'There she is sitting in this chair.'
, the 2002 vampire horror film, also marked singer and actor Aaliyah's final role as Akasha before she tragically died in a plane crash in 2001.detailing the making of the film, director Michael Rymer revealed that, before Aaliyah was cast, Cher was actually in consideration for the role as well."I had a number of meetings with actresses, including Cher," Rymer claimed."I drove out to her Malibu house and went through this vast series of Spanish Colonial rooms.
There she is sitting in this chair, and she really was already quite a viable Akasha."Ultimately, however, Rymer chose Aaliyah:"I just had a very strong belief that if we were going to do African queens, we had to have a person of color. I said that to the studio, and we made these long lists — Halle Berry, Regina King, an embarrassment of riches.
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