Here's Who Will Be Playing Madonna in Biopic
Sources tell Variety , People , Deadline , and other outlets that Julia Garner has been offered the role of Madonna in a Universal Pictures biopic about the iconic singer, and that she's expected to...
View ArticleCritics Pan 'One-Note' Whitney Houston Biopic
Audiences are loving I Wanna Dance With Somebody , a film tracing Whitney Houston's superstar rise and fall, giving it a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Not so much critics, whose 48% rating officially...
View ArticleJaafar Jackson Will Play 'Uncle Michael' in Biopic
Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson's 26-year-old nephew, will play the King of Pop in the planned biopic Michael to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. Lionsgate announced Jackson's casting Monday for the film...
View ArticleReport: Cameron Crowe's New Film to Profile a Music Icon
When wunderkind Cameron Crowe first interviewed folk singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in 1979 for Rolling Stone , he was barely out of his teens. In a 2000 reprint of that article, Crowe mentioned how...
View ArticleLeonard Bernstein's Family Is on Bradley Cooper's Side
Many people are upset about the prosthetic nose Bradley Cooper (who is not Jewish) wore to play Jewish conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, but Bernstein's family is not among that number. In a...
View Article6 Reactions to the Priscilla Movie Trailer
The trailer for Sofia Coppola's much-anticipated (and already well-reviewed ) Priscilla , the Priscilla Presley biopic that lands in theaters November 3, was released Tuesday, and it's being called...
View ArticleLisa Marie Slammed New Elvis Film's 'Vengeful' Script
Priscilla Presley has been making headlines this week for her recent sit-down with Piers Morgan, in which she broke down while talking about her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, who died in January at the...
View ArticleRichard Simmons Makes Rare Public Statement
Richard Simmons made a rare public statement Wednesday to confirm that he's not involved with an upcoming biopic starring Pauly Shore. "I have never given my permission for this movie. So don't believe...
View ArticleSam Mendes Is Directing 4 Beatles Biopics
Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes and Sony Pictures Entertainment are going to come together to make four Beatles biopics—one for every member of the Fab Four. The interconnected George Harrison, John...
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