Biopic
Chris Rock to direct Martin Luther King Jr. biopic executive produced by Steven Spielberg
Rock is “in final talks” to direct the film, executive produced by Spielberg and based on Jonathan Eig's book, King: A Life. Chris Rock to Direct Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic Executive Produced by Steven Spielberg Jo Vito
Wyclef Jean Claims It’s Too Soon For A Fugees Biopic
The Fugees have enjoyed critical success, but their story has yet to be formally told. Wyclef Jean says it's too soon to do their biopic.
Bob Dylan gave James Mangold notes on upcoming biopic starring Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet plays the legendary artist in Mangold's upcoming film, A Complete Unknown. Bob Dylan Gave James Mangold Notes on Upcoming Biopic Carys Anderson
Timothée Chalamet to Do His Own Singing in Bob Dylan Biopic
He'll star as the legendary singer-songwriter in director James Mangold's movie. Timothée Chalamet to Do His Own Singing in Bob Dylan Biopic Eddie Fu
Roger Daltrey Teases Mystery Actor for “Just Finished” Keith Moon Biopic Script
The Who singer said "eyes are all important" for the role. Roger Daltrey Teases Mystery Actor for “Just Finished” Keith Moon Biopic Script Eddie Fu
Matt Damon Tries to Sign Jordan in Trailer for Ben Affleck’s Nike Film AIR: Watch
Affleck also stars in the upcoming biopic based on the story of how Nike revolutionized the sneaker industry thanks to #23. Matt Damon Tries to Sign Jordan in Trailer for Ben Affleck’s Nike Film AIR: Watch Abby Jones
Marisa Abela Stars As Amy Winehouse in First Look at Back to Black Biopic
The Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black has shared the first look at actress Marisa Abela’s portrayal of the UK singer. Filming on the project is set to begin on January 16th in London. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy) with a script by Matt Greenhalgh, Back to Black traces “Winehouse’s vibrant years living in London in the early aughts and her intense journey to fame.” The film has the full support of Winehouse’s father, Mitch Winehouse, and will feature songs from her catalog. “My connection to Amy began when I left college and was hanging out in the creatively diverse London borough of Camden. I got a job at the legendary KOKO CLUB, and I can still breathe every market stall, vintage shop and street,” said Johnson in a statement. “A few years later Amy wrote her searingly hone...
Daisy Edgar-Jones Cast as Carole King in Musical Biopic Beautiful
Daisy Edgar-Jones can soon cross off biopic on her acting bucket list, because Variety reports that the Normal People star has been cast as Carole King in Sony’s upcoming film adaptation of Beautiful, the jukebox stage musical about the early life and career of the legendary singer-songwriter. An on-screen version of Beautiful has been in the works for quite a while now, with Sony having purchased the rights to it over seven years ago. The stage show, which starred a Tony-winning Jessie Mueller as King, ran on Broadway for five years until it closed in October 2019. It played 60 previews and 2,418 regular performances. “Daisy has a spirit and energy that I recognized as myself when I was younger,” King said in a statement to Variety. “She’s a tremendous t...
G.G. Allin Biopic Set from Lords of Chaos Director Jonas Åkerlund
G.G. Allin, the combustible punk provocateur who shocked live audiences with defecation and self-mutilation before dying of a heroin overdose in 1993 at the age of 36, will be the subject of a new biopic from Lords of Chaos director Jonas Åkerlund. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, G.G. Allin: Live. Fast. Die. will tell the true story “of what happens to a borderline personality when the reach for fame exceeds the limits of talent… when substance abuse goes unchecked and mental illness undiagnosed and untreated… and when a fictional character takes over a real person’s life, driving GG beyond limits anyone could possibly endure.” The biopic will be produced by Don Murphy and Susan Monford of Angry Films and MVD Entertainment Group, with a script by Richard...
Ang Lee to Direct Son Mason Lee in Bruce Lee Biopic
They’re in a Lee-gue of their own: Ang Lee has cast his own son Mason Lee in an upcoming biopic of legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. Ang Lee is both a master of fighting spectacles (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and a helmer of deep character studies (Brokeback Mountain), so he would seem to be uniquely suited to the task. As Variety reports, the film is produced by Sony and 3000 Pictures while Dan Futterman (Capote, Foxcatcher) is adapting the screenplay from earlier versions of a script by Jean Castelli, Alex Law and Mabel Cheung, and Wells Tower. “Accepted as neither fully American nor fully Chinese, Bruce Lee was a bridge between East and West who introduced Chinese Gung Fu to the world, a scientist of combat and an iconic performing artist who re...
Travis Scott Joins Isaac Yowman As Executive Producer For DJ Screw Biopic
HipHopWired Featured Video Travis Scott will join film director Isaac Yowman as an executive producer for a forthcoming biopic about the late DJ Screw. The film was first announced in 2020 and it appears traction has been made toward getting the film up on the big screen. Deadline exclusively reports that Texas rapper Travis Scott will become part of the executive producer group alongside Isaac Yowman for the biopic focused on a legend of Houston’s underground Hip-Hop scene. DJ Screw is responsible for the “chopped and screwed” sound of altered vocals and slowed-down beats chopped into parts and transforming songs into moody and hypnotic platters. Related Stories According to Michelle Wheeler, sister to DJ Screw, the family is happy that Cactus Jack joined forces with Yowman to bring her b...
Angelina Jolie to Star in Biopic About Opera Singer Maria Callas
Angelina Jolie will tell the tragic final days of the great opera singer Maria Callas in the new biopic, Maria. Via Variety, the film comes from Pablo Larraín, who recently directed Kristen Stewart to her first Oscar nomination as Princess Diana in Spencer. From the 1940s through her death in 1977 at the age of 53, Callas was one of the most famous opera singers in the world. But her once-unparalleled voice grew shaky in the later half of the 1950s, perhaps brought on by precipitous weight loss. In 1957, she left her career and her husband for Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, though he would end their relationship a decade later to marry Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis. She spent her final years isolated in Paris, France. Maria “tells the tumultuous, beautiful, ...
