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It has been fifteen years since Whitney Houston appeared on the big screen. That is all about to change with her starring role in the upcoming film Sparkle.

The movie is a remake of a 1976 flick chronicling the challenges facing a group of singing sisters after they achieve stardom.

Co-starring with Whitney is American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, who is making her film debut at age 22.

Sparks grew up idolizing Houston, “I sang her songs into a hairbrush when I was little. Now she’s acting as my mom and scolding me. It was a dream come true.”

Equally excited about the project is Whitney, “Part of the fun of making this movie is definitely the costumes and the hairstyles. The movie is set in 1963, and we had a great wardrobe, hair and makeup person and I loved wearing the outfits.”

Whitney, 48, last appeared in The Preacher’s Wife in 1996. She has waged a long battle with drugs that has spanned several decades.

The movie will hit theaters on August 10, 2012. Check out what she had to say about the project in the video clip after the jump:


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