The Gabrielle Douglas biopic is in the works with Lifetime! At the age of 14, gymnast Douglas - with the difficult permission of her mother - chose to leave her family and move to Iowa to train with Coach Liang Chow. Chow lead Douglas to two Olympic Gold medals, becoming the first African American to win an all around Gold medal. She also won a team gold medal.
The TV movie will feature Imani Hakim as the 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist. Remember Hakim as little Tonya on Everybody Hates Chris? Well, she's all grown up now.
Regina King is slated to play Douglas' mom, Natalie Dawkins, while S. Epatha Merkerson will play her grandmother. It's being said that Douglas herself will make an appearance in the film. Recently, the 17 year old Olympic Champion, left Coach Chow's gym in West Des Moines, Iowa to move to Los Angeles with her family. She's now training on her own and hopes to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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