Multiplatinum recording artistLizzois gearing up to play the role of a lifetime. The Grammy award-winning artist will tell the story ofSister Rosetta TharpeinAmazonMGM Studios’sRosetta. The “Truth Hurts” singer will play Thorpe and produce the project in development with Kevin Beisler, Significant Productions' Nina Yang Bongiovi, andAcademy Award-winning actorForest Whitaker.
Dubbed the “Godmother of Rock N' Roll,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe was the first great recording star of gospel music, garnering attention from Rhythm & Blues andRock N' Roll audiencesafter gaining popularity in the 1930s and 1940s. A crucial part of her early success came from her powerful voice and ability to combine genres effortlessly while playing the guitar with her own unique techniques. Tharpe influenced musical legends such as Tina Turner,Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Johnny Cash, and more.
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With a life full of historical accomplishments, love and challenges, the film will bebased on true events. Tharpe’s story will include her strength to blend sacred lyrics with secular sounds that would never be heard in the same room before she changed the game. Sister Rosetta’s journey started when she recorded her first songs for Decca Records, which included “Rock Me,” “That’s All,” “My Man and I,” and “The Lonesome Road.” Success came almost instantly as those songs became hits. As a result, Sister Rosetta Thorpe became a commercially successful gospel recording artist overnight, and her sound caught the attention of new fans and people upset about her secular music. The project will highlight forbidden love and her accomplishments that would inspire a generation of legends.
Lizzo and Sister Rosetta Tharpe have a lot in common: they have both made history. Rosetta created an entirely new sound, turned a wedding into the first stadium show, and was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Lizzo made history as the first Black woman to receive Record of the Year at the Grammys since 1994 in 2023. The artist also has two No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits, multiple platinum certifications, and various gold certifications. A four-time Grammy award-winning singer, she also snagged an Emmy win for Competition Program at the74th Emmy Awards in 2022. She won for her Amazon Prime Video seriesWatch Out for the Big Grrrls.
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Rosettamay be Lizzo’s first starring role in a film, but it won’t be the only time fans have seen the singer act. In 2019, she portrayed a stripper, Liz, in the crime comedyHustlers, starring Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez. The plot consists of a group of New York City strippers who create a scheme to intoxicate frequent stock traders and CEOs who visit their club in an attempt to keep up with their lifestyles after the 2008 economic collapse. This was Lizzo’s first film appearance and, clearly, it is not her last. Besides appearances including a cameo in an episode ofThe Mandalorian, the star has been part oficonic movie soundtracks such asBarbie.
Source:Deadline
