"It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood," indeed. A biopic about the late children's-TV icon Fred Rogers, better known as simply Mr. Rogers of Mr. Rogers'... E! Online (US) - Movie News … [Read more...]
Reese Witherspoon Snapped on Set, While Stevie Nicks Says Oscar Winner Is “Almost Too Old” to Play Her in Biopic
April 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Reese Witherspoon may have missed her chance to play Stevie Nicks on the big screen. Despite being a fan of the 37-year-old Oscar winner, Nicks says Witherspoon's years to play her... E! Online (US) - Movie News … [Read more...]
Can ‘The Kind Of Scotland’ Resuscitate Richard Pryor Biopic?
March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Best Movies Ever Entertainment News Curt JohnsonIt seems like an Eddie Murphy or Chris Rock biopic will make it to the big screen before the very very long gestating Richard Pryor one will. Now The Kind Of Scotland star Forest Whitaker is taking over the project just as a documentary about the larger than life comic genius hitsCan ‘The Kind Of Scotland’ Resuscitate Richard Pryor … [Read more...]
‘Grace of Monaco’ and Mandela Biopic ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ Acquired by Weinsteins
February 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Weinstein Company-backed Best Picture nominees Silver Linings Playbook and Django Unchained walked away with three Oscars between the two of them at the 2013 Oscars ceremony, after grossing over $ 500 million in theaters worldwide combined. It goes to show: few people currently working in Hollywood are better at picking AND selling Academy Award-baiting fare than Harvey and Bob … [Read more...]
Johnny Depp Joins Whitey Bulger Biopic ‘Black Mass’
February 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Those hoping Johnny Depp breaks from working with director Tim Burton after the underwhelming Dark Shadows – and recovers from Jack Sparrow fatigue in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – can rejoice, as the actor takes on the Tonto mantle in Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger (though, controversy surrounding the expensive western blockbuster leaves the final outcome … [Read more...]
‘Tupac’ Biopic Lands a New Screenwriter
January 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
It’s been a long while since we’ve received an update on the in-development Tupac Shakur biopic. Last year, the project issued an open casting call to find an actor capable of invoking the essence of the iconic rapper, but we’ve seen little movement since then. The film – titled simply Tupac – had already snagged Academy Award-nominated duo Stephen J. Rivele and Chris … [Read more...]
Pacino & Brian De Palma Re-Teaming for Joe Paterno Biopic ‘Happy Valley’
January 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We first heard that Al Pacino would be playing the late Joe Paterno in an upcoming biopic last fall, when Joe Posnanski, the author of the New York Times best-selling biography Paterno, was shopping around a package deal that included the book and Pacino attached for the lead role. Now we are learning that Posnanski found a buyer during these last few months, and it appears the project is … [Read more...]
Nicole Kidman’s Grace of Monaco: Prince Albert Blasts Grace Kelly Biopic for “Historical Untruths”
January 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Prince Albert of Monaco has a bone to pick with Grace of Monaco. The late Grace Kelly's son, along with Monaco's royal family, has come out swinging against the upcoming biopic... E! Online (US) - Movie News … [Read more...]
Naomi Watts Talks Princess Diana Biopic: Hasn’t Met the Royals, Calls Role “High Pressure” on Ellen
December 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Naomi Watts may make a picture-perfect Princess Diana, but portraying the late icon requires more than simply looking the part. In this case, the Oscar-nominated actress did extensive research for... E! Online (US) - Movie News … [Read more...]
See Michael Douglas and Matt Damon’s Photos for HBO Liberace Biopic Behind the Candelabra
December 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Michael Douglas, is that you under all that glam? In new photos from HBO's biopic Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace, the Oscar winner appears to have gone all out to play... E! Online (US) - Movie News … [Read more...]
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