Also Read: 'Genius: Aretha': Why Aretha Franklin's Family Says They Won't Watch the SeriesBrooks told Forbes that once she was offered the role in “Mahalia,” she studied everything she could to make sure she nailed Jackson’s booming contralto voice. “I immediately started grabbing books and telling my team at the time that I was interested in seeing where this could go,” Brooks said. “I’ve been following her, studying her, watching every YouTube video, reading everything that I could possibly read, just getting my hands on pictures.
Pictures tell so many stories. I’ve just been soaking her up for years.”Brooks said that although people pitched “Mahalia” to her almost six years ago, she wasn’t sure she would be cast in the role.
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