FANTASIA Barrino’s up coming Lifetime biopic, “Life Is Not a Fairy Tale,” will include scenes from her “American Idol” victory, with “Idol” judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson playing themselves – maybe.
“We’ve heard through an ‘Idol’ executive that Paula, Randy and Simon love Fantasia so much they’d be willing to do a cameo if we can get it worked out,” “Fairy Tale” co-executive producer Ellyn Williams told The Post.
“At this point, we don’t know if we’ll be able to work with [Paula, Simon and Randy], but we’re thrilled to know they support the movie, and we’re thrilled how much Fantasia means to them.”
Part of “Fairy Tale,” which begins filming May 17 in New Orleans – and is based on Barrino’s autobiography – will document her march to victory on “American Idol” in 2004.
Barrino is playing herself in the movie, with Kadeem Hardison and Viola Davis cast as her parents.
Williams said that if Cowell, Abdul and Jackson are not available, producers would use stock footage of the “Idol” judges. “We wouldn’t have other actors playing them,” she said. “How can you replace Simon Cowell?”
Williams also said that, as it stands now, the “Idol” scenes won’t include show host Ryan Seacrest (either as himself or being played by an actor).
“We’ll show different segments leading up to Fantasia’s [‘Idol’] performances and we’ll show a couple of different sections [from ‘Idol’] that were very memorable to Fantasia before she won,” Williams said.