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Lifetime Casts Timbaland & Missy Elliott For Upcoming Aaliyah Biopic As Twitter Reacts

Posted on August 11th, 2014
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Lifetime has already found its official Aaliyah for the late singer’s upcoming biopic, and now the network has found their Missy Elliott and Timbaland casting picks. According to a rep, they told The Wrap that Chattrisse Dolabaille has been chosen to play Missy in the film, called One In A Million, while Timbaland will be portrayed by Izaak Smith.

While Izaak has been seen already on So You Think You Can Dance by the mainstream world, Canadian actress and singer Chattrisse is making her Hollywood debut for the movie.

So far, the news has been taken with some mixed feelings, and Twitter has been reacting strongly to the network’s choices, as both don’t appear  to look much like their prospective characters. Many users even started a hashtag called #LifetimeCastings that pokes fun at their casting selections by picking random famous actors and actresses to play roles that are near opposite from their usual.

To see some of the Twitter reactions, take a look at Complex’s list here.

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