Access Exclusive: One-On-One With Whitney Houston

First Launched: November 13, 2011 1:37 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Whitney Houston chats with Access Hollywood round the number of Sparkle in Detroit on November 10, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Whitney Houston will rapidly make her triumphant return to the silver screen after 15 years in Sparkle, and merely Access Hollywoods Take advantage of Robinson was round the movies occur Detroit to speak to the world celebrity about her movie comeback. I'm honored I'm humbled will be able to still do a few things i do plus it just is fun, really, Whitney told Take advantage of inside an exclusive interview, which will air on Monday and Tuesday on Access of her return to the screen. In my opinion everybodys prone to love this film. I really do, In my opinion its apt to be a loved film, she added. The project, near and dear to Whitneys heart, needed around the decade to produce since the starring role was slated for R&B singer Aaliyah. Following a then-22year-olds tragic dying in 2001, the film was shelved for any very long time. It had been [Aaliyahs] movie, Whitney told Take advantage of. Once we introduced it to her, she am enthusiastic about this and he or she wanted it, to make it happen badly. She was our Sparkle. Sadly it really didnt go by doing this, she ongoing. I put it lower. I mentioned, My Sparkle visited some better place, you have to just left it alone. After you have the project to existence again using the The American Idol Show Show Season 6 champion Jordin Sparks inside the title role, Whitney mentioned she strongly recognized along with her character (playing Jordins mother). I merely, I felt it. I felt the role, she told Take advantage of. I felt the love a girl is wearing her children inside the 60s, the late 60s, trying to help keep her family together, single mother. Stay updated to get into Hollywood for your full exclusive one-on-one interview with Whitney on Monday and Tuesdays shows (check local records). Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Jay-Zs Occupy Wall Street T-T t shirts Removed After Critique

After news broke that Jay-Z was delivering a kind of T-t t shirts for Occupy Wall Street but that profits would not be distributed to protesters, the rapper remains under heavy critique.our editor recommendsJay-Z Selling Occupy Wall Street T-T t shirts No Expects to talk about Profits With ProtestorsFox News Condemned By Occupy Wall Street Protester in Unaired Interview (Video)Occupy Wall Street Boosts 'Margin Call' in Oscar Race A great deal to be sure that the t t shirts, offered through Jay-Z's Rocawear clothing label beginning Friday, are actually removed purchase round the official website, according to TMZ. PHOTOS: The Scene at Occupy Wall Street Right before the t t shirts being attracted, one of the leaders in the Occupy Wall Street protests mentioned, "Jay-Z, as gifted while he is, gets the political sensibility from the hood rat which is a nut sack. To try and make money from the very first important social moment of fifty years by getting an overpriced little bit of cotton is certainly an insult for the fight for economic civil rights known to as #occupywallstreet." Jay-Z was seen wearing one of the t t shirts recently, which modified the "Occupy Wall Street" phrase by crossing the "w" and adding yet another "s" within the finish to determine "Occupy All Streets." PHOTOS: The Scene at Occupy La Though some make light in the "irony" using the choice to not share profits within the obtain the T-t t shirts, not everyone is on one page. Russell Simmons, which has performed inside the protests, even getting along Kanye), expressed his support for Jay-Z's shirt, saying, "Glad i obtained mine today." The protests, which began in mid-September in NY City protesting corporate avarice and corruption, have since spread to a lot of urban centers countrywide, including La. Related Subjects Jay-Z

Tarantino May be Equipping Sacha Baron Cohen for Django Unchained

Quentin Tarantino’s next film Django Unchained has a cast that — so far — includes Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Samuel L. Jackson, and Kurt Russell, but the director is rumored to be squeezing in an extra star: Sacha Baron Cohen. Borat’s guerrilla buffoon is reportedly up for the role of Scotty Harmony, a slave owner who buys Broomhilda (Washington) as a “female companion.” I expect an HBO spinoff series about this kooky slave ownership called Da Simon Legree Show. [Variety]

AFM 2011: Terrence Malick, Aaron Eckhart Emerge as Film Market's Unlikely Stars

This story first appeared in the Nov. 18 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.our editor recommendsAFM 2011: Terrence Malick Announces Next Two Films, 'Lawless' and 'Knight of Cups' Aaron Eckhart to Play Beach Boy Dennis Wilson in 'The Drummer'Aaron Eckhart to Star in 'I, Frankenstein' for Lionsgate The solid American Film Market produced two clear stars: actor Aaron Eckhart (CAA, Hirsch Wallerstein) and reclusive director Terrence Malick (CAA). Each was at the center of a trio of high-profile projects being shopped at the annual gathering of foreign buyers in Santa Monica. Eckhart is the lead in horror thriller I, Frankenstein; CIA thriller The Expatriate; and The Drummer, a biopic about the Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys. "These are an amazing series of roles for him," says John Fremes of Essential Entertainment, which is selling Expatriate. Malick's AFM presence included FilmNation wrapping up sales for his untitled romantic drama, starring Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams, and the launch of two projects, Lawless and Knight of Cups. Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett will star in both films, so Malick plans to shoot them back-to-back next year. Several insiders who know Malick report that he's been invigorated by the success of The Tree of Life, which has grossed $41 million at the foreign box office (plus $13 million in the U.S.). Related Topics AFM Aaron Eckhart Terrence Malick AFM 2011

Emmett/Furla Aboard Comedy Rule #1 With Reese Witherspoon Co-Creating As Well As In Foretells Star

Emmett/Furla Films originates aboard to create and finance the comedy Rule #1, which Reese Witherspoon is creating via her Type A Films. She is also in discussions to star within the film, which Kaira Epstein of Panther Films will also produce. Frozen River helmer Courtney Search is pointing a script by Terrel Seltzer (One Fine Day). The film focuses on a lady (Witherspoon) trying to handle Obsessive-compulsive disorder who consumes an unpredictable youthful lady having a baby in order to face her anxieties and ultimately get her estranged husband back. In September, Randall Emmett and George Furla’s company introduced a $250 million film financing fund with Picture Entertainment. The outfit is within preproduction on Damaged City with Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Johnson, and Frozen Ground starring John Cusack, Nicholas Cage and Vanessa Hudgens. Additionally, it has several movies in publish including Stephen Frears’ Lay The Favourite, and it is newest release was Conan The Barbarian. Both Emmett/Furla and Witherspoon are repped by CAA.

How Much Will Eddie Murphy's Oscar Exit Hurt His Career? (Analysis)

In his recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Eddie Murphy described himself as "a semi-retired gentleman of leisure," adding, "I only want to do what I really want to do, otherwise I'm content to sit here and play my guitar all day."our editor recommendsEddie Murphy Out, Brett Ratner Deuces: Who Should Replace the Oscar Team? (Poll)Eddie Murphy's 6 Biggest Missteps Before Bailing on the OscarsTHR Poll: Oscar Viewers Want Eddie Murphy as HostBrett Ratner, Allan Carr and the Home That Unites the Disgraced Oscar ProducersBrett Ratner's 10 Offensive Quotes That Ended in Oscar Trouble Eddie Murphy Exits as Oscar HostBrett Ratner Out as Oscar Show Producer (Exclusive)Related Topics•Brett Ratner•The Race That may be just as well. By pulling out of his gig hosting the Academy Awards following the exit of Brett Ratner as producer, some top industry insiders say Murphy has not done himself any favors when it comes to securing future movies. "It was a career mistake," says one senior member of the Academy. "What the hell was he thinking?" PHOTOS: Oscar Hosts Through the Years Another Academy member concurred: "This is like a big middle-finger to the Academy and to the industry." One top producer says Murphy had an opportunity to help himself by staying with the show despite the exit of Ratner, his Tower Heist director who brought him on board. "He could have been a big hero here," this person says. "He could have turned this into a big plus." Instead, he wonders about Murphy's future. "He certainly doesn't have any kind of profile, particularly foreign," he says. "What movie is he perfect for?" STORY: Eddie Murphy's 6 Biggest Missteps Before Bailing on the Oscars This is not the first time that Murphy has shown disrespect for the Academy: He infamously walked out of the awards show in 2007 as soon as Alan Arkin won best supporting actor for Little Miss Sunshine. (Murphy was nominated and had been considered a strong contender for Dreamgirls.) Murphy's balk comes just after Tower Heist opened to a lower-than-anticipated $24 million. After a string of failed comedies (Meet Dave, Imagine That), the film was supposed to represent Murphy's return to the type of action/caper role that pleased audiences in the Beverly Hills Cop series. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Biggest Blunders Still, a top studio executive says Murphy's exit is understandable considering his connection to the job was through Ratner, who had personally asked Murphy to take on the job. "I think for Brett it's a train wreck," this executive says. "[But] for Eddie, it's that the guy who hired you is no longer doing it. . . . He's saying the new producer might have a different point of view and a different direction where he wants to take the show." VIDEO: The Biggest Failed Jokes at the Academy Awards According to a Hollywood Reporter poll, the Academy Awards audience was eager to see Murphy as host, with 74 percent planning to watch as opposed to 66 percent who had intended to watch last year's ceremony hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway. But those polled said they expected the show to be less "stylish" and "classy." That view wasn't restricted to those in the television audience. A top agent says with the departure of Murphy and Ratner, "I think the Academy dodged a bullet." Email: Kim.Masters@thr.com Twitter: @KimMasters Related Topics Brett Ratner Eddie Murphy Oscars Oscars 2012

Brett Ratner: What the Industry Is Saying

On Tuesday, as The Hollywood Reporter first reported, Brett Ratner announced he was stepping down as producer of the Oscars after his use of a homophobic slur.our editor recommendsBrian Grazer Is Top Choice to Replace Ratner as Oscar Producer (Exclusive)Brett Ratner Spoofed by 'Happy Endings' Actor for Funny or Die (Video)Brett Ratner, Allan Carr and the Home That Unites the Disgraced Oscar ProducersBrett Ratner's Oscar Exit Sparks Passionate Reactions Around the WebBrett Ratner and Olivia Munn in Strange Feud Over X-Rated Claim PHOTOS: Hollywood's Memorable Mea Culpas "It was a dumb way of expressing myself," he said in a statement. "Everyone who knows me knows that I don't have a prejudiced bone in my body. But as a storyteller I should have been much more thoughtful about the power of language and my choice of words. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Biggest Blunders Academy president Tom Sherak also issued comment Tuesday evening, saying, ""He did the right thing for the Academy and for himself." Adding, "Brett is a good person, but his comments were unacceptable." Ratner had been named as the producer of the 2012 Academy Awards show, but he has been under fire for making a series of ill-judged remarks in recent days, includingsaying "rehearsal is for fags"anddiscussing his sex lifewithHoward Stern.Ratner went on Stern's radio show Monday amid the growing controversy over his first remark made at Hollywood's ArcLight theater Friday night. He also discussed an intimate relationship with actress Olivia Munn during his Tower Heist press tour. But, while he may have removed himself from the Oscar's equation, his comments have created a larger conversation about the attitude of both the industry and the academy towards the use of prejudiced language. PHOTOS: Oscar Show Moments "Not having him in charge of the Oscars doesn't need to be about hand-wringing, pearl-clutching, or even gasping in shock," writes NPR's Linda Holmes. STORY: Brett Ratner's 10 Offensive Quotes That Ended in Oscar Trouble "It should be done with a dispassionate shrug. "We aren't looking for a producer with this vision of what public behavior is supposed to look like, because the Oscars telecast is a brand that isn't consistent with that." It doesn't have to be a scandal. It's simple cause and effect. The cause is choosing to get attention with swaggering insults aimed at people you think other people secretly think it's cool and funny to insult. The effect is that you can't be the producer of a show that relies on the goodwill and participation of those same people." VIDEOS: The Biggest Failed Jokes at the Academy Awards "Perhaps the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences thinks it has inoculated itself against exposure to homophobia, but we'd ask, have they forgotten "Delirious," Mr. Murphy's famously scabrous rant against all things gay?" writes the NY Times' Media Decoder blog. "And no, we aren't posting a clip, thank you.Mr. Ratner, whose coarseness is legendary, seems positively refined by contrast." Adding, "The Academy's quick retreat from Mr. Ratner -who was being relied on to assemble the stars, acts and movie lore behind the show- means that it now has no film-oriented producerless than four monthsbefore the show and a host who is hardly bulletproof when it comes to charges of homophobia. Cue slippery slope." Actor Jeffery Self wrote for the Huffington Post, "This is what I have to say to Mr. Ratner:Maybe your bones aren't prejudiced, but your mouth seems to be, and that's a serious problem for which you need help.I don't think you get to say a word like that and expect us to let it go. You don't get to apologize for both using that word and making a false statement about Olivia Munn in the same breath. Saying you lied about Olivia Munn isn't sending a message of hate from the producer of the Academy Awards to some scared gay teen in Kentucky, but the other thing you said is." "There's not really a long, nuanced debate to be had about this," opined Grantland blogger Mark Harris. "If he had used an equivalent racial or religious slur, the discussion would go something like, 'You're fired.' Apology or not. The same rule applies here. You don't get a mulligan on homophobia. Not in 2011." "Well, this is pleasing, I'm not going to lie," said TV.com's Seth Abramovitch. "Brett Ratner-the egomaniacal movie director who is a walking, breathing parody of how the world generally perceives Hollywood people to look and behave-will not be producing this year's Oscars. What that means for the fate ofEddie Murphyas host, who, let's be honest, was looking more and more like anan unmitigated disaster-to-be, is up in the air. Let's hope he's part of the exit package. He continues, "The reason, believe it or not, isn't that everybody suddenly snapped to their senses and realized that Ratner is an insufferable hack who's been readying an Oscars telecast of roughly the same sophistication level as you average Pirelli calendar shoot.Rather, Ratner himself resigned in the wake of a growing uproar over a comment he made to an L.A. audience who'd come to hear a Q&A about his new movie,Tower Heist." Adding, 'He's the perfect embodiment of the profound mediocrity and idea-vacuum that the motion picture industry has become." Related Topics Brett Ratner Eddie Murphy Oscars Olivia Munn Oscars 2012 Awards Season Preview Tower Heist