Ike turner whats love got to do with it

Q: What did Ike Turner think of whats love got to do with it?

If she says I abused her, maybe I did.” When Whats Love Got to Do With It was released in 1993, Turner was livid about how he was depicted in the film. He told the Los Angeles Times it contained lies and that he was made out to be the bad guy. Ike Turner died in 2007.

Q: Did Laurence Fishburne do his own singing in Whats Love Got to Do With It?

Laurence Fishburne actually sang Ike Turners parts. Angela Bassett lip-synched all of the songs in this movie; Tina Turner sang all the tracks herself. Bassett herself admitted that she can act and dance, but isnt much of a singer.

This biographical film is centered around singer Tina Turner's musical success and personal failures. Turner pursues and soon rises in the ranks as a famous performer, but behind closed doors she has to deal with an abusive husband and chaotic life.

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Did Tina Turner approve of the movie What's Love Got to Do With It?
What did Ike Turner think of what's love got to do with it?
Who plays Ike Turner in Whats Love Got to Do With It?
Did Laurence Fishburne do his own singing in What's Love Got to Do With It?

Laurence Fishburne recently recalled the numerous times he turned down the role of Ike Turner in 1993’s “What’s Love Got to Do With It.” It’s a story he told during a guest appearance on Jemele Hill’s “Unbothered” podcast.

The film, which nabbed Fishburne and his co-star Angela Bassett Oscar nominations for their portrayals, respectively, of Ike and Tina Turner, told the story of legendary singer Tina Turner’s life and the volatile relationship with her late ex-husband Ike Turner.

During an appearance on Jemele Hill’s (top) “Unbothered” podcast, Laurence Fishburne (bottom) reveals that he turned down the role of “What’s Love Got to Do With It” five times before accepting it. Photo:@jemelehill/Instagram

On Nov. 21, Fishburne shared this admission while discussing the past roles previously turned down and how it helped elevate the careers of other actors. When asked about the number of times he’d passed on the part of Ike Turner, the 61-year-old said at the 11:17 mark, “I’ve turned it down five times.”

Fishburne revealed the reason why he had previously passed on playing Ike Turner was because of how his character was portrayed. He said, “The writing’s really strong with respect to Tina’s character, and it wasn’t strong enough with respect to Ike’s character.”

The “Matrix” star that he changed his mind once he was made aware that Angela Bassett was playing Tina Turner. He said, “But you know, once I recognized that Angela’s going to be playing Tina, I thought well I have to do this now ’cause I was a fan of hers and I worked with her before.”

Fishburne continued, “We have done “Boyz in The Hood” together and we almost made another movie together in 1988…and that movie unfortunately never got made. I was a huge fan of Angela’s ’cause I had seen her in Joe Turner’s “Come and Gone” play, and I needed to be there to work with her and provide the kind of support I knew she would need.”

Fishburne also admitted that because he didn’t like how Ike Turner was portrayed in the film, he would change the script regularly. He said, “I would change the script every day.” Further in the conversation, Fishburne disclosed that in the film he made production purposely not show the times he made physical contact with Bassett.

While discussing the adjusted scenes from “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” he said on mark 12:34, “Most Black folks who enjoy the movie always quote ‘Eat the cake, Anna Mae.’ The two things that I did that was most effective were, I made this decision that whenever Ike was being physically abusive with Tina that you actually never see Ike make physical contact with her.”

He added, “When he strikes her when he punches or any of that stuff, there’s always something obscuring it. The reason for that so that it would be the viewers’ imagination that was really involved in creating whatever that moment is so that the viewer will have to participate in it.”

Fishburne isn’t the only star who encountered an issue with “What’s Love Got to Do with It.” Last month, Angela Bassett shared that her acting career was at a standstill after she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 1994.

During an interview with Essence magazine, the 64-year-old revealed that following her Academy award nomination, she didn’t work for a year-and-a-half. Bassett said, “That’s perhaps when I thought, ‘Okay, I’ve made it.’ But then the phone didn’t ring for a year-and-a-half after that. ‘But I’ve made it,’ I thought. Yes, you’ve made it, but now there are other things to consider.”

Bassett went on to star in various projects, including “Waiting to Exhale,” “How Stella Got Her Groove Back,” “Akeelah and the Bee,” “Jumping the Broom,” Marvel’s “Black Panther” franchise and many other works.

When it came right down to it, in the divorce court, Ike Turner didn't even want Tina Turner to keep her name. Born as Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tenn., she was given her stage name by Ike early in their relationship. At the end, she was so eager to get away from him that she surrendered any claim to record royalties, publishing rights, and anything else, except "Tina Turner," which she told the judge she had worked very hard for. "That name's got my daddy's blood written all over it," Ike protested. But it would be more accurate to say it was written in Tina's own blood.

"What's Love Got to Do With It" ranks as one of the most harrowing, uncompromising showbiz biographies I've ever seen. It is a tradition in the genre that performers must go through hard times in order to eventually arrive at fame, but few went through harder times than Tina Turner. The movie shows Ike, jealous of her talent and popularity, turning into a violent wife-beater, and it shows her putting up with a lot more than she should have, for a lot longer.

The movie begins with a prologue in which little Anna Mae can sing louder than anyone else in the Nutbush church choir. A few years later, in St. Louis, she sees Ike Turner onstage and is intoxicated by his slick charm. Part of his act consists of inviting women from the audience to sing with his band. A few notes, and he shoos them away.

But when Anna Mae Bullock got up on that stage, she came to stay. And soon, an innocent who hardly understands the world she is entering, she's on tour with Ike and his band.

The movie stars Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne as Tina and Ike. They played the parents of the hero in "Boyz N the Hood," but here they are in another universe -- Bassett fiery and convincing as Tina; Fishburne, in a powerful performance, able to show us both Ike's charm and his violent side.

The singing on the movie's sound track is by Tina Turner, but Bassett's performances of the songs are so much in synch - not just lip-synch, but physically, and with personality and soul -- that it always seems as if we're watching Tina at work.

As the two of them reach the heights of show business, with platinum records and big Vegas bookings and lots of money, their personal life turns into a nightmare. The movie shows Ike strung out on cocaine, flaunting his endless string of girlfriends, and subjecting Tina to verbal and physical abuse. A few friends advise her to walk away. Most of the people around them, intimidated by Ike or grateful for a generous drug supply, are enablers.

The most harrowing scene in the movie comes one night as Ike beats Tina yet once again, and bleeding and battered she walks out of their hotel and down a highway and into a Ramada Inn, where she says, "My name is Tina Turner, and my husband and I have had an argument. I have 32 cents in my pocket. If you give me a room I promise you I will pay you back as soon as I can." The manager gives her a room.

The Ramada Inn roadside sign is prominent in the scene because, as Tina wrote in her autobiography, I, Tina, she will forever be grateful to the motel for taking her in.

But what is amazing is that the scene isn't the end of Tina and Ike's relationship. The movie is unflinching in its willingness to show that Tina, like many battered wives, made excuses for her violent husband and believed his apologies and gave him more chances, long after she should have walked away.

Finally she finds the strength to resist through Buddhist meditation techniques, and there is an unforgettable scene late in the film where she is about to open a big engagement and Ike slips past security and into her dressing room with a gun, and she finds the inner strength to face him down and not cave in, and go onstage like a professional.

"What's Love Got to Do With It" has a lot of terrific music in it (including a closing glimpse of the real Tina Turner), but this is not the typical showbiz musical. It's a story of pain and courage, uncommonly honest and unflinching, and the next time I hear Tina Turner singing I will listen to the song in a whole new way.

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Did Tina Turner approve of the movie What's Love Got to Do With It?

Although Tina Turner and Ike Turner were not happy with the accuracy of the film, it was a critical and commercial success. It grossed $61 million on a $15 million budget. For their performances, Bassett and Fishburne received nominations at the 66th Academy Awards for Best Actress and Best Actor.

What did Ike Turner think of what's love got to do with it?

If she says I abused her, maybe I did.” When What's Love Got to Do With It was released in 1993, Turner was livid about how he was depicted in the film. He told the Los Angeles Times it contained lies and that he was made out to be the bad guy. Ike Turner died in 2007.

Who plays Ike Turner in Whats Love Got to Do With It?

Laurence Fishburne turned down the role of Ike Turner five times. When he learned that Angela Bassett had won the role of Tina Turner, he changed his mind.

Did Laurence Fishburne do his own singing in What's Love Got to Do With It?

Laurence Fishburne actually sang Ike Turner's parts. Angela Bassett lip-synched all of the songs in this movie; Tina Turner sang all the tracks herself. Bassett herself admitted that she can act and dance, but isn't much of a singer.