Biopic

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...

Angela Bassett to direct a TV movie about the life of Whitney Houston

Posted 12 years ago

Like every celebrity death, Whitney Houston‘s was hailed as a tragedy. Always in the media spotlight, the singer and actress dealt with quite a bit in her final years including dealing with drug addiction, spousal abuse, and more. Now, just...

Baz Luhrmann in talks to helm Elvis Presley biopic for Warner Bros

Posted 12 years ago

Baz Luhrmann‘s films have always embraced music in a very unique way. Like Quentin Tarantino, Luhrmann’s films have a tendency to be anachronistic to the visuals on screen but they always seem to work. Whether it be a modern setting...

William Hurt exits Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider

Posted 12 years ago

Although filming on MIDNIGHT RIDER was suspended following the tragic death of camera assistant Sarah Jones in February, director Randall Miller was hoping to restart pre-production soon on the planned Gregg Allman biopic. If (and it's a very big if...

Jessica Chastain might play Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s Blonde

Posted 12 years ago

Back in 2010 we reported on a new movie about Marilyn Monroe called BLONDE from director Andrew Dominik (THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD, KILLING THEM SOFTLY) with Naomi Watts potentially playing the iconic actress. We...

Danny Boyle and Leonardo DiCaprio in talks for Sony’s Steve Jobs biopic

Posted 12 years ago

When one door closes, another opens. Sometimes that may even be in an unexpected pairing. After David Fincher dropped out of Sony’s Steve Jobs biopic due to lack of creative control which included his desire to cast Christian Bale in...

Load more articles