Biopic News
Aaron Sorkin Reveals Unique Story Structure for Steve Jobs Biopic; Film Will Be Made Up of Three 30-Minute Scenes
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Much interest has surrounded Sony’s biopic of the late innovator Steve Jobs, but it now looks like we have a clear idea of what to expect when the film eventually hits theaters. The Oscar-winning The Social Network scribe Aaron Sorkin has been tasked with crafting the screenplay for the adaptation of Walter Isaacson’s biography Steve Jobs, and he previously revealed that his film won’t be a straight biography “because it’s very difficult to shake the cradle-to-grave structure of a biography.”
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John Cusack Developing Rush Limbaugh Biopic (Report)
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The star of "Say Anything" and "Being John Malkovich" would play the controversial radio host in the movie, according to the AP.
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AFM 2012: Colin Firth, Michael Fassbender Set for 'Genius'
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The movie charts the real-life relationship between Thomas Wolfe and renowned editor Max Perkins.
28 weeks 6 days ago via jetli
Benedict Cumberbatch to Star in Beatles Manager Biopic (Exclusive)
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Tom Hanks and his Playtone partner Gary Goetzman are producing the project, which will be helmed by Cumberbatch's "Sherlock" director Paul McGuigan.
29 weeks 1 day ago via donnieyen
AFM 2012: Paul Giamatti, Billy Bob Thornton, Jacki Weaver Boarding JFK Pic 'Parkland'
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Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are producing the film, which is timed to the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John K. Kennedy.
29 weeks 1 day ago via theothersenhman
‘The Help’s Tate Taylor and Mick Jagger Join Brian Grazer On James Brown Biopic
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EXCLUSIVE: Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer has bolstered his long desire to turn James Brown’s life story into a feature film. Tate Taylor, who adapted and made his helming debut on The Help, is in negotiations to direct the untitled project. Another musical icon, Mike Jagger, has joined Grazer as producer.
30 weeks 2 days ago via brucelee
Janis Joplin Biopic Starring Amy Adams Back On, Lee Daniels To Direct
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The year was 2010, and at the time Amy Adams was attached to play famed rocker Janis Joplin with "City Of God" helmer Fernando Meirelles to helm. Or that was at least the plan. And then there was nothing heard again about a biopic until earlier this year when "Martha Marcy May Marlene" helmer Sean Durkin signed up for "Joplin" with Nina Arianda in the lead role.
31 weeks 1 day ago via donnieyen
Maven Pictures To Adapt Rudolph Nureyev Bio 'Dancer'
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Maven Films are bringing the ballet of Rudolph Nureyev to the big screen with an adaptation of Dancer. The film is based on the 2003 best selling novel of the same name by Colum McCann. Maven’s Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray will be producing, along with Davide Azzolini. While not a straight forward biography, Dancer tells the story of Nureyev, who died in 1992, from a young boy to the height of his international fame both on and off the stage in the 1970s.
46 weeks 2 days ago via theothersenhman
Untitled Josh Hamilton biopic
Posted June 26th, 2012 by Binh Ngo
Movie about the ups and downs of Major League Baseball player Josh Hamilton.







