Zednaya Will Star In Aaliyah Biopic

Good news for you Zendaya fans. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Disney Channel star will play the late singer in the tentatively titled Aaliyah: Princess of R&B.The film is based off of Christopher Farley’s biography Aaliyah: More Than a Woman. It is being produced by Aaliyah Productions Inc., with Howard Braunstein (The Informant!) and Debra Martin Chase (The Princess Diaries) serving as executive producers. Bradley Walsh (Turn the Beat Around) will direct from a script written by Michael Elliot (Brown Sugar). Zendaya tweeted earlier, “She’s been an inspiration and influence in my
whole career, her talent still shines brighter then ever, all I wanna do is honor her.” “Show how much she accomplished in only 22 years….she’s beautiful inside and there will never be another Aaliyah, I just hope to share her beautiful story, and make her proud up in heaven.”