To Jakes and others , the movie was going to help relaunch Houston 's career . Whitney Houston took her first movie role in 15 years . The remake of `` Sparkle '' will be released later this summer . Producer T.D . Clark says the film is about a young girl who has to deal with an abusive father and a mother that doesn't know how to love her daughter. Jakes is attending Houston 's funeral in New Jersey on Saturday .
Whitney Houston took her first movie role in 15 years . The remake of `` Sparkle '' will be released later this summer . Producer T.D . Clark says the film is about a young girl who has to deal with an abusive father and a mother that doesn't know how to love her daughter. Jakes is attending Houston 's funeral in New Jersey on Saturday .