After some delays and re-shoots, ‘Mama, I Want To Sing!’ will premiere at the 13th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival.
Presented by BET Networks, the musical starring singer Ciara and actress Lynn Whitfield will screen on Sept. 26. According to AOL BLACK VOICES, the movie isn’t completely finished but will still screen during the Film Festival. Peep the trailer above.
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Im mad because the younger ciara sound better than grown ciara.
Letoya’s “Preacher’s kids” is a remake of this…lol smh
IDK LOOKS KIND OF CORNY.
CIARA SOUNDS IIGHT BUT NOT GREAT VOICE 4 A MOVIE LIKE THIS.
COULD HAVE GOT SOMEBODY WITH A BIGGER VOICE.
WOW…Ci Ci is doing it big
Why did this trailer remind me of Judah? Lmao! The movie looks decent. Although the little girl that plays Ci in the movie has powerful vocals, and Ciara does not! Lol.. so that’s my only issue. Also, I didn’t understand, if the film isn’t finished how does it have reviews?
HATERS LETS GET MAD
They need to go ahead and release this straight to DVD.
I cant wait to see the movie. Ciarra youre doing the damn thang. Keep it up my talented sister. No haters over here
This seems like the female version of The Gospel, with Boris Kodjoe from like 2005. But yeah, straight to DVD would be ideal, they filmed this like almost 2 years ago.
Every time I hear a singer, a rapper whathaveyou starring in a movie, my heart aches for those people who live in their cars out in Los Angeles trying to be at least an extra in a film. My God.
Well I’m not a hater more like a realist. That movie don’t look worth $5 from the bootleg man. It looks all over the place. The only good ACTOR in the morning is obviously Lynn Whitfield. Who’s going to have to carry the movie acting wise all by herself. Ciara sounds bad. The little girl who portrays her character as a younger girl is a power house. Ciara has to compete w/ herself, because we all know she sounds nothing like that. The camera settings look low-budget. The poster used a picture of Ciara at an event back in 2005. I reckon this movie will gross no more than 5 million dollars over the weekend. So I’m not being a “HATER” just a realist. Because if I was I wouldn’t be saying “Go head Ciara, get that money!”
I rather watch Letoya’s movie The Preacher Kid and wasn’t this filmed in 2007?
I always thought this was some kinda joke…..I mean really…Ciara starring in a moive about sining. Now if they changed the title to Mama I Wanna Dance, then I cud see it.
Why be so judgemental? Our people have been through enough and if we are in films now, then so be it. Give it up to our people. I would rather see this and congradulate than to see us killing up one another. Let the slave mentality go. Thats just what jim crow wanted.
Everything isnt about RACE! OMG! But someone said it perfectly, there are thousands of actors/singers struggling. Im sure they could have found someone else with better acting skills and vocal skills to play that part. But the movie is crap so put a crappy singer in it I guess
CIARA IS MULTI TALENTIVE AND I’M SO GLAD FOR HER, KEEP ON DOING THE DOG GONE THANG !
I saw better acting at the VMA’s.
i’ll wait for it to come on tv. i will watch it to see Lynn
Whitfieild and Pattie LaBell .ciara was in another movie that wasn’t rememberable. i hope she does better in this on.
Youre right, every thing isnt about race but if this makes her money then why trip? You dont have to watch it. So whats so hard about that? Just want to say something huh just for the hell of it. Im sure you woud take the role if they called you. Come on people. Get real, this girl can do whatever she likes. Im not mad at her and I hope her pockets get fatter. You see, these are her blessings not yours so go get yours and make your pockets fatter.
props to anyone doing there thing, but come on. Ciara is the last person who should be in that lead role and thats going to take away from the movie. Its about a girl who has amazing chops and judging from the trailer, Ciara didn’t make you a believer. then you hear Patti sing and that makes Ciara sound even worse. Kinda like when Brandy did Cinderella singing opposite Whitney Houston.
UGH this looks a mess! i wont be spendin money or wastin my time on this i mean its presented by BET…nuff said. and what the hell is Billy Zane doing in this, he way too good for this crap
Just happy to have another film with features Black people in a positive way. maybe the movie will suck or maybe it will be a good one, but either way, it is better than showing us as drug addicts, gang bangers, hood rats. Ciara is not the best singer, but she is doing her very best and her fans should be excited. I don’t know who is playing little Ci, but wow, what a voice. Looking forward to the movie and will support it.
The younger character actress was singing…
now Ciara…I don’t know why they would cast her in a movie called “Mama I want to Sing”…
I mean…really?
HMMM….. Cici’s voice actually sounds very well. And with the folks goin in on the little ciara vs the older vocal wise is stupid. Just like in real life folks change including the way I sing. I think it makes it more realistic. BUT ANYWAYS….All the haters always have somethin to say about this Girl so she must be doing something right.
#1 you took the words right out of my mouth, and no im not a hater, but its just so true
Just Me Baby, excellent point.No one should be comparing a little girl to Ciara..we should be excited about both of them..one is a star and the one could have the potential of becomming one.
well go ciara hopin its good i wont watch it it seems straight to dvd and please eeveryone has his own shine so its not ciaras fault if actors dont find jobs
why are they still re-shooting when the movie started filming like two years ago?
I agree with whoever said the lil girl blew CiCi away (and I like Ciara)…. HOWEVER, that could have been someone else the child was lipping to like
….. Patti sang the young girl’s vocals in “The Five Heartbeats”….. who knows?!
I was an extra on the set and it was her singing. I think her name is Mariah Roberson. She performed lived and the girl has some serious skills. Her mom said she has opened up for Anthony Hamilton, Roberta Flack, Frankie J and Sean Kingston.
NO THEY DIDN”T!!! LMAO!
if you listen closely at the end (1:33 mark) it’s NOT ciara singing. they used another singer with a tone very similar to hers, and then they mixed her real voice in at 2:01. wow. lol. i can spot that girls voice from a mile away and i knew it wasn’t ciara. listen closely to the way the voice dub pronounces words at 1:45 and it’s so obvious it ain’t cici.
As a kid growing up in foster care in nyc, around the holidays some people become generous and this couple took a few kids including myself to see this play. The person who portrayed Ciaras character blew me away, I would never forget how great the play was – Ciara’s voice does not come close.
Rumor was it that Knoelle Higginson (writer’s daugther) performed the song for Ciara (at least part of it)…hmm, maybe they combined both voices.
that lil girl sing way better than ciara
Alright Miss C ….
Do your damn thing ….
I’d Go see it for sure .
FUCK ‘EM HATERS!
It has to be a honor for Ciara to work with one of our most talent stars Lynn Whitfield!!
So whatever needed to be done with the movie regarding re-shooting its well worth the wait especially with Lynn in it!!
Can’t wait to see it!!
O..k. This movie looks like it has potential. But Ciara is not the one who should play this characteer. What happenned to getting people who can sing, real powerhouses. She is so weeeeeeak as a vocalist. She can only dance!! They have really messed up this great play with such a weak lead vocalist!!! Who cast this movie!!! They should be fired!!WOW!!!
@ #33: that’s what i think they did because it clearly isn’t ciara singing.
check my earlier post at #31.
Ciara is a dancer, not a singer. Anyway, this movie has flop written all over it.
why is little c so light.
It should be called Mama, I Need to Learn How to Sing.
Obviously its going to DVD after it plays the festival, its been 3 years when it was first filmed, why re-shoot scenes? And if its not finished how is it playing at a festival?
Is that even Ciara half singing when she’s “grown”? That looks like Preacher’s Kid or whatever that Letoya Luckett movie is called. And like somebody else said up to, The Gospel. I’ll pass.
@brandi
Lol u aint rite for that title.
I like Ciara, so Ciarastans please don’t take this the wrong way, BUT Ciara is not a good vocalist or actress for that matter. I’m so sick of medicore talent getting gigs like this. There are PLENTY of talented singer/actresses that they could’ve got to play this role. CiCi should be on tour somewhere entertaining folks. But I’m not mad at her for giving acting a try. I’m mad at the ppl for hiring her.
Looks good. Do your thing Ciara.
WHAT I DON’T GET IS IF FOLKS THINK SHE CAN’T SING THEN WHY EVEN LOOK AT THE TRAILER? WHY EVEN WASTE TIME LOOKING AT THE TRAILER? THE THING IS CIARA IS DOING IT BIG ANOTHER TALENTED POPULAR BLACK SINGER DOING IT BIG IN THE MOVIE SCENE. SOME FOLKS CAN’T TAKE IT. I HATE SEEING FOLKS LYING TALKING ABOUT THEY WERE THERE. NO YOU WEREN’T. THOSE ARE CIARA VOCALS CAUSE IF YOU WENT TO A CONCERT YOU WOULD KNOW SHE CAN SING. THAT IS ALL OUR PEOPLE DO IS KNOCK EACH OTHER DOWN WHEN WE DOING BIG THINGS.
Is this a joke? Seriously. They should have just kept the younger girl in the movie. I’m with everyone else on this being straight to dvd.
WOW…ITS FUNNY HOW THE BIGGEST CIARA HATERS MAKE SURE THAT THEY’RE THE ‘FIRST’ ONES TO POST A COMMENT!!!!!
LAME.
BILLY ZANE LOOK LIKE DRAKE, CIARA I CAN SING, LOL.I JUST WISH RAPPERS, AND SINGERS WOULD JUST SING, AND STOP TAKING MODELING AND ACTING JOBS FROM OTHERS.IM JUST SAYING.
IT SEEMS GOOD , WE DONT HAVE MUCH WHOLESOME STUFF TO WATCH NOWADAYS SO II’LL WATCH.CAND CIARA REALLY DANCES AND DRESSES LIKE SHE HAVING SEX, THAT WAS FUNNY!
and yet all her haters will be at the theaters ready to watch this. The same people posting negative comments are the same ones that go on every ciara post on here posting crazy comments. Yet she is wack,untalented,copycat, etc etc but you still find your way on her post. It just shows there is to much jealousy in this world. Can’t give a girl props cause you jealous.
I MEAN IM ONE TO SAY I KNOW CIARA AINT NO POWER HOUSE VOCALIST BUT SHE CAN HOLD A TUNE AND SHE NOT A BAD SINGER, I MEAN SHE AINT OUT THERE AUTO-TUNING N SHIT, I MEAN PPLZ NEED TO LET OTHER PPL TAKE A LIL SHINE EVERY NOW AND THEN, I RATHER SEE CIARA IN THIS MOVIE THAN BEYONCE, CUZ ITS THE SAME SHIT BEYONCE DOES IN ALL HER MOVIES…SING, LET SOMEBODY GET A CHANCE TO MAKE A SINGING MOVIE..DO YO THANG CI CI! ATL STAND UP!
Ciara is a talented entertainer. She may not have the best vocal skills but she doing her thang. And while alot of people are talking negative about her and this project, the check that she gets will probably be more that their annual salary. We need to use these blogs to promote positivity instead of negativity. We all have done something that just wasn’t our cup of tea but at least we found success in trying. The trailer was pretty good and I plan on seeing the movie and yes it does remind me of “The Gospel”, I liked that movie too.
i love ciara as well. i think she’s extremely talented but her actin is lookin kinda beyonceish and I too don’t believe she’s a good enough singer for a movie like this.
It’s sad that the little girl sounded better than ciara. LOL! Hope this movie does badly cause I hate ciara!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RiRi and beyonce all day!
Not a Ciara fan. She can’t sing to save her life. She looks like a dude in drag. Her career is non-existent in this Beyonce/Rihanna world.
LOL!! KEKE you have valid points but don’t all of us still run and see Beyonce’s movies, well I know I do. I’m just saying we should offer support because I believe that Ciara knows she is not the best singer or actress but she’s trying and if people are willing to give her a shot then we as bloggers might as well accept it. Cause like I said, she’s getting paid and that’s what alot of this is about, the money.
its I WANT TO not I WANNA
Lord forgive me….but I didnt dare think the little girl I saw singin like a grown woman was going to grow up as Ciara..lmao..Ciara sounded like the litte girl should have that voice…and the little girl sounded like Ciara should have that voice…lol…The movie actually looks Ok…..I like CiCi…but like someone stated above me…I would have loved to see it if the movie was entitled “Mama I wanna dance”…but damn its too many dance movies out….lol..from Save the Last Dance…to Step Up to…You got served and so on and so on..
She is hands down a better dancer than Beyonce/RiRi. I would put it like this….Ciara (Better Dancer), RiRi (Better Model) & Beyonce (Better Vocalist)
LMAO @ 41 yall just wrong. give CiCi a chance shes a sweetie.