#Biopic
Daisy Edgar-Jones To Star as Carole King in Lisa Cholodenko’s “Beautiful”
Daisy Edgar-Jones will “Feel the Earth Move” with her lead role as the Carole King in Sony’s “Beautiful.” Variety reports that the musical biopic of the legendary singer-songwriter will be...
Pick of the Day: “The Silent Twins”
“The Silent Twins” is hardly your everyday biopic. From director Agnieszka Smoczyńska (“The Lure”) and screenwriter Andrea Seigel (“Laggies”), and based on the...
TIFF 2022 Women Directors: Meet Frances O’Connor -“Emily”
Frances O’Connor is an Australian-English actress living in London who is best known for her film roles in “Mansfield Park” and “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Her TV...
Gigi Saul Guerrero Set to Direct Biopic of Singer Jenni Rivera
A long-gestating biopic about Mexican American singer Jenni Rivera has finally found its director. Gigi Saul Guerrero, who has been developing the pic with screenwriter Shane McKenzie, has now also...
Sally El Hosaini’s “The Swimmers” Will Be TIFF 2022’s Opening Night Gala Presentation
This year’s edition of the Toronto International Film Festival will kick off with Sally El Hosaini’s depiction of Olympian Yusra Mardini and her sister Sara’s heroic swim from...
Gemma Chan to Portray Anna May Wong in Biopic of the Trailblazing Actress
Gemma Chan is set to pay tribute to another actress. Following roles in blockbusters including “Eternals,” “Captain Marvel,” and “Crazy Rich Asians,” Chan will...
Biopic About Olympic Boxer Nicola Adams Set at Lionsgate, Helena Coan to Direct
Today in It’s About Time news: the first woman to secure the Commonwealth, European, World, and Olympic boxing titles is getting a biopic. “Hear Me Roar,” a coming-of-age story...
SXSW 2022 Women Directors: Meet Vasilisa Kuzmina – “Nika”
Born in Moscow, Vasilisa Kuzmina is a young Russian filmmaker and scriptwriter. After getting a B.F.A. in acting at the Moscow Drama School, Kuzmina debuted as a film director with the web series...
Francesca Gregorini to Direct Anna Nicole Smith Biopic “Hurricana”
Last month, news broke that Ursula Macfarlane is working on a documentary about Anna Nicole Smith. Now there’s word that another story about the late model is on the way, also from a woman...
Mary Shelley Biopic “Mary’s Monster” in the Works
Another Mary Shelley biopic is on the way. “The Great’s” Elle Fanning played the “Frankenstein” author in Haifaa Al-Mansour’s “Mary Shelley,” released...
Susan McMartin and Julia Fox Team Up for Pic About Hollywood Hairdresser Carrie White
The First Lady of Hairdressing is getting a biopic. Atmosphere Entertainment has acquired the rights to “Upper Cut: Highlights of My Hollywood Life,” Carrie White’s bestselling...
Trailer Watch: Kristen Stewart Enters the Oscar Race with Her Portrayal of Lady Di in “Spencer”
Told to “stand very still and smile a lot,” Kristen Stewart begins to crumble under mounting pressure at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate in a new trailer for “Spencer,” a...
Kasi Lemmons to Direct Whitney Houston Biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” Naomi Ackie to Star
Just a few weeks after the Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” hit theaters there’s word that another female music icon is getting her own feature film. “Harriet” and...
Teaser Watch: Kristen Stewart Tells Princess Diana’s Story in “Spencer”
Kristen Stewart follows on the heels of Emma Corrin’s Emmy-nominated portrayal of Princess Diana in “The Crown” with “Spencer,” a biopic of the late royal. The film...
Jennifer Lawrence Set to Play Agent Sue Mengers, Spurring a Bidding War
One of the most acclaimed on-screen talents of her generation is set to pay tribute to a Hollywood legend who made her name behind the scenes. Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence is leading a highly...
Whoopi Goldberg & Danielle Deadwyler to Star in Chinonye Chukwu’s Mamie Till-Mobley Biopic
Whoopi Goldberg and Danielle Deadwyler (“Watchmen”) have joined the cast of Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till,” which follows Mamie Till-Mobley in the aftermath of the murder of...
Tiffany Haddish Will Topline and Produce Biopic of Olympic Runner Florence Griffith Joyner
Tiffany Haddish is taking inspiration from Olympic history for her next role. The “Girls Trip” breakout will leave her competition in the dust in an as-yet untitled biopic about track and...
Fallon Fox, the First Openly Trans MMA Fighter, Is Getting a Biopic
A biopic about Fallon Fox, the first openly trans MMA fighter, is in development at Mark Gordon Pictures. The groundbreaking athlete will consult on the project and spouses Allison Glock-Cooper and T...
Pick of the Day: “Genius: Aretha”
Get ready to play “Chain of Fools” on repeat. The latest installment of National Geographic’s anthology series, “Genius,” focuses on Aretha Franklin. Star of stage and...
“The Act’s” Michelle Dean to Write Sunny Jacobs Biopic “Stolen Time” for Amblin Partners
Michelle Dean is bringing another shocking true story to the screen. “The Act” co-creator, writer, and exec producer will pen “Stolen Time,” Amblin Partners’ biopic...
Patricia Clarkson Will Topline Rachel Feldman’s Lilly Ledbetter Biopic
Rachel Feldman’s political thriller about fair pay whistleblower and activist Lilly Ledbetter has found its leading lady. Patricia Clarkson will take on the titular character in...
Civil Rights Activist Fannie Lou Hamer Is Getting a Biopic
Another Fannie Lou Hamer project is on the way. A few months ago, it was announced that Alfre Woodard would play the civil rights activist in a limited series, and now there’s word that a film...
Pamela B. Green Developing Biopic About First Female Filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché
Pamela B. Green is working on another Alice Guy-Blaché project. Green, the co-writer-director-producer of documentary “Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché,” is in early...
Daisy Ridley Will Play Trailblazing Swimmer Gertrude Ederle in Disney+’s “Young Woman and the Sea”
Daisy Ridley may be trading in her light saber for a swim cap and goggles. The “Star Wars” actress is in negotiations to topline “Young Woman and the Sea,” a biopic about...
Trailer Watch: Wendy Williams Tells It Like It Is In Her Lifetime Biopic
“I am here to stay. Wendy Williams is not going anywhere. I’m going to come in like a hurricane,” says Wendy Williams (Ciera Payton, “The Oval”) in a new trailer for...
Cynthia Erivo to Topline and Produce Biopic About African Princess Sarah Forbes Bonetta
Cynthia Erivo is set to portray yet another real-life trailblazer. The star of “Harriet” and the forthcoming “Genius: Aretha” has signed on to topline a biopic about Sarah...
Angelina Jolie Will Direct Biopic About War Photographer Don McCullin
Angelina Jolie has lined up her next project. The Oscar-winning actress, whose last directorial effort, Khmer Rouge drama “First They Killed My Father,” received a Golden Globe nod, will...
Danai Gurira, Cherien Dabis, and Stephanie Allain Team Up for “The Fighting Shirley Chisholm”
No stranger to kicking ass in the Marvel universe and on “The Walking Dead,” Danai Gurira is set to portray a real-life hero. The Hollywood Reporter confirms she will topline “The...
American Black Film Fest 2020 Women Directors: Meet Funmi Holder – “Efunsetan Aniwura”
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Funmi Holder has acted in over 25 movies since she made her debut in the Nigerian film industry. Her big break came in 2010, when she took the role of Amaka Okoh in the...
Julie Taymor’s “The Glorias” Will Debut on Amazon Prime Video
COVID-19 has affected the theatrical release of Julie Taymor’s “The Glorias,” but we’ll still get to see the Gloria Steinem biopic before the election. Deadline reports the...
Civil Rights Leader and Minnesota’s First Black Female Attorney Lena O. Smith Is Getting a Biopic
Lena O. Smith, a civil rights leader and trailblazing lawyer, will soon be getting her own feature film. A biopic about Smith, the first African American woman attorney to be licensed in Minnesota,...
Josephine Baker Series in Development at Studiocanal
A show about Jazz Age icon and civil rights activist Josephine Baker could soon be dancing its way to the screen. Studiocanal, CPB Films, and Leyland Films are developing “a high-end...
Watch: Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, & Missy Elliott on “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel”
Some of hip-hop’s biggest icons have teamed up for a biopic celebrating other trailblazing women in music. Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, and Missy Elliott joined forces with Holly Carter to...
Trailer Watch: Kristen Stewart Is an Activist and Actress Under Siege in “Seberg”
Who is Jean Seberg? A new trailer for a biopic about the controversial French New Wave star asks that very question. Based on true events, the pic is set in the ’60s and sees Kristen Stewart...
Haifaa Al Mansour to Direct Stephanie Shirley Biopic “Let It Go”
Haifaa Al Mansour is set to direct another biopic about a trailblazing woman. Deadline reports that the “Mary Shelley” helmer has signed on to step behind the camera for “Let It...
Lucy Boynton to Topline Marianne Faithfull Biopic
Lucy Boynton is stepping up to the mic. Best known for playing the love interest of musicians in Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” and coming-of-age pic “Sing...
Jill Soloway Is Heading to Space with Sally Ride Biopic
“Transparent’s” musical series finale dropped less than a month ago, but its Emmy-winning creator, writer, director, and exec producer Jill Soloway is showing no signs of slowing...
May el-Toukhy Will Direct Isak Dinesen Biopic “The Lioness”
Earlier this year, news broke that a biopic about “Out of Africa” writer Karen Blixen, who published under the pseudonym Isak Dinesen, was in the works. Now the project has lined up a...
Teaser Watch: Rosamund Pike Plays Trailblazer Marie Curie in Marjane Satrapi’s “Radioactive”
“Science is changing, and the very people who are running science believe the world is flat. I’m going to prove them wrong,” says Rosamund Pike in a new teaser for Marjane...
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Alma Har’el – “Honey Boy”
Alma Har’el is a film and music video director, best known for her documentaries “Love True” and “Bombay Beach,” the latter of which was awarded the top prize at the 2011 Tribeca Film...
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Kasi Lemmons – “Harriet”
Kasi Lemmons is an award-winning director, writer, actress, and professor. Her acclaimed 1997 feature directorial debut, “Eve’s Bayou,” received the Independent Spirit Award for Best First...
TIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Unjoo Moon – “I Am Woman”
Born in South Korea and raised in Australia, Unjoo Moon has directed and produced many award winning short films, music videos, commercials, and documentaries which have screened internationally at...
Eva Longoria Bringing the Story Behind Flamin’ Hot Cheetos to the Big Screen
Eva Longoria is bringing Richard Montanez’s life story to the big screen. You may not recognize his name, but you’re familiar with the deliciously spicy fruits of his labor: Montanez...
Biopic About Activist Diane Latiker in the Works
The inspirational story of activist and Kids Off the Block founder Diane Latiker is on its way to the big screen. According to Deadline, feature “The Power of One: The Diane Latiker...
Trailer Watch: Renée Zellweger Revisits the Final Months of Judy Garland’s Life in “Judy”
“Judy” doesn’t hit theaters until September 27, but Renée Zellweger just took a big leap in the Oscar race thanks to a newly released trailer for the Judy Garland...
Cannes: Ashley Judd to Topline Biopic of Singer and Anti-Gay Activist Anita Bryant
Besides her Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated work as an actress, Ashley Judd is known for her progressive political activism, which includes furthering the rights of girls and women worldwide and...
Sally El Hosaini Will Direct Yusra Mardini Biopic “The Swimmers”
Sally El Hosaini is bringing Olympian swimmer and Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini’s story to the big screen. Screen Daily confirms El Hosaini is directing “The Swimmers,” a biopic...
Keesha Sharp to Topline and Produce Eartha Kitt Biopic
Perhaps best known for playing district attorney Trish Murtaugh on Fox’s “Lethal Weapon,” Keesha Sharp is stepping into Catwoman’s shoes for a new project. The actress has...
Amy Winehouse Biopic in the Works from Alison Owen and Debra Hayward’s Monumental Pictures
An Amy Winehouse biopic is on the way thanks to “Harlots” executive producers Alison Owen and Debra Hayward. Their production outfit, Monumental Pictures, signed a deal with the family of...
Michelle Williams to Portray Astronaut and Teacher Christa McAuliffe in “The Challenger”
It’s a big week for Michelle Williams. The four-time Oscar nominee’s first foray into the superhero genre, “Venom,” hits theaters this Friday, and she just signed on to...
TIFF 2018 Women Directors: Meet Nandita Das — “Manto”
Nandita Das has acted in more than 40 feature films in 10 different languages. She made her directorial debut with 2008’s “Firaaq.” Das also acted, wrote, and directed the 2012 play...