For the fortunate set who grew up during TLC‘s reign, it’s common-knowledge that the trio brought the drama both on and off the stage.
Naturally, then, a biopic centred on the lives of Tionne ‘T Boz’ Watkins, the late Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopez, and Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas, has been talked about for more than a decade.
Yet as the 10th year since Lopes’ passing draws to a close, fans will be elated to learn that the made-for-TV-movie has finally gone in to production – with the iconic group’s surviving members serving as “consultants and executive producers”.
Peep the press release below…
LOS ANGELES, CA – November 26th, 2012 – VH1 is casting the roles of Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, for a full-length TV movie based on the celebrated pop/ hip hop/ R&B group TLC. With a script by acclaimed screenwriter Kate Lanier (“What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “Set it Off,” “Beauty Shop”), the untitled film is slated to begin shooting in early 2013.
TLC’s humble beginnings in Atlanta quickly led to an unprecedented rise to fame in the 1990’s as one of the world’s most talented, celebrated and highest-selling female groups of all time. Through very public and high-profile success, turmoil and tragedy, TLC left an indelible stamp of female empowerment that changed the face of the music industry forever.
The two surviving members of the group, Chilli and T-Boz, have signed on as consultants and executive producers for the movie. Executive producing the TLC bio-pic are Bill Diggins and Maggie Malina. Alexander Motlagh is executive producing for Pop Films. Jeff Olde and Jill Holmes serve as executive producers for VH1.
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Granted every biopic brings with it fresh debate about what’s fact, what’s fairytale, and what’s fallacy, we’re relatively amped for this. Having personally grown up during TLC’s rise, their story is one that future generations of music lovers should more than just know; it should be one they come to appreciate. For, without TLC, a host of today’s biggest artists may not have been here.
From a pure dramatics angles too, their story almost Shakespearian. Astronomical success, bankruptcy, burning down houses, in- fighting, illness, commercial redemption, and sadly death. Their narrative is epic. As such, this is one project we’ll be watching closely.
okay okay cant wait to hear ma jamms sumthing ma kids gon grow up to like i did what s love temptations five heartbeats salena
English please!
a white b**** wuldnt understand
well im black and i didnt understand…ENGLISH PLEASE
Can’t wait to see it, the best girl group
I think that Keri hilson should play T-boz and maybe Aleasha Dixon to Play chilli and I think that either Left-eye sister Rain should play her especially since they look alike
keri hilson as t boz?? girl please pass the blunt you have clearly had enough.
Well if u seen her Pretty Girls Rock video u would see that she played T-boz and she did a good job. So get your head outta your damn ass! Do u have any suggestions Ms. Know It All??
You can’t determine how well somebody plays a character base off their music video Lmao you stupid girl smh @ you
B**** please! U got any suggestions?
ciara (chilli) lauren london (left eye) idk for tboz like whoever can dance and act have to play these women thats all i know
I’ll definitely watch. TLC was awesome. I wish we had awesome girl groups like we did in the 90s.
I would like to see who gets the play left eye that’s the only thing im lucking forward too
looking
I think the girl who played Mary Ellen on Moesha should do left eye
Come on Sam, I know you wanna go there. Rita Ora stole the fast furious role over RIhanna. HA HA HA NOT TRUE. Rihanna was rumored to be up for the lead female role, but that went to Carla Garano, who was a gladiator. Rita ora filmed a f****** extra scene 2 daya ago. THE FILMED RAPPED YEASTERDAY. Rita ORA IS JUST a f****** EXTRA in the film and RIH HEADLINES MOVIES ( Whether they flop or not ) she is still A list in Hollywood and she does not need to play an extra.
ONCE again Rita Or has to trash talk mega selling number 1 Rih. Keep your extra in fast furious LOL RIHANNA HAD TWO LEADING LADY MOVIE ROLE , PLUS, A NUMBER 1 GLOBAL ALBUM AND A SINGLE THAT HAS GONE IN 13 COUNTRIES.
WHEN WILL YO FAVE? Kerruche Tran, Rita Ora, Beyonce, Kyle Devolle. All you haters know you cannot beat rihanna. my advice is that you kill yourself, cos she was born rule. I love how black white, asian, man, woman, old young. She has EVERYONE PRESSED. SHE IS THE BLACK MADONNA.
MOVIES – NOT EXTRA – LEAD ROLES ONLY
FASHION’
FRAGRANCE
SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE
NUMBER 1 ALBUMS
NUMBER 1 SINGLES
ARENA’S AND STADIUMS
ENDORSMENT DEALS
WHEN WILL YO FAVE?
F*** YOU F*** BOYZ AND F*** GIRLZ.
Thumb me down you f*** boyz. Rih still YOUR QUEEN-
how does this link to the article?
and in Battleship, Rihanna didn’t have a lead role. she was a supporting actress. Rihanna has NEVER had a lead role in a movie.
she has A number 1 ALBUM. not albumS. only Unapologetic is number 1, and the album is crap. kinda sad, the kind of music people support these days.. -smh-
and all of these:
MOVIES
FASHION’
FRAGRANCE
SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE
NUMBER 1 ALBUMS
NUMBER 1 SINGLES
ARENA’S AND STADIUMS
ENDORSMENT DEALS
many other singers already have them
SHE HAS NUMBER 1 ALBUMS IN MANY COUNTRIES. MORE THAN ONCE. SHE HAS 3 IN THE UK AND OTHERS. SO, YES, F*** BOY, SHE HAS NUMBER 1 ALBUMS, THIS is not the first time she has gone to number 1. In the USA, yes, but WW – NEVER THAT? Name singles that have that? Sexiest woman alive? NO, rih is the only singer that has that in recent years by esquire mag. They normally crown Movie stars.
why the f*** do u refer to ppl as F*** BOY/F*** GIRL?! wtf is wrong with u?!
even if you count worldwide, many other singers have number 1 albums too. number 1 singles? so many as well. sexiest woman alive, i’ll give it to her. but the music and movie thing, no
They keep on thumbing down because the know it’s true. Beyonce will never, she is washed up, fat, old and is addicted to skin bleaching creams to try looking young and s***, too bad for her Rihanna has already over dominated her. 4 era was beaten by Rihanna’s 2 projects (Talk That Talk and LOUD) lmao.
Beyonce is finished, her first week sales have been going down since that ghetto trashy album B’day LOL, she is finished.
If Rihanna was a basic flop b**** who will fade out. Why are Rita, Kyle devolle, Beyonce all scared as f*** and tryna take shots? COS YOU RIHANNA IS YOUR QUEEN. Rihanna is Beyonce’s queen. She scared Bee. Beyy has to pull out all teh stops to flog her dead horse career. So if ( beyonce ) FAILS – WW – What will be the excuse ?
No one is gonna watch her HBO about her life. Outside the black community, who gives a f*** about Beyonce life or music? White people are more obsessed with who Rih is dating over beyonce boring life with her ugly baby and ugly m***** hubby.
You can hate Bey all you want but you’re a really sad person for calling that innocent baby ugly.
What did Blue do to you?
Ogre lookin, behemoth, pressed h***.
She is ulgly with nappy hair. Chris and Rih’s baby will be far betting looking with green eyes. Chris looks better than M***** a** Z and Rih is better looking than Fat old beyonce.
No wonder jay is envious of young, light, bright big d*** s*** pretty boy Chris. A** Z could neva get hot young rih. He has to settle for old white rita h** ora and fat beyonce
@That B*tch (redbone) Honey, why are you trying to use logic with Sybil? You do know this is Sybil, right? Sybil = Kelly = Rihanna Balck Madonna = wrinkle flop ora = Melody1518 or whatever her name is. The similarity is UNCANNY.
I am not mixed. I am A American, so u got that wrong F*** GIRL F*** BOY.
Dont confuse me with b****** that have you beat. Take it up with them to their face f*** boy / girl
“A American”? I think you mean “an” American and America =/= white as it is a diverse nation, hence its name “the melting pot” of the world. We all know you are Sybil and you are a black person so getittogether.com
It is understandable, the original Sybil, named Shirley Ardell Mason, believed that she was multiple different people with different backgrounds, religion, social class, and ETHNICITY. So I guess you believe in being “white” is one of your personalities…..
http://www.psychinstitute.com/
A AMERICA. AFRICAN AMERICAN. F*** BOY
Okay. So here are your personalities thus far:
1. Kelly/Black Madonna — half white and half black, but only her white side counts. She lives in LA/England/ New York/ Sweden/ Mars/ Narnia/ Hogwarts/ Unimaginable place…….
2. wrinkle flop ora —— an African American who is grammatically correct until moments ago………
3. Melody15610 or whatever her name is —- slightly less offensive than Kelly yet still racist……
*******List not completed, further data is needed to correctly diagnose all of your personalities*******8
Than why won’t you just write African American instead of A American nobody ain’t going to know what you mean by that
MC,
You have no life. You really try and study who is who on TGJ. What a sad pitiful loser. How about you get a f****** job , instead of studying other bloggers, based on who you think we are. For all I know you could be some sick pervert in jail. Bet u are, F*** BOY
“You have no life. You really try and study who is who on TGJ. What a sad pitiful loser. How about you get a f****** job , instead of studying other bloggers, based on who you think we are.” I am not the only one noticing your multiple personality, everyone notices hence your name Sybil. I have no life yet you posted 10 times on this post along (10/40 == 1/4 of the whole comment section is all you), mind you half of these comments are about Rita Ora whom this post has NOTHING to do with.
“For all I know you could be some sick pervert in jail. Bet u are, F*** BOY” I wasn’t aware that prisoners had access to the internet…..what luxurious prison are you talking about. Oh Sybil, you strike once more.
@ MC
OMG, you are totally right! I didn’t notice it until you pointed it out but it’s definitely Sybil/Kelly or whatever her name is.
Same exact writing style and insults!
Rita Ora and kyle devolle: You are taking shots are Rihanna on twitter. But Rih has already recouped her MOTS budget. You have not. What you gon do, when Sony drop you? HA F*** GIRL?
LMAO, she’ll live off Roc Nation which has no money. I cannot wait till Rihanna fires RocNation, that’ll be the end of them LMAO.
Can’t WAIT for this movie
Looovvvve me some TLC
CRAZY S*** COOL is the best album by a
Female group N by a group period!
Kate Lanier also wrote glitter which got slated but I loved it and I love all the other movies mentioned she did too
#Excited
Why is Sybil having a meltdown on TLC post?
#Dead
Lol.
Excited LOVVVEEE me some TLC
CAN’T WAIT!! Crazy s*** cool
Is the best album by a girl group infact by a group period!
Love Kate Lanier as a writer love all then movies and she wrote glitter too
Which got slated but I love x
I can’t wait im so excited Love TLC
YES PAY HOMAGE TO TLC….
They slayed the 90’s (91-99)
THEY WERE GROUNDBREAKING, AHEAD OF THEIR TIME AND ARE HANDS DOWN THE BEST GIRL GROUP THAT EVER WAS………
On the subject of TLC, crazy s*** cool is the second biggest album from a girl band, after the spice girls debut album. CSC sold 23 million and 11m in the isa.
LOL LOL Here comes the kicker: Crazy s*** cool NEVER EVER DEBUTED at number 1 in the usa or any world market. LOL LOL Thought you needed a number 1 album in the USA to go diamond?
TLC is still America’s biggest selling girl group, but worldwide Spice Girls sold the most
The same thing which happened to shania twain with “Come over”. It never reached the top spot but still managed to go 2x Diamond and ell over 17 million in the us alone.
“Come On Over”
IM NOT HERE FOR WHO SOLD WHAT!! IM HERE FOR THE TRUTH!! TLC IS THE BEST GIRL GROUP OF ALL TIME….
Exactly, people on here are too concerned with number.
OMG yes! I hope it’s good enough to go down with The Jacksons and Temptations movie. I wish Aaliyah’s family wasn’t so guarded because she NEEDS A DAMN BIOPIC TOO!!!!
But nobody really knows about Aaliyah’s music except for black America.
She has sold alot and her career in hOLLWYOOD WAS KICKING INTO FULL GEAR. Beyonce interviewed her on the red carpet for mtv movie award and she was very jealous. Before A died, she had Matrix, , Romeo must die – her lead film and Queen of the dammed. And she was not playing fat black singers like Beyonce.
Between Beyonce and Rihanna. Only black America care about beyonce. now, more than ever. Beyonce has become VERY EVER LOCAL. Rih is the number 1 black star in the world.
So what’s that have to do with having a biopic? there are people less know than her who has a biopic idk why you choose to bring up color you people on here see way to many color lines….oh i forgot it’s a urban blog silly me
@That B****
That’s why she needs a biopic dumb b**** mainstream needs to know her legacy!!!!
OH snap! Diamonds has sold 1 million in the USA AND HALF MILLION WW and counting. LOL LOL LOL Whe will yo fave even CHART, F*** BOY?
Can’t wait to see this, I kinda hope it hits the big screen too or at least DVD. Kate Lanier did all those great movies, this one deserves to be seen beyond the VH1 TV screens
Can’t wait to see this, I kinda hope it hits the big screen too or at least DVD. Kate Lanier did all those great movies, this one deserves to be seen beyond the VH1 TV screens
THe spice girls are the biggest GG; bigger than Destiny child. LOL But the spice girls cannot sing. HA HA HA this is the second time in her career, beyonce has been f***** up by vocally weaker singers. First the spice girls s*** on her legacy, and now you have Rihanna blowing out the game.
Beyonce so called talent is not that great is it? Spice girls slayed her and now Rih is slaying her. Looks like the black girl is hurting her more.
HA HA HA. Rihanna, take your page out of the spice girls. You do not need to ” talent ” to destroy Beyonce’s career. Spice girls all earned over $ 60 million dollars EACH more than those DC members. So f*** the whole ” better singer / talent ”.
What shakes Beyonce wis when better, but vocally weaker singer slay her with ease. Aahaliyah was slaying beyoince with her eyes clothes and is she had not of died, Beyonce would be Brandy right now. TLC and the spice girls ( more vocally weaker, but better artist ) STILL TO THIS DAY F*** DESTINY CHILD UP.
THEN WE HAVE RIH…………A vocally weak singer, who f**** beyonce over with her eyes clothes. All this so called talent and yet she could not stop JLO wack singer selling 50 million and famous woman in 2000 to 2003; Beyonce could the reign of JLO. So she copied her booty bling bling style. Beyonce could not stop Aahliyah; it was only death that stopped aahliyah. Beyonce could not stop the spice girls or even TLC. She cannot stop Rihanna. Beyonce talent scares NO ONE. She is nothing. NO ONE FEARS BEYONCE- SHE IS NOT A THREAT. SHE IS THE ONE WHO IS SCARED.
TO BEAT BEYONCE, You do not need to be powerful singer. You just need to believe in yourself, be THINNER AND BETTER LOOKING THAN HER AND HAVE CHARISMA. The Spice girls have that. Aaahliayh had it. JLO and Rihanan have it and that is why THEIR CAREERS SCARE FAT BEYONCE.
CLOSED
OPEN
eyes closed
Vocally weak TLC and Spice girls slay Destiny Child.
Vocally weak Rihanna ( even JLO, Brit, Aahlyah ) slay Beyonce.
Beyonce voice gets f***** up bu girls ”who cannot sing” So much for talent!
If beyonce so f****** talented some kind of icon ahead of Celine Dion. Why did Beyonce ”talent ” stop the spice girls and Rihanna? Beyonce has been around for 15 years,m why is Rihanna getting more bigger and powerful?
Mariah, Madonna Janet, , Shania Twain, Celine dominated the 90’s. Beyonce has never dominated anything. 2000 was about Brit, Xtina. Later 2000 is Gaga, Rihanna and Adele. Even during her one time prime 2003 – 50 cent sold MORE than Beyoince.
Beyonce is overrated. She is not threat, she cannot shut down NO ONES CAREER, THAT IS WHY JLO came from hollywood, with not singing ability and was reigning during 2000 to 2003 – she was the most famous woman alive, while beyonce had to sit watch JLO get number 1 albums, singles remix and number 1 movies. JLO was crowned the best booty, so fatyonce had to swagger jack.
JLO was even 30 plus and Beyoince 21 and she COULD NOT SHUT JENNY LO DOWN. JLO HAD THAT EMPIRE AND BEYONCE WAS TEHRE WATCHING IN SHAME, SO MUCH SO, SHE HAD TO CPOY JLO.
BEYONCE IS NOTHING. JUST AN OVERRATED SINGER WHO HAS OUT STAYED HER WELCOME.
2013 will be dominated by Rihanna and Lady Gaga.The only music b****** who get WW GLOBAL PRESS.
Who will be the next vocally weaker singer who f**** Beyonce head up? Already been the spice girls, TLC, JLO , BRITNEY AND RIHANNA. Even Adele is vocally weaker, but looked HOW SHE MURKED UP BEYONCE IN HER OWN COUNTRY.
Add Taylor Swift to the mix. And even Katy, by next year Kesha LP would of sold more than flop overrated fat beyonce.
I’m ready for this!!
I’m excited for this, just need an Aaliyah biopic bow
This better be good. They all had personalities that only good actresses could portray.
TBH Beyonce is gonna struggle against Kesha. Watch and see.
okaaaaay
No I am serious, Beyonce is not threat to anyone. She is no madonna. And do not let Kesha’s weak vocals fool you. Weak vocal singers always f*** up Beyonce: JLO, Rih, Spice girls, Britney
Ke$has Warrior album drops Dec 4th it’s gonna be EPIC!!!!
U mad ? Rih has 10 juice singles on the itunes chart. U MAD? WHEN WILL YO FAVE BREAK THE ITUNES CHART?
Teairra mari as Chilli. Chilli was the s*** and so is Teairra. She’s short and has similar features. T Boz would be hard to replicate that would have to dub her voice into the movie.
TLC is the 4th best selling group of all time.
The spice girls are number 2 and Destiny’s Child is 3rd. The Andrews sisters are the biggest group with 100 Million++.
So get your facts straight. TLC are far from the best group of anything. A movie about them? WTF don’t we know about them? A movie isn’t needed like seriously… They were ok while they lasted. However if they never existed other groups would still be. That’s the problem with the new generation and the last recent one. Whitney wasn’t the first black pop star. Mahailia Jackson was doing 8 million in the 30’s and had 1 million sellers throughout her whole career. The Andrew sisters were slaying four decades and not one girl group has surpassed them. We give way to much credit. The innovators and I mean the true legends came during the beginning of the industry and none after the 70’s
Umm, the article said TLC was “ONE OF” the world’s most talented, celebrated and highest-selling female group[s] of all time. It didn’t say that they were THE highest selling female group! Learn how to read correctly.
TLC always gave credits to their inspirations and legends before them, so calm your tits! Just because you (personally) don’t care for them and don’t want to see a movie about them, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have one! They have fans, and we want to see one. Point Blank!
Oh please, not here for people seeking sympathy. VH1 can get their sympathy seeking documentary and stuff it. These guys overspent against the label’s advances and after they found out they were broke (the label has to recoup all expenses), they went to cry to the media and tried to make LA Reid look bad. Now they are back to their sympathy seeking tactics, yawn….Next.
Being a recording artist is contractual work and you have to make money for the label. Someone better warn Rita Ora that Beyonce is not going to pay for those knee high boots, the label paid for those and charged them on the advances they gave to Rita Ora and seeing that they are hardly recouping anything from that s*** album, this b**** will be left owing the label millions. But Gay-Z (ex drug dealer, school drop-out, semi-illiterate) runs the label so one cannot be surprised that him and his thieving fraud of a wife can be bankrolling this FLOP.
First of all dude get your facts straight instead of assuming. TLC were broke because of their contract which made their label and management own the majority of the profits. Their manager Pebbles own sole rights to all their publishing and controlled everything so of course they were left with next to nothing. They finally negotiated a new deal for FanMail and are now ok. The only reason T-Boz went broke again was because of her medical bills for sickle cell and her brain tumour which requires the use of steroids hence her weight gain. These ladies haven’t had it easy and therefore deserve all the success and acknowledgement for everything they have done and paved the way for the females of today. This movie will be a classic if done correctly.
Oh ok, didn’t know that. I apologize.
Beyonce is a thieving, dumb, illiterate b****, who should do all song writers a favor and disappear from the music scene. Cannot wait for her next project to FLOP so Sony can drop her ass, then this b**** can sign to RCA, FLOP again and finally disappear forever from making music.
First of all @Beyonce’s Weave get your facts straight instead of assuming. TLC were broke because of their contract which made their label and management own the majority of the profits. Their manager Pebbles own sole rights to all their publishing and controlled everything so of course they were left with next to nothing. They finally negotiated a new deal for FanMail and are now ok. The only reason T-Boz went broke again was because of her medical bills for sickle cell and her brain tumour which requires the use of steroids hence her weight gain. These ladies haven’t had it easy and therefore deserve all the success and acknowledgement for everything they have done and paved the way for the females of today. This movie will be a classic if done correctly.
TLC=Respect!!
Kelly Rowland did say if it wasnt for TLC there wouldnt be no destinys child.
This is just so 10 years ago.
Keke Palmer should play Chilli hands down. She is the only person I know who could do Chilli justice. Keke can sing, dance and act.
Lauren London should play Left Eye. I believe Lauren would do a good job. She got the acting chops to do Left Eye justice., but she might have to lose weight because Left Eye was a skinny little thing and Lauren is kinda thick.
T-Box is gonna be difficult to cast because of her voice. Everybody who know that T-Boz have a very distinctive voice. The actress that plays T-Boz should a deep, husky voice like T-Boz.
Vanessa L. Williams should play Pebbles, the 80s singer who founded and started TLC’s career.
Teyana Taylor would probably be a good choice to play T-Boz
The actress who plays T-Boz should have a deep, husky voice like T-Boz . If she doesn’t, she should lip sync T-Boz’s parts.