Cher will star in Lifetime's movie about the Flint water crisis
Singer Cher poses on the red carpet of The Foundation for AIDS Research.
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By Nicole Gallucci 2017-01-06 14:11:53 UTC
Cher is set to star in Lifetime's original movie Flint, which will tell the ongoing tale of water contamination poisoning residents of a Michigan city, A&E Networks confirmed to Mashable.
On Thursday, Deadline reported that the award-winning actress will also be executive producing the TV movie along with Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, and Katie Couric, with a script by Barbara Stepansky.
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The film — which will be based on a February 2016 Time cover story, "The Toxic Tap" — is set to be directed by Oscar-nominated Bruce Beresford.
Cher has voiced her concern for the water crisis and residents of Flint on social media in the past, and back in January 2016, the singer donated thousands of water bottles to aid in the crisis.
MAYBE FELLOW ARTISTS WILL HELP FLINT,IN ANYWAY THEY CHOOSE.BIG💰SMALL🙏🏻
PPL IN"SHOWBIZ"R NOTORIOUSLY GENEROUS& TRULY CARE ABOUT THOSE IN NEED
— Cher (@cher) January 17, 2016
Thrilled to share that we have partnered with @cher to provide over 181,000 bottles of water to the people of Flint: https://t.co/k8WnIHTIkC
— Icelandic Glacial (@IcelandicWater) January 16, 2016
The TV movie is expected start production this spring.
UPDATE: Jan. 6, 2017, 11:24 a.m. EST Updated with confirmation from A&E Television Networks.
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