Biopic

Siegfried and Roy are getting biopic’d

Posted 10 years ago

It was only a matter of time before the biopic machine turned its focus on famed Vegas magicians Siegfried and Roy, whose act was built upon the appearance of white tigers and ultimately came to an end as a result,...

Alicia Vikander & Emma Stone eyed for dueling Agatha Christie biopics

Posted 10 years ago

Dueling film projects are nothing new in Hollywood. It happened with ARMAGEDDON and DEEP IMPACT, WHITE HOUSE DOWN and OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, and I've lost count of how many Robin Hood movies are currently in the works. Now THR is...

Craig Gillespie set to direct Margot Robbie’s Tonya Harding biopic

Posted 10 years ago

Back in March, we brought you word that Margot Robbie will star as Tonya Harding in I, TONYA, a biopic about the disgraced figure skater, and now Variety is reporting that the project has found a director in the form...

André the Giant biopic is in development

Posted 10 years ago

Even if you weren't aware of André “The Giant” Roussimoff's illustrious wrestling career, chances are that you've watched THE PRINCESS BRIDE at some point during your life and fallen in love with his portrayal of Fezzik. A feature film about...

Jessica Chastain offered lead role in the Aaron Sorkin directed Molly’s Game

Posted 10 years ago

For the first time ever (I know, I was surprised too) Aaron Sorkin will step behind the camera to direct his first feature-film, an adaptation of Molly Bloom’s memoir "Molly's Game" which deals with the world of high-stakes poker and...

Steve Coogan & John C. Reilly to lead Laurel and Hardy biopic Stan & Ollie

Posted 11 years ago

Deadline has learned that Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly are set to play (respectively) Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in a biopic about the iconic comic duo titled STAN & OLLIE. Have I got your attention yet? If not,...

Jeremy Renner attached to star as boxer Rocky Marciano in biopic

Posted 11 years ago

THR is reporting that Jeremy Renner will star as Rocky Marciano in UNDEFEATED: THE ROCKY MARCIANO STORY, a planned biopic about the legendary boxer. The project doesn't have a director yet, but Samuel Franco (The New Adventures of Robin Hood)...

Music video director Benny Boom in talks to helm Tupac Shakur biopic

Posted 11 years ago

A few months ago Carl Franklin was tapped to helm Morgan Creek's long-gestating Tupac Shakur biopic, but apparently he's no longer involved with the planned film, as THR is reporting that Benny Boom is now in talks to direct. Although...

Universal courting Ryan Gosling for Damien Chazelle’s Neil Armstrong biopic

Posted 11 years ago

Damien Chazelle and Ryan Gosling's first collaboration will be witnessed in the upcoming LA LA LAND, a modern take on the Hollywood musical which stars Ryan Gosling as a jazz pianist and Emma Stone as the aspiring actress he falls...

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