"Sparkle," the upcoming?feature film that stars "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks and the late Whitney Houston, is scheduled to be released in movie theatres Aug. 17.

The film, directed by Salim Akil, is inspired by the doo-wop girl group The Supremes. Sparks, who also appeared on Broadway in In the Heights, will take on the titular role, with Houston as her gospel-singing mother.

R&B artist R. Kelly penned original songs for the 2012 remake, which is choreographed by Fatima Robinson ("Dreamgirls") and features a screenplay by Mara Brock Akil.

The cast also includes Cee-Lo Green, Tika Sumpter, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo, Omari Hardwick and Derek Luke.

The original 1976 "Sparkle" centered on three singing teenage sisters from Harlem who form their group in the late 1950s. The remake takes place in Detroit, MI, in the 1960s during the Motown era. As previously reported, executive producer Howard Rosenman, who also produced the original "Sparkle," plans to adapt the 2012 film into a Broadway musical.

今年2月突然辭世的一代歌后惠特尼·休斯頓生前銀幕遺作《閃耀的花火》今日曝光首支預(yù)告片。這部歌舞片翻拍自1976年的同名電影，和舊版一樣主演陣容基本都是黑人，“美國偶像”冠軍喬丁·斯巴克斯將為本片初試銀幕啼聲。

“Sparkle”這一英文片名，其實(shí)是影片女主人公的名字。本片將講述情深意切的三姊妹從家鄉(xiāng)教堂的唱詩班中脫穎而出，成長(zhǎng)為流行樂隊(duì)的奮斗故事，而Sparkle便是三姊妹中最具歌唱天賦的小妹?！睹绹枷瘛饭谲妴潭　に拱涂怂箤㈩I(lǐng)銜出演小妹Sparkle，大姐和二姐將分別由《為子搬遷》的女星卡門·艾喬戈以及《床伴逐個(gè)數(shù)》和《特工紹特》中的女星迪卡·桑普特飾演。惠特尼·休斯頓則出演三姊妹的單親媽媽，這也是她與奧斯卡影帝丹澤爾·華盛頓合演《天使保鏢》（1996年）后，時(shí)隔16年再次觸電大銀幕?；萏啬帷ば菟诡D最廣為人知的銀幕形象便是其處女作《保鏢》，2月份她不幸辭世，讓本片成為了她的銀幕絕唱。在得知惠特尼去世的消息后，《閃耀的花火》制片人霍華德·羅森曼曾表示：“她（惠特尼）的表現(xiàn)難以置信的出色。我真是太難過了，她曾是這個(gè)世界上最有天賦的藝人之一?！?/p>

新版《閃耀的花火》由《婚禮大斗陣》、《橄欖球之戀》的薩利姆·阿基爾執(zhí)導(dǎo)，美國著名R&B歌星羅伯特·凱利為本片譜寫了多首原創(chuàng)歌曲，將讓影迷歌迷一飽耳福。本片將于8月10日北美公映。