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Queen Latifah & Jamie Foxx Executive Producing ‘Mahalia!’ About ‘Queen Of Gospel’; Jill Scott To Star
Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Grammy award winning Black Lightning and Why Did I Get Married? actress Jill Scott will play the Queen of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson in a new big screen version, Mahalia!, that’s being executive produced by Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah and her partner Shakim Compere and Clark Sisters EP Holly Carter.Written by Richard Hocutt, Mark Gould and Tricia Woodgett, Mahalia! is based on the novel, Mahalia Jackson, by Darlene Donloe.During a time when Gospel music was not as mainstream as it is today, Jackson became one of the wealthiest and most powerful entertainers in the world.
