Steve Jobs Biopic Stamped with Aug. 16 Release
After a slight setback, JOBS is finally hitting theaters later this summer. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsAnton Corbijn to Direct James Dean Biopic
The new biopic will be a snapshot in the life of James Dean before his breakout role in 1955’s East of Eden. Dean’s fast friendship with Life Magazine photographer Dennis Stock started when Stock was assigned to photograph the budding actor. The pair traveled from L.A. to New York and then on to Indiana, with Stock capturing stills of the frowning actor along the way. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsHemingway & Gellhorn
For any filmmaker, dramatizing the life and times of a well-known and highly documented individual frequently stands as a no-win situation. Change too much and people will question your ethics as a storyteller. Change nothing are you are left with the alienating chaos of real life.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsAaron Sorkin Reveals Unconventional Plan for Steve Jobs Biopic
The film will consist of just three 30-minute scenes that unravel in real time, all backstage before product launches read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWatch the Trailer for Greetings from Tim Buckley
Penn Badgley will step into Jeff Buckley’s shoes for his role in Greetings from Tim Buckley. The film chronicles a story of Jeff Buckley as he prepares to perform at a tribute concert for his father, Tim. He meets a young woman, played by Imogen Poots, who helps him come to terms with issues with his father.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsNina Arianda Joins Cast of Janis Joplin Biopic
Pink, Zooey Deschanel and even fictitious Jenna Maroney from 30 Rock has been considered to portray the troubled, unfortunate 27-club member, Janis Joplin. Tony Award-Winner Nina Arianda is now expected to tackle the role while Martha Marcy May Marlene’s Sean Durkin is set to direct.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsMembers of Wu-Tang Clan Could Appear in Ol’ Dirty Bastard Biopic
UPDATE: Management for both GZA and Raekwon confirmed that they will not be involved in the biopic, but there’s still no word from other members of the Wu-Tang Clan. In the upcoming biopic about the late rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard, the Wu-Tang Clan will play themselves alongside The Wire’s Michael K Williams, who will play the lead role. Williams told New York Daily News that the producers had no desire to cast actors to play the Wu-Tang Clan.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSee Pictures of André 3000 as Jimi Hendrix in Upcoming Biopic
Pictures have surfaced of André 3000 in costume as Jimi Hendrix, and the resemblance to the late ’60s guitar god is uncanny.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsAaron Sorkin to Write Steve Jobs Biopic
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is expected to write a movie based on Walter Isaacson’s best-selling biography of late Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs, Reuters reported.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsThe Lady
For 24 years, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has opposed Burma’s oppressive military regime and advocated for true democracy for her people—at great personal cost, including 15 years of house arrest and years of separation from her English husband and two sons. With Malaysian-Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh in the title role, Luc Besson’s The Lady illuminates the contemporary politics of this Southeast Asian country through the filter of an epic love story between the heiress of a Burmese political dynasty and an Oxford professor of Tibetan and Himalayan studies.... read more
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