We knew John Travolta was a “Dancing Machine,” but who knew the Brooklyn native also had the stuff to be a “Dapper Don?” Tinseltown producer Marty Ingels has revealed that the Pulp Fiction star will play John Gotti in the film, TMZ.com said Tuesday. James Franco, who earned a Best Actor Oscar nod for his [...]
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James Franco Kate Hudson Linda Lovelace Biopic?
January 25th, 2011 |
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James Franco and pregnant starlet Kate Hudson are in talks to appear in a biopic about troubled porn icon Linda Lovelace. Franco — who earlier today was announced as a contender for the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of climber Aron Ralston in the adventure drama 127 Hours — has been offered the role [...]
Anthony Hopkins Alfred Hitchcock Biopic
January 25th, 2011 |
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In what seems like a casting call made in Heaven, Sir Anthony Hopkins is in talks to portray legendary The Birds director Alfred Hitchcock on the big screen, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Hopkins is being courted to play the portly Master of Suspense in Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, an adaptation of [...]
Lydia Hearst Cast In Lindsay Lohan Parody Biopic “Dogs In Pocketbooksâ€
December 27th, 2010 |
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The Life & Times of Lindsay Lohan is about to get the parody treatment…on The Big Screen The screen starlet, whose scrapes with the law and five stints in rehab have been the subject of numerous porn spoofs, is abou tbe parodied on film in the form of the upcoming comedy Dogs in Pocketbooks, a [...]
George Clooney DeLorean Biopic
December 13th, 2010 |
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George Clooney is in talks to play John DeLorean in an upcoming biopic based on the life of the flamboyant car manufacturer. The Oscar-nominated heartthrob is being courted to play the man who created the famous DMC-12 gull-wing cars made famous by the Back to the Future trilogy of the 1980s, The Daily Express has [...]
Daniel Day-Lewis Abe Lincoln Biopic
November 22nd, 2010 |
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Two-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis will star as America’s 16th president Abraham Lincoln in the Steven Spielberg-directed flick Lincoln, we’ve learned. The announcement came Friday, the 147th anniversary of Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address. Based on Team of Rivals, the 2005 best-selling book from Doris Kearns Goodwin, Lincoln follows the historic leader — the first US [...]
Malin Akerman To Replace Lindsay Lohan In Porn Biopic
November 22nd, 2010 |
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Lindsay Lohan’s troubles have cost the star a film role. Deadline Hollywood reports that Watchman actress Malin Akerman will take over the role of pornstar Linda Lovelace in the biopic about her life now that Lindsay is out. After a summer of legal woes and a fall in drug rehab, LiLo was dropped from the [...]
Lindsay Lohan Dropped From Linda Lovelace Biopic “Infernoâ€
November 20th, 2010 |
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Well, they’ll be no big screen “Deep Throating” for scandal-stained starlet Lindsay Lohan. The repeat rehabber’s already troubled career has been dealt another devastating blow after the announcement that producers of an upcoming biopic about late adult film actress Linda Lovelace dropped Lohan from the lead role. Inferno director Matthew Wilder has stood by Lindsay [...]
LiLo seeking work pass from rehab for porn star biopic: Director
November 12th, 2010 |
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It seems troubled actress Lindsay Lohan is eager to start her work on the upcoming biopic, ‘Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story’. According to director Matthew Wilde, the ‘Mean Girls’ star is “working on getting a work pass” from rehab in order to start developing her role as “Deep Throat” porn star Linda Lovelace in the [...]
Chess Records Biopic Robert Randolph, Keb’ Mo’
March 18th, 2010 |
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OPENS APRIL 9 IN NEW YORK CITY
Who Do You Love is the new film about Leonard and Phil Chess, legendary founders of Chess Records. The film opens in theaters beginning April 9 in NYC and stars Robert Randolph (as Bo Diddley), Keb’ Mo’, Raheem DeVaughn, Ryan Shaw and Alessandro Nivola (as Leonard Chess). Who Do You Love features authentic musical performances (all of the music was recorded and performed by the artists themselves) and a score full of Chess hits including Muddy Waters’ “Stuff You Gotta Watch,” Etta James’ “At Last” and Bo Diddley’s “Who Do You Love.” The film presents an intimate look at the rise of the label and the strain it placed on Leonard Chess’ family.
Current Who Do You Love Opening Dates
April 9
Village East – New York, NY
Clearview 1st & 62nd – New York, NY
National Black Theater – Harlem (NYC), NY
April 16
Laemmle Sunset 5 – Los Angeles, CA
Laemmle Monica 4 – Santa Monica, CA
Laemmle Pasadena Playhouse – Pasadena, CA
April 30
Landmark Century Centre – Chicago, IL
Jordan wants Julia Roberts to play her in biopic
July 28th, 2009 |
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Katie Price a.k.a Jordan has picked Julia Roberts to play her in a film based on her life – because they have had similar hairdos.
Price, who is releasing her fourth autobiography later this year, revealed that it was after watching Roberts” Oscar-winning performance in the film Erin Brockovich that made her chose the stunning Hollywood [...]
Bruce Lee’s siblings planning biopic on him
July 22nd, 2009 |
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A biopic on late martial-arts legend Bruce Lee is being planned by his brother and sister and Chinese officials.
According to Chinese website Zhejiang, Bruce’s brother Robert Lee will produce the biopic, and his sister Phoebe Lee “will also helpâ€, reports Contactmusic.
Last year, a 40-part TV series about Lee had been aired in China, but it [...]
Daniel Radcliffe â€to play slain photojournalist in biopicâ€
July 18th, 2009 |
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Daniel Radcliffe is set to play a celebrated photojournalist who was killed in Somalia.
The 19-year-old, who finishes shooting on the boy wizard franchise next year, is determined to take the part close to his heart.
He will play the role of British journalist Dan Eldon, who was battered to death in 1993, reports Contactmusic.
Radcliffe says, [...]