Almost one year removed from her self-titled debut LP, Zendaya Coleman has reportedly scored the lead role in ‘Lifetimes’s forthcoming ‘Aaliyah’ biopic, allegedly enlisted to play the ‘Are You That Somebody’ singer.
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Necole Bitchie reports exclusively:
According to our sources, sweet faced singer/actress Zendaya Coleman has snagged the role of Aaliyah (who was affectionately known as “baby girl”) in a biopic that is set to debut on Lifetime later this year.
Back in September, Aaliyah’s uncle Barry Hankerson let the cat out of the bag that a biopic was in the works, and soon after, whispers of a casting call made their way online. BET host Keshia Chanté, who has been lobbying for the role for years, even alluded to her Facebook fans that she tried out for the part, but it was Zendaya who ended up coming out on top.
We are told the official announcement will be made this week and filming will begin in the next few weeks.
Represented by ‘Creative Artists Agency’, Coleman‘s nabbing of the role comes one year after she ended her three year run on Chris Thompson‘s ‘Shake It Up’, and after she committed to Disney‘s ‘Zapped’, set for release on June 27th 2014!