Gymnast prodigy Gabby Douglas is set to get a TV biopic from Lifetime. Imani Hakim (Everybody Hates Chris) and Sydney Mikayla will star as Gabby. Regina King has been cast as Douglas’ mother and S. Epatha Mackerson will play her grandmother. Mikayla will play the two-time gold medalist as a child while Hakim will portray her as a teen and young adult. Douglas will also appear in the film, which is being produced by Sony Pictures TV.
Douglas is the first black gymnast in Olympic history to become the Individual All-Around Champion and the first American gymnast to win gold in that distinction and team competition in the same Olympics. The movie will chronicle her amazing feats as a child gymnast and the difficult decision to leave her family behind to live in Des Moines, Iowa to train with renowned coach Liang Chow.
Douglas is currently training for the 2016 Olympics.
