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Pablo Larraín’s Biopic about Maria Callas To Debut on Netflix, December 11

©Courtesy of Netflix  Maria, Pablo Larraín’s biopic of opera singer Maria Callas, starring Angelina Jolie in the title role, will debut on Netflix on December11, two weeks after its release to select theaters. The film received an eight-minute standing ovation after its debut at the recent 81st Venice International Film Festival. According to the official…

Shailene Woodley to Play Janis Joplin in Upcoming Biopic

Shailene Woodley will play the role of rock singer Janis Joplin in an upcoming biopic, which is receiving Woodley will also produce the film, which has received a $2.5 million tax credit from the California Film Commission. Joplin died at the age of 27 in 1970 but no biopic has yet been made about her….

David O. Russell Makes Linda Ronstadt Film With Selena Gomez

@Photo by JOJO WHILDEN – © 2010 Fighter, LLC. All Rights Reserved David O.Russell has been selected to direct a biopic about singer Linda Ronstadt, which is now in pre-production. In it,  Selena Gomez will be playing the singer, who retired in 2011, later disclosing she could no longer sing due to progressive supranuclear palsy….

‘Rustin’ Film Review – An Uplifting and Important Spotlight of a Civil Rights Hero

From the most momentous events in history, some of those who were very crucially involved aren’t necessarily remembered. Part of that has to do with the fact that plans don’t always materialize, and something may play better with a crowd than it did on the page in the planning stages and as a result become…

‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Dan Reed Condemns Fuqua’s Michael Jackson Biopic

Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming biopic about Michael Jackson has come under fire from Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed. In a strongly worded article in The Guardian on Sunday, Reed thundered that the new film would be glorifying Jackson for his pedophilia. The biopic, being produced for Lionsgate, will star Michael Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar, in the leading…

‘Madonna’ Biopic Shelved as Singer Launches Worldwide Tour

Madonna the film is being placed on the back burner while Madonna the singer embarks on a world tour. That’s the news out of Hollywood, where it’s being reported by several publications that Universal Pictures is no longer developing the long-awaited biopic that would have been directed by the iconic singer herself. Production on the…

Morgan Neville to Direct Apple TV+ Biodoc about Steve Martin

Actor/comedian Steve Martin is the subject of a new two-part documentary directed and produced by Morgan Neville that’s set to be released by Apple TV+. The film, which is expected to debut in late 2023, is being produced by A24 in tandem with Neville and Caitrin Rogers’ Tremolo Productions. Neville has created many film and…

Julia Garner Offered to Play Madonna in Universal Biopic

Julia Garner is expected to accept an offer to play the role of pop icon Madonna in an upcoming biopic, reports Variety. And Madonna herself will direct the new film for Universal Pictures, using a script written by Diablo Cody. Garner, who starred in Ozark, The Assistant, and Inventing Anna, emerged as the front-runner for…

Eddie Murphy in Talks to Play George Clinton in Biopic

Dolemite is My Name and Coming to America 2 actor Eddie Murphy is in talks to play Godfather of Funk George Clinton. The 80-year-old Parliament-Funkadelic leader is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and winner of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. online pharmacy cymbalta over the counter with best prices today…

Kingsley Ben-Adir to Play Bob Marley  in Upcoming Paramount Biopic

Wail no more: The wait has not been in vain. British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir has been tapped by Paramount Pictures to play the iconic Bob Marley in its upcoming biopic about the legendary reggae artist. The film will be directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, whose recent credits include Monsters and Men and the Oscar-nominated King…

Kathryn Hahn’s Limited Series About Joan Rivers Has Been Scrapped

The Comeback Girl, a limited series about the late comedian Joan Rivers and starring WandaVision star Kathryn Hahn will not be going forward as planned. Variety reported Monday the project had been scrapped because the creative team did not secure the rights to Rivers’ story from her daughter Melissa. The series could have been made as…