Former 'American Idol' champ Fantasia Barrino is set to star in a biopic about late New Orleans gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, and in preparation for her role, she's going to have to pack on 30 to 45 lbs.
Adapted from the book, 'Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel,' the feature film will tell the story of one of the most influential gospel singers in the world. Jackson came from an impoverished background in New Orleans, where she began singing at her local baptist church. In her teens she moved to Chicago, where she launched her recording career that spanned five decades and included 30 albums. An impassioned civil rights activist and an early supporter of Martin Luther King, Jackson won four Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame before her death in 1972, at the age of 60.
The film, directed by Euzhan Palcy, is set to begin production this April in Pittsburgh and Chicago.
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