Four-time Grammy winning musician Lizzo is making her big acting debut. She has been cast to play Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a future biopic from Amazon and MGM Studios titled “Rosetta” from writers Natalie Chaidez and Kwynn Perry. Lizzo had a supporting role in 2022’s Hustlers but this project will be her first leading film role.
Rosetta Tharpe is known as the godmother of Rock & Roll with other artists using her as inspiration such as Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Elvis and Chuck Berry to name a few. The film will be inspired by the true-life story of Rosetta Tharpe who crossed the racial and social barriers put in front of her to become legend. She also had big ambitions like performing the first stadium show. In fact, the official description reads, “captures a pivot period in her life – one of groundbreaking innovation, defiant passion, and secret love. As she shatters musical boundaries with her signature guitar sound, Rosetta must navigate societal constraints, conceal her love for another woman, and ultimately transform a wedding into one of the most legendary concerts in history – the first stadium show.”
Rosetta Tharpe died in 1973, but her music often appears in films and television like Atlanta and A League of Their Own.
While Lizzo is no stranger to the music, stadium shows and being a trailblazer in her own right, this will mark her first major acting role. She recently released new singles off of her upcoming studio album which will be her fifth one, dropping sometime later this year. “Still Bad” and “Love in Real Life” are bops.
Lizzo may be trying to grab that EGOT status as she won an Emmy in 2022 for her reality TV show Lizzo’s Watch Out For the Big Grrls” which was another collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios.
All eyes will definitely be on this upcoming project.
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