Biopic

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 13 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 13 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 13 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...

William Hurt to portray Gregg Allman in the biopic Midnight Rider

Posted 13 years ago

Are you a fan of Gregg Allman and The Allman Brothers Band? Then I have some potentially great news for you this morning. THR has learned William Hurt will star as the musician in the biopic MIDNIGHT RIDER. The film...

Wedding Crashers helmer David Dobkin to take on Hugh Hefner biopic

Posted 13 years ago

We’ve been hearing about a Hugh Hefner biopic and now it seems that the project has finally found a director. WEDDING CRASHERS helmer David Dobkin has boarded the film about the Playboy magazine founder. Peter Morgan (FROST/NIXON, RUSH) will write...

Get to know the first Doctor in the biopic Adventures in Space and Time

Posted 13 years ago

Want to know how DOCTOR WHO started? Not familiar with the first Doctor? Then you might be interested in AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME, a BBC biopic that tells the story of the beginnings of DOCTOR WHO. David Bradley...

Don Cheadle to direct Ewan McGregor and Zoe Saldana in the Miles Davis biopic Kill the Trumpet Player

Posted 13 years ago

After years of trying to get a film about Miles Davis made, Don Cheadle will star and make his directorial debut with KILL THE TRUMPET PLAYER. The film picks up additional talent in Ewan McGregor and Zoe Saldana. The screenplay...

James Franco and Mila Kunis headline the trailer for the biopic Tar

Posted 13 years ago

For every mainstream studio film that James Franco stars in he seems to make six indie films. Of those indie films, he is usually directing or writing them with mixed results. In the case of TAR, Franco is content to...

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