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Originally posted by WheresJay
I agree, I feel Selena's story is just as exciting as Aaliyah's. Both rising stars dying at the ages of 22 and 23. But the only difference is Selena's film came out only 2 years after her death so it was still fresh on people's minds. Aaliyah's film is coming 13 years after the fact and I'm not sure how many people are going to rush to theaters to see information they can easily look up on YouTube, you know?
I believe a premiere on both LifeTime/VH1 is appropriate. Maybe if they even teamed up with BET and aired it there. That would be amazing if all formats aired it at the same time.
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What you should know about the Selena film...
- Pre-production started in
August 1995 (Selena died March 31, 1995!!!). Her father Abraham decided to sign on to the film simply because he didn't want to let her legacy be dictated, or in some cases, manipulated by some random director/writer.
- There were a lot of nasty rumors circulating about her at this time (her autopsy photos were sold to some dirtbag magazine, the media reported that he denied Selena a blood transfusion for religious reasons, rumors about Selena being pregnant when she died, etc.) .. he wanted some control of the way the film would tell her story. He got it. The film was shot in '96, released '97.
Now, Aaliyah's situation is just as delicate, if not more so than Selena's.
Her illegal marriage to R. Kelly and whatever was going on behind the scenes is really a key part of her story considering her produced her entire first album. A network like Lifetime basically lives off of, and is reputable for, sensationalism and dramatics for ratings. I can see why her family is considered about the way they would handle her story and such a sensitive topic. But I don't agree with the family that her legacy was to the same caliber as Biggie, etc. to merit a feature film. It was major headlines because she was so young.
