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An unearthed photo of late disco legendDonna Summerlooks eerily likeKelly Rowland, prompting fans to call for some fantasy casting!
Summer, who died in 2012 at the age of 63 after battling lung cancer, is the subject of the recent hit Broadway musicalSummer: The Donna Summer Musical, which many users want to see committed to the silver screen — with Destiny’s Child alum Rowland, 40, in the starring role.
CountlessTwitterusersadmitted to doing a double-take (or even a “quadruple take”) upon seeing the photo of Summer, insisting it was indeed Rowland. One userwrote, “Can’t tell me Kelly Rowland doesn’t have Donna Summer’s entire face and body! I think Googled if they were related after seeing this.”
As fans are clamoring for a biopic, a well-timed documentary about Summer is in the works.
Just ahead of the weekend,Deadlinereportedthat a documentary project about the “I Feel Love” music legend is in development, with Summer’s own daughter Brooklyn Sudano slated to co-direct.
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The late singer’s widower, musician Bruce Sudano, will serve as an executive producer on the documentary, which will give the public a look into never-before-seen archives from Summer’s family.
“It was important for [co-director] Roger [Ross Williams] and I to offer a perspective on my mother’s personal journey and artistry in a way that reflects her complexity and talent, digging deeper than the disco ball,” Brooklyn said in a statement toDeadline. “Her life, like her music, was graced to heal and give hope, and we believe this film will do the same.”
“It’s amazing what the family has,” production outfit Polygram Entertainment chief David Blackman said about the project. “Donna was an early pioneer of taping herself, so she has just amazing home video of all these family moments, of her playing the piano while their kids are running around–this stuff that isn’t just about performance footage.”
source: people.com
