Biopic

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...

David Fincher will direct Sony’s Steve Jobs but only if Christian Bale stars

Posted 12 years ago

Well, consider this actor-director match-up and see if it doesn’t get you excited: a story is circulating that David Fincher wants Christian Bale to star in the Aaron Sorkin scripted biopic of Steve Jobs and will not consider any other...

John Singleton to helm the Tupac Shakur biopic

Posted 12 years ago

I do love me a good music biopic. I keep hearing about all these great musical biopics but only a small chunk of them have been pushed out. One we are hearing about again is for Tupac Shakur. John Singleton,...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt to star in Robert Zemeckis’ adaptation of Philippe Petit’s memoir To Reach The Clouds

Posted 12 years ago

If you saw the 2008 documentary MAN ON WIRE, then you know all about Philippe Petit. For those of you who haven't, he's a French high-wire artist famous for his 1974 performance where he did a high-wire walk between the...

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