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Angelina Jolie set to direct elephant poaching drama Africa

Angelina Jolie made her feature directorial debut in 2011 with the moderately lauded IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY. That film was scripted by Jolie and served as a political passion project for the actress and humanitarian. It took...

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Reese Witherspoon will play Peggy Lee for director Todd Haynes

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After winning an Academy Award for playing June Carter Cash in WALK THE LINE, Reese Witherspoon has failed to live up to what that award represents. She has Jean-Marc Vallée’s WILD coming this December which could be her ticket back...

Hey ho, let’s go! Martin Scorsese is attached to direct a Ramones biopic

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There aren't that many details at this point, but according to Billboard's report on the Johnny Ramone tribute at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Sunday, Martin Scorsese is planning on directing a movie about the legendary punk rock band The...

Oprah Winfrey to play Richard Pryor’s brothel-running grandmother

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Oprah Winfrey has always treated acting as a hobby more than a career, but since the end of her iconic talk show and the formation of her own cable network, Winfrey has found time to stretch her thespian muscles. After...

Mike Epps is officially playing Richard Pryor in Lee Daniels’ biopic

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A few weeks ago we told you that comedian Mike Epps was the frontrunner to take on the role of the legendary comic Richard Pryor. Now after beating out other hopefuls for the role including Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Marlon...

Brittany Murphy’s story to be told in a Liftetime network biopic

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Lifetime, the cable bastion of good taste and quality filmmaking, has already made a biopic on the life of Elizabeth Taylor starring Lindsay Lohan and are in production on an Angela Bassett directed film about Whitney Houston. Next, they are...

Mike Epps is now frontrunner to star in Lee Daniels’ Richard Pryor biopic

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Everything that was old is new again as comedian/actor Mike Epps is now the front-runner to play Richard Pryor in Lee Daniels‘ biopic of the late stand-up legend. Epps apparently blew producers away during an “explosive” screen test, according to...

Jamie Foxx to star in Mike Tyson biopic, according to Mike Tyson

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Mike Tyson is a name recognized by even those with a cursory understanding of professional boxing. The man with the squeaky voice and the face tattoo who threatened to eat your children is now best known for his cameos in...

First look at JGL from Robert Zemeckis’ Philippe Petit biopic The Walk

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One upcoming project I'm very excited to check out is THE WALK, Robert Zemeckis' biopic about French high-wire artist Philippe Petit starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The actor recently posted an image of himself and co-star Charlotte Le Bon from the set...

Don Cheadle is Miles Davis in first image from the biopic Miles Ahead

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After nearly ten years in development and twenty-four since his death, iconic musician Miles Davis will finally have his story told on the big screen courtesy of star and director Don Cheadle. After raising funds via IndieGoGo and gathering a...

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