BET’s 'The Game' Showrunners to Remake 1976 Movie 'Sparkle' for Sony Pictures (Exclusive)
2:24 PM PDT 3/23/2011 by Borys Kit
“Game" creator and executive producer Mara Brock Akil will write the script with husband Salim Akil directing.
Sony Pictures and the creative team behind the hit BET series The Game are remaking Sparkle, the 1976 music-themed movie.
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