January 14, 2008
A year ago this past Saturday, we asked who you thought would play Kurt Cobain in Courtney Love's planned Kurt Cobain biopic. And the consensus was: there was no consensus. But in hindsight, it seems commenter cherries knew a little something the rest of us didn't:
itll be leonardo or ryan gosling, ive heard alot abou tthis project and its not some little movie , its now at a major studio the biggest one, and is recieiving a list attention from the ceo and cfo of the studio- it snot some scramble- its already fasttracked and greenlit.
That was 1/12/07. On 1/12/08, the
Mirror ran an item quoting a C. Love friend, who says Court has indeed "lined up Oscar-nominated Ryan Gosling to play husband Kurt," along with citing Love's not-at-all-vain belief that she should be portrayed by Scarlett Johansson. Which is all good as long as Scarlett doesn't pick up Courtney's method-acting habits; it's been 21 years since
Sid And Nancy and
still she's acting like Nancy Spungen's junkie friend. That's dedication to craft.
Of course none of this is confirmed until pen is put to paper, although the Courtney-friend says a contract is already in the mail to Johansson). So for now, you may fairly consider this an opportunity for us to run these pictures of the pretty people.
Looking at that picture of Scarlett, all we can think is "golden globes." On somewhat that note, congrats EdVed, Liz Lemon, female-version-of-Dylan, animated-rat-version-of-Patton-Oswalt. Don't know how you did it, Duchovny. Guess we should be watching Mad Men?
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Tags: Courtney Love | Kurt Cobain | Nirvana | Ryan Gosling | Scarlett Johansson
latest by SubPoop
August 21, 2007
Fox Searchlight Pictures is set to bring the dramatic life and times of Christopher Wallace aka the Notorious B.I.G. to the silver screen, calling the biopic Notorious and enlisting B.I.G.'s mom Voletta Wallace as producer. And director George Tillman Jr. (Soul Food, Men Of Honor) is looking for a few good men (or women, why not) to audition for the yet-to-be-cast title role. That could be you! If you've got the stature 'n' flow, submit your audition tapes at biggiecasting.com, and size up the competition thus far at foxsearchlight.com/RUBIG. (Apparently freestyling is part of the audition process -- and apparently, most candidates so far are very not good at freestyling.)
As always, and even though they're looking for an unknown, we figured we'd conduct the informal casting process here and allow Fox Searchlight to cherry pick at their pleasure. Think we have just the person...
CONTINUE READING CASTING COUCH: THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G....
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latest by mobetta
May 7, 2007
Reports out of the UK have Amy Winehouse all but confirmed to play the next Bond girl in the yet-to-be-filmed sequel to Casino Royale. And as we know, this sort of rumor is always true! So, get excited. The story's source told Britain's News Of The World:
She's perfect for the role because she's the embodiment of the retro glamor of the original movies.
The source went on, "Ya know
they used to name drinks after Bond girls, right? This is all about bringing that back. You know, the glamor." Anyway, she's gonna need a good Bond girl name. Whatcha got?
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Tags: Amy Winehouse | James Bond
latest by abe
May 4, 2007
Sacha Baron Cohen has reportedly been tapped to play flamboyant Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in an upcoming biopic to be produced by Robert DeNiro. (We hear Johnny Depp was the previous frontrunner.) This bit of casting news makes us giddy. But frankly, we don't see the resemblance.
Now is the time when you suggest titles for this movie! Queen song title x Borat reference ... let's hear 'em.
UPDATE: Not.
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Tags: Borat | Freddie Mercury | Queen | Sacha Baron Cohen
latest by Lenny
April 20, 2007
Via Variety
The '70s teenage band the Runaways has a new gig. Producers Art and John Linson will be bringing their rough and tumble coming-of-age story to the bigscreen in Neon Angels.
Floria Sigismondi, who directed videos for David Bowie, the White Stripes and Marilyn Manson, will write and direct the drama about girls brought together by Kim Fowley, creating a band that would set the stage for girl groups like the Go-Go's and the Bangles.
Art Linson is financing the film privately so he can make it as edgy and R-rated as possible. The article says the producers purchased the rights to "tell the stories of members Joan Jett, Cherie Currie and the late Sandy West." No Lita Ford? Let's hear your best suggestions for casting (you can include Lita). No Donnas please!
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Tags: Joan Jett | Lita Ford | The Runaways
latest by Geshtoinka Schmidt
February 15, 2007
Hang on to your Grammys: The Best New Artist of 1990 is getting the long-overdue biopic treatment. Via Reuters:
The project will be written and directed for the General Electric Co.-controlled studio by Jeff Nathanson, who previously wrote the
Leonardo DiCaprio crime caper Catch Me If You Can. He has secured the cooperation of Milli Vanilli alumnus Fabrice Morvan, who has been pursuing a comeback for years, as well as the estate of his colleague, Rob Pilatus, who died of a drug overdose in 1998.
"I've always been fascinated by the notion of fakes and frauds, and in this case, you had guys who pulled off the ultimate con, selling 30 million singles and 11 million albums and then becoming the biggest laughing-stocks of pop entertainment," the paper quoted Nathanson as saying.
Bank on revisionists finding new merit in the group's once-ubiquitous radio hits, sending the film soundtrack to #1. If only Rob could see it! Who do you see playing the dreaded duo? The title has gotta be
Blame It On The Rain, but let us know if you've got something better in mind. Times got tough for Rob and Fab, but this is how we'll always remember 'em.
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latest by Lili
January 12, 2007
Get ready for the first authorized film covering the fascinating story of the grunge icon. But be patient; Courtney Love's at the helm. Access Hollywood reports (via Whitney):
Love has acquired the rights to Heavier Than Heaven, author Charles Cross' biography on the late grunge singer, a source close to the star told Access. According to our source, several studios are in discussions with Love to bring the book to the big screen.
The rocker also confirmed the project is "in an embryonic stage," with a post on a Courtney Love fansite MoonwashedRose.com. "[It] has no script and no director attached, let alone stars," she added.
Cool Court, you take care of those 1200 resolutions, we'll handle the casting for ya. Whom do yo guys see fit to portray the life and hurt of Kurt? And since Cobain and Pat Smear go together like peanut butter and heroin, thought we'd ask about the upcoming Germs biopic What We Do Is Secret (via NME):
Former Nirvana and Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear is to act as musical director of new film which tells the story of his former band and US punk legends The Germs.
The Germs were a massive influence the likes of Green Day and the movie focuses on the life of singer Darby Crash.
According to the film's MySpace page, the movie, to be called 'What We Do Is Secret', will show "the birth of punk rock in Hollywood and the rise of hardcore".
So while we have you guys making casting calls, what do you think about
Once And Again and
ER star Shane West playing Darby Crash in the Germs biopic? We're not suggesting, we're reporting! Got someone better in mind? We hope so. Also,
you Mastodon-hating fans of The Bronx will be psyched to know they're in the flick as Black Flag. Double-hardcore score.
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Tags: Courtney Love | Nirvana | The Bronx
latest by Color Coded Fear
December 28, 2006
The Godfather Of Soul may have terrorized his last concert stage, but his dramatic life and times will live on in celluloid, courtesy of a Spike Lee-directed, Brian Grazer-produced biopic. This from Variety:
Brown was an active part of the development of the biopic project. The singer met with Baigelman, and gave the Butterworth brothers access to his camp. Brown's longtime sideman Bobby Byrd also was interviewed for two days by the Butterworth duo. The rights package includes Brown's life rights, and also access to all his music rights.
"Like everybody, I was surprised and saddened that James Brown died," Grazer said Tuesday. "Having known him well, and after spending lots of time with him and researching his life, it's somehow not surprising that he died on Christmas Day. He was the ultimate showman, all the way to the end."
True. Anyway, seems everyone is getting in on the "who to cast" guessing game.
Page Six calls Usher an early fave to play JB and reports that Fergie wants to play one of Brown's wives. But James's career spanned 53 years, so whomever they choose to play the man best have some range. Give us your best guess as to the actor best fit to take on the legend -- and yeah Don Cheadle is awesome, but creative casting is even better! And for bonus points, riddle us this: Elvis's home became Graceland; should JB's
become SoulLand?
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