Meagan Good reveals she would 'absolutely' love to play Whitney Houston in upcoming biopic as does Halle

The greatest role of all! Meagan Good reveals she would 'absolutely' love to play Whitney Houston in upcoming biopic

PUBLISHED: 22:57, 3 January 2014 | UPDATED: 22:58, 3 January 2014

Actress Meagan Good has revealed that she would like to play Whitney Houston in an upcoming biopic of the star.

The 32-year-old actress who currently stars as Linda Jackson in Anchorman 2, has claimed the role would be a 'blessing'.

Talking about the potential project, she said: 'Oh, well that's a blessing. I don't know if the story is happening.'

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Got what it takes? Actress Meagan Good has revealed she would 'absolutely' play the role of Whitney Houston in an upcoming biopic if the role was offered

Asked if she would accept the role, Meagan replied: 'Absolutely.'

Adding: 'Yeah because it's not about singing like her. You'd have to use her voice, you'd have to use her essence.'

Fellow actresses Jennifer Hudson and Halle Berry are also said to be in the running and Meagan commented: 'I can believe it'.

Meagan Good reveals she'd like role of Whitney Houston in biopic

Legendary: Whitney - seen here in 1989 at the American Music Awards - was 48 when she died on 11 February in 2012

Role of a lifetime: Meagan has revealed that the role of Whitney Houston would be a 'blessing'

Meagan also noted that she, Halle, and the late Whitney are all Leo star signs.

The Wrap recently reported that record executive Clive Davis is leading the movie project.

Director Tyler Perry has also expressed interest in directing, although the project is a long way off according to reports.

Role rivalry? Jennifer Hudson and Halle Berry are also said to be in the running to play Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston died on 11 February at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in 2012.

It isn't the first time that Meagan has spoken about Whitney.

Late last month, Meagan revealed: 'I think she was a very misunderstood spirit... I did know her,'

Explaining: 'Not super, super well but my husband was the executive on Sparkle and I got to spend a little bit of time with her there.'

'She was an amazing person and I think very misunderstood. I just feel like I get her and I would tell her story, I feel like, the way she would want it to be told.'