Report: Producer Eyes Rihanna For Josephine Baker Biopic

Published: Saturday 11th May 2013 by TGJ

Has ‘No Love Allowed‘ singer Rihanna been tipped to  play Josephine Baker in a forthcoming biopic? Fortunately for fans of the star, the answer to that question is yes.

For, in what will no doubt hand exposure to the project, producer W Lance Reynolds has revealed that he hopes to secure the chart topping chanteuse for the role- explaining:

“Rihanna is one of the most talented performers of this millennium and with her unique acting and performing abilities, I have no doubt she will bring Josephine back to life on the big screen.”

Reportedly pulling from Jo Bouillon‘s 1995 paperback ‘Josephine‘, rights to the flick have been purchased Noosa and comes 22 years after Time Warner‘s HBO unveiled the Emmy award winning ‘The Josephine Baker Story‘, starring Lynn Whitfield.


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If Rihanna does take on the role, it’d no doubt mark her biggest cinematic release since Peter Berg‘s ‘Battleship’, distributed by Universal Pictures and co-starring True Blood frontman Alexander Skarsgard.

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  1. Sterling Infinity Love Music May 11, 2013

    This is one of my favorite singers!

  2. Sterling Infinity Love Music May 11, 2013

    This is one of my favorite singers!

  3. Jay May 11, 2013

    NO

  4. Jay May 11, 2013

    NO

  5. corey May 11, 2013

    UGHHHHH No! leave movies like that alone Lynn Whitfield did a great job won her an emmy i think please leave it to the professionals

  6. corey May 11, 2013

    UGHHHHH No! leave movies like that alone Lynn Whitfield did a great job won her an emmy i think please leave it to the professionals

  7. Finessin May 12, 2013

    Hell no, she can’t speak english. Her accent is wayyyy too think and she also is a lousy dancer sooooo, i dont aee this being worth watching at all.

  8. Finessin May 12, 2013

    Hell no, she can’t speak english. Her accent is wayyyy too think and she also is a lousy dancer sooooo, i dont aee this being worth watching at all.

  9. Finessin May 12, 2013

    Hell no, she can’t speak english. Her accent is wayyyy too thick and she also is a lousy dancer sooooo, i dont see this being worth watching at all.

  10. Finessin May 12, 2013

    Hell no, she can’t speak english. Her accent is wayyyy too thick and she also is a lousy dancer sooooo, i dont see this being worth watching at all.

  11. newsnotgossip May 12, 2013

    Yea I mean they covered everything they needed to cover about Josephine in the 1991 HBO biopic, so there’s no need to make another one

  12. newsnotgossip May 12, 2013

    Yea I mean they covered everything they needed to cover about Josephine in the 1991 HBO biopic, so there’s no need to make another one

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