Mary J. Blige will step into the role of Nina Simone in Nina, an upcoming movie.
Mary certainly has the voice for it but it will be interesting to see how she will carry the role.
The storyline will focus on Nina’s relationship with her assistant, Clifton Henderson, to be played by David Oyelowo.
The film shoots this fall and has a $10 million dollar budget.
This isn’t MJ’s first foray into acting – most recently, she had a supporting role in Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself.
