Biopic

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...

Martin Scorsese could reunite with William Monahan for Evel Knievel biopic

Posted 11 years ago

There have been several attempts at getting a film centering around famed daredevil Evel Knievel off the ground and, per Deadline, it looks as though we've got another to add to the list. The outlet reports that Paramount Pictures is...

Noomi Rapace in talks for lead in Amy Winehouse biopic

Posted 11 years ago

Screen Daily has learned that Noomi Rapace is in talks to star as Amy Winehouse in a movie about the late British soul singer. AUGUST RUSH director Kirsten Sheridan will helm the biopic (working title AMY WINEHOUSE) and Sheridan also...

Director Michael Winterbottom exits Will Ferrell comedy biopic Russ & Roger

Posted 11 years ago

According to The Wrap, Michael Winterbottom has dropped out of directing RUSS & ROGER, STX Entertainment's planned buddy comedy biopic starring Will Ferrell as filmmaker Russ Meyer and Josh Gad as movie critic Roger Ebert, due to creative differences. But...

Chloe Sevigny set to star in Lizzie Borden movie; Kristen Stewart in talks

Posted 11 years ago

There have been multiple big and small screen takes on the story about the infamous axe murders of the Borden family, with the most recent ones being the 2014 Lifetime TV movie starring Christina Ricci as Lizzie Borden and its...

Noomi Rapace in talks to join Christian Bale in Michael Mann’s Ferrari movie

Posted 11 years ago

THR has learned that Noomi Rapace (PROMETHEUS, THE DROP) is in negotiations to star alongside Christian Bale in Michael Mann's Enzo Ferrari biopic. Bale was cast as the Ferrari and Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team founder a couple...

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