplishments and I feel a responsibility in the telling of their story,” Bassett said in a press release obtained by HipHollywood.
Throughout it all, difficulties followed the superstar couple while they dealt with the overwhelming rewards and consequences of the fame and fortune created by Whitney’s meteoric rise that would soon overshadow them both.”
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Whitney Houston (working title) will not only focus on the singers life, but it will focus on her infamous relationship with R&B singer, Bobby Brown.Īccording to Lifetime, “Whitney Houston chronicles the headline-making relationship between the iconic singer, actress, producer and model, and singer, songwriter Bobby Brown - from the time they first met at the very height of their celebrity, to their courtship and tumultuous marriage. Actress Angela Bassett is set to direct the upcoming Lifetime movie on Whitney Houston, but the iconic singer’s family is not too happy about the new project. It will be her directorial debut and a daunting one at that - Angela Bassett is set to tell Whitney Houston’s story in a new Lifetime Original Movie.
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