| In Movie Theaters: | Friday, August 17, 2012 Nationwide |
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| On Blu-ray & DVD: | Friday, November 30, 2012 Released; Now Available Buy or Rent Availability |
| Director: | Salim Akil |
| Cast: more cast | Whitney Houston . . . Mother Jordin Sparks . . . Sparkle Mike Epps . . . Satin Struthers Cee-Lo Green Carmen Ejogo . . . Sister Tika Sumpter . . . Dolores |
| Companies: | TriStar Pictures & 4 more |
| Rating: | PG-13 for mature thematic content involving domestic abuse and drug material, and for some violence, language and smoking. |
| Runtime: | 1 hour, 56 minutes |
Storyline
Musical prodigy, Sparkle (Jordin Sparks) struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother (Whitney Houston), she tries to balance a new romance with music manager, Stix (Derek Luke) while dealing with the unexpected challenges her new life will bring as she and her two sisters (Carmen Ejogo and Tika Sumpter) strive to become a dynamic singing group during the Motown-era.
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Remake of the 1976 movie. R&B artist R. Kelly will write original music for the soundtrack.
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News & Updates (42)
- From Sun., November 25, 2012 to Wed., March 23, 2011
- Amazon Sun., November 25, 2012
- added the US soundtrack release date of July 31, 2012
- Amazon Sun., October 28, 2012
- added the US DVD release date of November 30, 2012
- Amazon Sat., October 27, 2012
- added the US Blu-ray release date of November 30, 2012
- Sony Pictures Thu., August 16, 2012
- changed the production status to Complete
- Filmratings.com Fri., July 13, 2012
- set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for mature thematic content involving domestic abuse and drug material, and for some violence, language and smoking
- Speexhibitorworldwide.com Wed., July 4, 2012
- added photos to the gallery