When was sparkle released

In the s, three sisters form a girl group and soon become local sensations with major label interest, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart.

Satin : Oh Rev, I bet you know a little bit more about making dollars off of people's pain. You packing 'em in the church every Sunday. Giving 'em a show, got 'em hootin' and hollerin'. Yeah, you know what Rev, the only difference between me and you, is you collect your fee at the pew.

I collect mine at the door. Sign In. Play trailer Drama Music. Director Salim Akil. Top credits Director Salim Akil. See more at IMDbPro. Music Video Celebrate From the Motion Picture "Sparkle". Trailer Clip Photos Top cast Edit. Jordin Sparks Thomas Sparkle as Sparkle. Carmen Ejogo Sister as Sister. Whitney Houston Emma as Emma.

Derek Luke Stix as Stix. Derek Luke Omari Hardwick Michael Beach. A look at the Sparkle behind-the-scenes crew and production team. Salim Akil. Mara Brock Akil. TriStar Pictures. Sparkle was released in on Friday, August 17, Nationwide release.

There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including ParaNorman , The Expendables 2 and Cosmopolis. Watch Now. Sparkle studio Sony released a statement which read: "Like all those who knew and loved her, we are shocked and saddened and the world has lost an incomparable talent.

Right now our thoughts are with her daughter, her family and her friends. Houston's body was found by a member of her entourage in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hills Hilton on Saturday afternoon. She had been due to attend a pre-Grammy awards party at the hotel hosted by Clive Davis, the record producer and music industry executive credited with discovering her in a New York nightclub in Attempts to resuscitate her failed and she was pronounced dead at 3.

Chase said Houston bonded with her year-old co-star, Jordin Sparks, the "American Idol" winner who wowed audiences with her gorgeous looks and powerful voice on the show in She said the two shared similarities: Both Sparks and Houston had been thrust into the spotlight in a big way at a young age -- Sparks with "Idol" and Houston with the blockbuster film, "The Bodyguard. When it was time to tape Sparks' big moment in film, her solo on the song "One Wing," Houston, her idol, was there.

Here's this person that I've looked up to my entire life telling me that I am what she was looking for, and I was just like, 'I don't even know what to say. One of the most emotional pinnacles of "Sparkle" is when Houston, her character's voice battered yet still beautiful, belts out the song, "His Eye Is on the Sparrow. But Chase said Houston wasn't envious of newcomer Sparks' budding career. She had that voice, she had those looks, and she knew it, and it was a part of her that appreciated it, and a part of her that resented that.

Sparks also said there was no hint of the singing legend's stormy past when she teamed up with Houston for a duet on the song, "Celebrate" -- another dream come true for the young singer. Houston recorded the track on Feb.

Five days later, she was dead. For Chase, the film's release is bittersweet. She is releasing a treasured project without its biggest star, who is now a haunting voice from the grave and a reminder of what was.