As we await to see what has now become Whitney’s last film, the remake of ‘Sparkle’ [set to be released in August], some have been wondering what will happen to the sequel to ‘Waiting To Exhale’ that was reported being in the works before Whitney died.
Well according to Vulture…
Though executives are still in shock from the unexpected death of Whitney Houston, Fox isn’t letting its planned sequel to Waiting to Exhale perish with the pop icon. “I don’t think she would want it to,” Elizabeth Gabler, president of Fox 2000 Pictures, said in an interview with Vulture Monday afternoon, adding, “It’s almost in her honor that we think to soldier on.”
As the shock of Houston’s untimely death wears off, Gabler expects conversations to occur about who might replace her in the sequel. Given that Oprah Winfrey helped promote the film and has the acting chops, Gabler allowed that “it isn’t inconceivable” that Winfrey herself might have an interest in carrying the torch for Houston, but quickly cautions, “We literally have not talked about anybody for that part. Forest, I know, is just … grieving. He’d been the one who was speaking with her, updating [Houston] on its progress.”
Meanwhile, there’s another irony about the timing of Houston’s passing: At Warner Bros., a package was delivered to the offices of producer Dan Lin. Inside it is the new script to a remake of Houston’s biggest big-screen hit, ‘The Bodyguard’.
It’s sad that the movie will go on without Whitney. It won’t be the same…at all. But instead of replacing her, maybe they need to change the storyline of Whitney’s character to reflect her absence. But for someone completely different to play her, not sure if I’m feelin’ that.
Do you think they should replace Whitney in the sequel? If so, with who?
Who would be a good choice for the remake of ‘The Bodyguard’?
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