Category: Biopics
Kathryn Hahn Will Star As Joan Rivers In A Showtime Biopic
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Showtime is working on a limited series about 1980s-era Joan Rivers, and the woman who will ask, “Can we tawk?” is none other Kathryn Hahn. The details of this project aren’t plentiful, but THR does say that Kathryn will both serve as star and executive producer. Currently titled The Comeback Girl, the limited series will be written by Cosmo Carlson and directed by Greg Berlanti, who is also directing that Little Shop of Horrors remake. According to the official logline for The Comeback Girl, the show will take place when Joan is in her 50s and both her private life and professional life were both in a really shitty place.
A New Amy Winehouse Biopic Was Just Announced, But Mitch Winehouse Says It’ll Never Happen
It’s been just over ten years since Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning at age 27. A fact that makes me feel equal parts old and sad. Earlier this week Halycon Studios announced that they’re working on a biopic about Amy, based on Daphne Barak’s 2010 book Saving Amy. Daphne spent six months filming and interviewing Amy in the last three years of her life. Daphne amassed over forty hours of footage, which she used to write her book. But after Halycon and Daphne made their biopic plans public, Amy’s dad, Mitch Winehouse, called up TMZ (he still has them on speed dial!) and told them there’s no way it’ll ever get made cuz it’s “100% not allowed.” Mitch says that Amy’s estate (he’s the administrator) has plans for their own biopic and they own all the rights. All of them! And they’re gonna be the ones to squeeze every penny outta honor Amy’s legacy!
Madonna Appears To Be Working With Screenwriter Erin Wilson On Her Biopic After Diablo Cody Reportedly Left The Project
Here’s the latest update on Madonna’s biopic: DRAMA. And I wish I could say this was a story about how they just wrapped filming on the messy real-life scene where Courtney Love tossed a compact at Madonna during the red carpet of the 1995 MTV VMAs, but no, we’re still in pre-production drama. After much speculation, we can officially count Diablo Cody as 100% done with this project. Because Madonna just debuted her brand-new BSFFTDOTB (best screenwriter friend for the duration of this biopic).
Cher Announced She’s Co-Producing Her Own Biopic
Iconic 11-time #1 Birthday Slut Cher turns 75 today and she celebrated by sharing the news that a biopic about her storied career, from Phil Spector backup singer in the 1960s to becoming the dazzling demi-God we see before us today. Who but Cher — savior of elephants, locker of CAPS, first and last of her name — would celebrate her birthday by giving the world a gift such as this.
Michelle Williams Is In Talks To Play Steven Spielberg’s Mom In An Upcoming Biopic Directed By Steven Spielberg
By all accounts, Steven Spielberg’s mother Leah Adler was a vivacious, creative, and talented woman known for her signature Peter Pan haircut, diminutive stature and exuberant personality. Nevertheless, according to Deadline, Steven’s in talks to have Michelle Williams play her in an upcoming movie loosely based on about his childhood in Arizona which he’s co-writing with Tony Kushner and directing himself. Yes, white Michelle Williams!
Here’s Kristen Stewart As Princess Diana For The Upcoming Biopic “Spencer”
Back in June, when it was announced that Kristen Stewart would play Princess Diana in a new biopic, the world replied with a collective, “The fuck?” Whatever you think of her as an actress, the resemblance is not uncanny. And after Emma Corrin turned it out (in my opinion) as a young Diana on the latest season of The Crown, it was like… your move, K. Stew. Well, today the producers released their first image of Kirsten as Lady Di in Spencer, and it’s not terrible!