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Marisa Abela top contender for Amy Winehouse biopic

Posted 4 years ago

The Amy Winehouse biopic is starting to make significant strides after languishing in development for quite some time. The biopic, titled Back to Black, has been looking to cast a newcomer to play Winehouse rather than an established pop star,...

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Maestro: Bradley Cooper unrecognizable in the first images from Netflix’s Leonard Bernstein biopic

Posted 4 years ago

You’re about to see Bradley Cooper as you’ve never seen him before! The first images of the actor as Leonard Bernstein from the Netflix biopic Maestro have been released and the transformation is astounding! Maestro actually serves as Cooper’s next...

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Michael Jackson biopic from producer Graham King lands at Lionsgate

Posted 4 years ago

The Michael Jackson biopic, simply titled Michael, has landed at Lionsgate for worldwide distribution. The film, which is being made with the blessing of Michael Jackson’s estate, is being produced by Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King. The project is penned...

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Daniel Radcliffe set to play “Weird Al” Yankovic in a new biopic

Posted 4 years ago

The is probably some of the most interesting casting news I’ve heard in a bit and it’s truly inspired. It has been announced Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe is set to play “Weird Al” Yankovic in a biopic, per “The Hollywood...

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Rooney Mara starring in Audrey Hepburn biopic at Apple TV+

Posted 4 years ago

Apple TV+ may not seem like a huge player in the streaming game but the platform has made a habit of picking up some high-profile film releases. This year they will grace us with Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower...

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Ashton Sanders to play Bobby Brown in Whitney Houston biopic

Posted 5 years ago

Ashton Sanders has joined the cast of I Wanna Dance With Somebody, the Whitney Houston biopic about the late musical superstar (via Deadline), and will be playing Bobby Brown. It has also been announced that Black Label Media has come...

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Bohemian Rhapsody 2: Queen guitarist Brian May says they are developing a sequel

Posted 5 years ago

This isn’t something I thought would happen but Queen guitarist, Brian May, says he has some ideas for a sequel to Bohemian Rhapsody, the 2018 film that primarily focused on the life and musical career of Queen lead singer Freddie...

King Richard trailer: Will Smith raises champions in inspirational biopic

Posted 5 years ago

We are in the dog days of summer as the Tokyo Olympics are in full swing. Seeing the world's best athletes compete while representing their country always fills me with pride and respect for what humanity can accomplish. What we...

Scott Weiland biopic will chronicle life of Stone Temple Pilots singer

Posted 5 years ago

Before you go leavin' on a Southern train, you might want to stick around for this next bit of news. Dark Pictures is currently developing Paper Heart, a biopic based on the life and times of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet...

Unfrosted: Jerry Seinfeld to write and direct Pop Tart biopic

Posted 5 years ago

What's the deal with Pop Tarts? They don't pop, and they aren't tart. (Cue musical interlude) After distancing himself from sitcoms, Jerry Seinfeld will star in, direct, and produce Unfrosted, a film comedy he co-wrote with Spike Feresten and Barry Marder that...

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