The death of R&B sensation Aaliyah has placed even bigger question marks around her next film, an adaptation of Anne Rice's "Queen Of The Damned."

The New York Post reports that, prior to Aaliyah's death, sources at Warner Bros. had labelled the film unreleasable, and that it would only ever surface as a direct-to-video release.

Wherever "Queen Of The Damned" does surface, it's unlikely viewers will actually hear Aaliyah speak her lines. The Post said that on the day after she perished in a plane crash en route from the Bahamas to Florida, Aaliyah was to fly to Los Angeles to redub her dialogue.

It's not uncommon for films to record dialogue on the set, and then polish it in post-production. The Post said Aaliyah was to perfect her Egyptian accent for the film by re-recording her lines. With her death, it appears someone else will have to voice much of that material.

Officially, Warner told The Post that the film was always targeted as a theatrical release, and that no decision has been made about how her passing will affect the film's release.

Meanwhile, Aaliyah's other big uncompleted projects, back-to-back sequels to "The Matrix," are also up-in-the-air.

A statement released by directors Larry and Andy Wachowski and producer Joel Silver to SciFi.com said they had not yet made a decision on whether to recast her part. The 22-year-old actress, who appeared in "Romeo Must Die," had begun work on the two films, but the bulk of her on-screen work was to start in September.

"Aaliyah's acting career was just blossoming. She had remarkable talent and charisma and great potential," Silver said in the statement to SciFi.com.

"The Wachowskis and I, as well as the production executives at Warner Brothers Pictures, were looking forward to working with her in the two 'Matrix' films, as well as many other future projects. Her passing is a tremendous loss. Our hearts go out to her loved ones."

"Matrix Reloaded," the second of the proposed trilogy, is scheduled for release in 2003.