Biopic

Chris Hemsworth says Hulk Hogan movie is still being written

Posted 6 years ago

Last year it was announced that Netflix was working on a Hulk Hogan biopic and not only was the wrestling phenom on board as a consultant, but Chris Hemsworth was set the headline the film as Hulk Hogan himself. Since...

Whitney Houston biopic coming from Bohemian Rhapsody writer

Posted 6 years ago

Iconic Pop & R&B star, Whitney Houston, is headed for the big-screen treatment. It has been announced that the Whitney Houston Estate, Primary Wave, and Grammy-winning music producer Clive Davis are teaming up for a biopic about the songstress called, I...

COVID-19: Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic delayed indefinitely

Posted 6 years ago

COVID-19 has halted another Hollywood project. The UNTITLED ELVIS PRESLEY BIOPIC, directed by Baz Luhrmann & starring Tom Hanks & Austin Butler, has suspended production indefinitely after Hanks was struck with a positive test for the coronavirus last week. Luhrmann...

Eric Bana to write, star & co-direct film based on Mike ‘The Bike’ Hailwood

Posted 6 years ago

Eric Bana is preparing to rev his engine as a Jack of many trades now that he's set to write, star, and co-direct a movie based on the inspiring comeback story of Mike 'The Bike' Hailwood. Bana's Pick Up Truck...

Olivia Wilde sets next directing gig with Olympic gymnast biopic Perfect

Posted 6 years ago

Fresh off her critically acclaimed directorial debut, BOOKSMART, Olivia Wilde has now lined up her next directing project. Wilde will direct PERFECT, a biopic about Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug. The project, which is said to be among the most talked...

Jennifer Hudson and full cast revealed for Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect

Posted 6 years ago

"I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is." – Aretha Franklin Metro Goldwyn Mayer announced today an award-winning ensemble cast for RESPECT, the remarkable true story of Aretha Franklin’s journey to find her voice. Leading the cast...

Rumor: Donnie Darko’s Richard Kelly to helm a Rod Serling biopic

Posted 7 years ago

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it...

Austin Butler to take care of business as Elvis for Baz Luhrmann’s biopic

Posted 7 years ago

"When things go wrong, don't go with them." – Elvis Presley A bam bam boom! After an exhaustive search to cast The King of Rock and Roll in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming biopic focusing on the life and times of Elvis Presley,...

Gary Oldman to star in David Fincher’s biopic of Citizen Kane co-writer

Posted 7 years ago

It's been nearly five years since the release of David Fincher's last film, 2014's GONE GIRL, but the director is finally moving forward on his next project, a biopic centered around Herman Mankiewicz, a newspaper man who became a screenwriter...

A Private War director to helm drama about deadly California wildfire

Posted 7 years ago

2018's Camp Fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, not to mention one of the deadliest in the world, so it's only natural that the real-life tragedy will be mined for cinematic drama. THR has reported...

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