Sparkle

• added Mara Brock Akil to the credits 112 weeks ago

Sony Pictures and the creative team behind the hit BET series The Game are remaking Sparkle, the 1976 music-themed movie.Mara Brock Akil, who created and executive produced Game and UPN’s Girlfriends, will write the script while husband Salim Akil, who has helmed every episode of Game and many episodes of Girlfriends, will direct. The duo will produce the feature via their Akil Production Co. banner.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter BET's 'The Game' Showrunners to Remake 1976 Movie 'Sparkle' for Sony Pictures