Biopic

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

Posted 12 years ago

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

Posted 12 years ago

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

Posted 12 years ago

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...

Tom Hiddleston to star as Hank Williams in I Saw the Light

Posted 12 years ago

THE AVENGERS star Tom Hiddleston is putting away his action-movie bad-guy image to play Country & Western legend Hank Williams in director Marc Abraham’s biopic I SAW THE LIGHT. The movie will be based on the Williams biography by Colin...

Ice Cube’s son to play rapper in N.W.A. biopic straight outta compton

Posted 12 years ago

I love the smell of Nepotism in the morning, smells like Hollywood. The long in development NWA biopic STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON is closer to actually happening now with some interesting casting news. You may have heard the rumors a couple...

Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis biopic now has an IndieGoGo campaign

Posted 12 years ago

Don Cheadle is confident that his Miles Davis biopic will not remain in development hell. The iconic jazz musician has not had his story told on the big screen for numerous reasons, but Cheadle’s vision for MILES AHEAD seems to...

Director George Nolfi takes on Bruce Lee biopic Birth of the Dragon

Posted 12 years ago

The Bruce Lee biopic BIRTH OF THE DRAGON is starting to move along having just grabbed director George Nolfi to helm the project. Nolfi you might recognize as he wrote and directed THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU and wrote OCEAN'S TWELVE and...

James Mangold in early talks to direct Joe Namath biopic for Fox

Posted 12 years ago

THR has learned James Mangold is in early negotiations to helm a biopic about former NFL quarterback and 60s cultural icon Joe Namath for Fox 2000. The "Broadway Joe" biopic would reunite Mangold with the same studio behind his WALK...

Anthony Mackie to play Jimi Hendrix opposite Noomi Rapace and Thandie Newton

Posted 12 years ago

Outkast rapper Andre Benjamin may be starring in the first big screen biopic of Jimi Hendrix, but there is another one brewing with a pretty kick-ass lead. Reports out of the Cannes Film Festival have CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER...

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