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When it comes to your dreams, will you know when to make the right move?
For 19-year-old
Sparkle, an innocent, bubbly young woman growing up in late
1960s'
Detroit, making that leap has its rewards and its consequences. The girl who grew up admiring her mother and sisters and loving everything about singing would soon discover love, hurt, disappointment, independence and courage through music, and her quest to be a star.
SPARKLE is the story of three sisters who love each other fiercely, who each have their own dreams and ambitions, and who form a girl group as a way of capitalizing on the
Motown sound sweeping the nation. And it looks like they're going to take the music world by storm. But looming over them is the shadow of a strong mother who isn't necessarily supportive of that dream, and hard realities about the spotlight that threaten to tear at the fabric of their tightly knit family.
This new version of SPARKLE is an ode to the genius of the original
1976 movie, modified to the music, fashion, lingo and historical affects of the 1960s, while maintaining the emotional clarity and aspirational spirit of the earlier classic. The city has been changed to Detroit, the home of "
Hit Factory"
Motown, and the original struggling single parent is now an upper middle class family doing very well. But it retains its enriching focus on the consequences of choices and how they affect those you love, all the while reiterating the importance of family and faith.
CARMEN EJOGO (
Sister) has established a distinguished career in both feature films and television.
Ejogo made her US film debut opposite
Eddie Murphy playing
Veronica '
Ronnie'
Tate in the
1997 comedy
Metro. Ejogo went on to star in films such as
Kenneth Branagh's
adaptation of
Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, What's the Worst that Could Happen? opposite
Martin Lawrence,
Neil Jordan's
The Brave One opposite
Terrence Howard and
Jodie Foster,
Gavin O'Connor's
Pride and Glory opposite
Ed Norton, and in
Sam Mendes' 2009 indie hit
Away We Go opposite
Maya Rudolph. Ejogo can next be seen starring opposite
Tyler Perry in the feature
I, Alex Cross, a psychological thriller based on the
James Patterson novels about
Washington DC detective
Alex Cross. The film is set for release in
October 2012.
Additionally, Ejogo garnered the attention
of television critics and audiences alike for her portrayal of
Sally Hemmings, the title character in the
2000 CBS miniseries Sally Hemmings:
An American Scandal.
Later, Ejogo starred as
Coretta Scott King in
HBO's critically acclaimed film
Boycott opposite
Jeffrey Wright and Terrence Howard. Her role earned her a
2001 Image Award nomination for
Outstanding Actress in a
TV film or miniseries. In
2005, Ejogo starred in HBO's
Emmy nominated
Lackawanna Blues. Her role as Aalen earned her a second Image Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a TV film or miniseries. Ejogo will next star as
FBI agent Baca
Sunjata in the highly anticipated
ABC television series
Zero Hour opposite
Anthony Edwards. The show will premiere on
ABC in
2013.
Born and raised in
London,
Carmen now resides in
New York City.
TIKA SUMPTER (
Dolores) is an actress, model, and singer best known for her work as
Raina Thorpe on "
Gossip Girl" and
Layla Williamson on the Daytime Emmy-award winning soap opera, "
One Life to Live," which garnered her a
NAACP Image Award nomination. She was also seen as Jenna on the CBS
Series "
The Game."
Along with her growing television career, Tika is enjoying success on the big screen. She recently wrapped production on Sparkle, opposite
Whitney Houston and
Jordin Sparks, which will be released in the summer of
2012, as well as the films
My Man is a
Loser and
Being Mary Jane opposite
Gabrielle Union. Other film credits include
What's Your Number opposite
Anna Faris and
Chris Evans,
Salt, with
Angelina Jolie and
Liev Schreiber,
Stomp the Yard 2:
Homecoming,
Whisper Me A
Lullaby, and "
Law and Order:
Special Victims Unit"
In
1998, Tika formed the
R&B;/
Hip Hop group Twise with rapper
Marcella "Precise"
Brailsford. Their single, Uh-Uhh, was played all over
New York radio stations and brought wide acclaim. Their newest track,
Paint the
World,
America's
Anthem can currently be heard on
One Life, Many
Voices, a compilation
album made in an effort to aid
Hurricane Katrina victims, featuring the voices of One Life to Live cast members. Tika is proud of her involvement in
Public Service Announcements, playing a principal role in
Truth, a national anti-smoking campaign, and appearing in an AIDS-awareness campaign with acclaimed hip-hop artist
Common.
Tika currently resides in New York City. A BlackTree
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- published: 18 Aug 2012
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