Mary J. Blige has been lined up to portray Jazz legend Nina Simone in a new film. The Cynthia Mort movie, ‘Nina‘, centres on Simone’s relationship with her assistant Clifton Henderson, who will be portrayed by David Oyelowo. Simone was an iconic musician and activist whose biggest hits included a covers of ‘I Loves You Porgy’ and ‘I Put A Spell On You’. {Source}