Impact Detroit Magazine Impact Detroit Holiday Issue 2013 | Page 13

Sparkle, Sister getting killed worked, the
darkness of it worked for that
t i m e
period. With the remake of
Sparkle, we wanted to take
that darkness and have it end,
yet be consistent with the
original, but try something
uplifting. Tonally, we just
wanted to try something
different and the way
people responded to it
was proof that keeping
Sister alive, really did
work.

fan of Bishop so to work on his movies was just
an honor. What we at Sony love about Bishop
Jakes is that he has so much integrity. He is so
inspirational so it is not a hard thing
to find movies to help continue to
build on who he already is and help
him grow.
He helps us reach
audiences who have previously been
under serviced. We are getting ready
to start our fourth film with Bishop so
four film in about five years, yes, we are
very very happy with the relationship
and looking forward to continue to
making more.

Whitney Houston was
just awesome. I had such an
incredible time working with her. She was
such a light and so much fun; full of life and
joking and laughing.
Whitney was very
committed to the film and very very serious
about getting it done and done well. We had a
good time in production and pre-production and
going to set. Being able to hear her story about
being in the recording studio with Elvis Presley
when she was a kid and going on tour. Her
story, her performance . . . she was just so
awesome. I so miss her.

We should be releasing a new movie called,
Heaven is For Real in spring 2014. It is an
adaptation.

Cheryl Patterson said, “The making of the
movie Sparkle in Detroit was just as
empowering and inspirational as the movie
itself. I totally agree with this statement and I
am certain the cast members do, too. It was a
journey for all of us involved. ٕ