Biopic

Rumor: Daniel Radcliffe is the new frontrunner to play Freddie Mercury

After Sacha Baron Cohen stepped down from the Freddie Mercury biopic, the search was on for a suitable replacement. While Cohen didn’t physically match Mercury, he is a chameleon and an adept singer, so it wasn’t a stretch to see...

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Clint Eastwood set to replace Steven Spielberg on American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper

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Most of you were bummed when it was announced that Steven Spielberg was no longer going to direct AMERICAN SNIPER with Bradley Cooper but according to Twitch, Warner Bros. has found one hell of a replacement: Clint Eastwood. Twitch says...

Josh Gad to play controversial comedian Sam Kinison for director Larry Charles

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There are few memorable sounds as recognizeable as the ear-splitting scream of comedian Sam Kinison. Once you've heard it, you'll instantly recognize his voice no matter where you hear it, be it in old stand up or his many appearances...

Ben Foster to play Lance Armstrong in Stephen Frears’ biopic

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Stephen Frears and Working Title now look to be the closest to getting a movie version of Lance Armstrong’s rise and fall from grace to the big screen with the casting of Ben Foster as the famed cyclist. Despite Jay...

Sacha Baron Cohen has dropped out of the Freddie Mercury biopic due to “creative differences”

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Well, it looks like the long-in-development Freddie Mercury biopic is going to stay long in development. Deadline is reporting that actor Sacha Baron Cohen, who has been attached to play the late singer for quite a while, has hit a...

Bane, Mad Max, now Elton John? Tom Hardy may play the singer in the biopic Rocketman

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Talk about range! Tom Hardy has had quite a varied range of roles over his career. He has played romantic leads, a Romulan, Bane in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, Mad Max, and now potentially singer Elton John. The singer has...

Joe Johnston will direct John Travolta in the mobster biopic Gotti

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John Travolta has been trying to get a film based on mobster John Gotti, Sr. off the ground for years but it looks like GOTTI will finally see the light of day. THR has learned that Joe Johnston (CAPTAIN AMERICA:...

Justin Timberlake is going back to the 1970s to star in biopic Spinning Gold

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Justin Timberlake has long been on the cusp of major movie stardom. After various appearances in movies like ALPHA DOG, IN TIME, and THE SOCIAL NETWORK, Timberlake has yet to star in a movie himself that has really hit big....

It’s going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood! A Mr. Rogers biopic is coming!

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It struck me randomly the other day that there are going to be whole generations of children who will have no clue who Fred Rogers was. As a kid, I remember watching Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street back to back....

Watch Funny or Die’s full length Steve Jobs biopic, iSteve, starring Justin Long

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Hey Ashton Kutcher and Aaron Sorkin, you guys can suck it! Justin Long and the crew at Funny or Die have beat you in the Steve Jobs biopic release derby. Their film, ISTEVE, debuted online today. Having read the massive...

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