"We got somethin' in common!"...
Another image from the Whitney Houston LIFETIME biopic has been released, and this time it introduces fans to who'll be playing Whitney's hubby, RnB singer Bobby Brown!
In the image you see Belizean actor, Arlen Escarpet, sporting Bobby B.'s famous "Gumby" hairdo alongside Yaya Dacosta, who has a striking resemblance to the late icon.
Entertainment Weekly recently caught up with Oscar nominated Angela Bassett, who will be making her directorial debut for the film, and asked why she decided to cast DaCosta and Escarpet for the famous roles.
"Because I want you to fall into the world of Whitney and Bobby. And I don’t want to stop you at the gate with maybe the image of something familiar, someone you’ve seen from something else."
Regarding their audition process Bassett said, "It’s not like, Oh my gosh, I have six good choices for Bobby. No, you don’t, you have two. Searching for weeks and only two rise to the top. They had different qualities that are like Bobby. You’ve gotta be like, which way do you want to go? And the same with Whitney. There are maybe one and then another. But Yaya was far and above the only choice, you know."
The biopic is scheduled to premiere sometime next year.
Well one thing's for sure, Yaya and Arlen definitely have the look down. Can't wait to see if their acting matches!
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