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Julie Delpy Will Direct Joe Strummer Biopic

Yesterday NYMag reported that Julie Delpy, director of Beyond Sunrise and Beyond Sunset, has signed on to direct The Right Profile, the upcoming biopic about The Clash frontman Joe Strummer. Delpy's involvement comes after a two-year period of relative inactivity since the relative failure of her last film The Countess.  read more

Liam Gallagher Wants To Make Oasis Biopic?

Liam Gallagher has revealed plans to make a film about Oasis to The Sun. The Beady Eye frontman claimed he wanted to provide fans with all of the dirty details and exploitation of the band.  read more

John Singleton Signs On To Direct Tupac Biopic

Tupac Shakur continues to be one of the most profitable men in show business even 15 years after his death. Tracks recorded before his murder have since been released to create chart-topping albums, a documentary film premiered in 2003 and script he penned in 1995 is in talks to be made sometime in the near future.  read more

Justin Timberlake to Star as '70s Record Producer

Instead of actually making music, Justin Timberlake will star in a film about making music. The Social Network actor and more importantly “SexyBack” singer will star as Neil Bogart in a biopic about the founder of Casablanca Records life in the 1970s.  read more

Toast

If one were to rate the film Toast by culinary standards, it would score much the same as the subject himself—not Michelin-starred, but entertaining, straightforward and delicious....  read more

Glen Campbell Biopic in the Works

Glen Campbell may be best known for his hit “Rhinestone Cowboy,” but the country pop singer has had a more extensive career than a few hits. He has worked with artists such as the Monkees, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. He also toured with the Beach Boys in place of Brian Wilson and recorded on the famed Pet Sounds.  read more

Lisa Frank Gets a Biopic

Every artist has to struggle for his or her work. And Lisa Frank—the artist behind vivid, loud images of unicorns jumping over rainbows and penguins locked in an embrace—is no exception. The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater has given Frank a biopic that details the school-supply artist’s success story. The piece covers Frank’s struggle through art school, her discovery of the school folder as a canvas for art, her quest for creative freedom, and the task of beating Ed Hardy in folder sales. Frank’s rise to fame through UCBT is an emotional, inspiring tale that may be best summarized by the...  read more

Phil Spector Biopic in Production

Directed by David Mamet and starring Al Pacino, the controversial HBO Phil Spector biopic has started production....  read more

Andre 3000 to Play Jimi Hendrix in Biopic?

Outkast’s Andre 3000 is reportedly in talks to play the guitar god in a new biopic....  read more

The Twilight Zone's Rod Serling Biopic Announced

A biopic about Rod Serling, creator of classic series The Twilight Zone, has been announced, according to Digital Spy....  read more