Jessica Watson’s memoir True Spirit is being made into a Netflix biopic after she became the youngest person to sail around the world solo at 16 By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:06 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 06:11 BST, 16 July 2020 In 2009, Jessica Watson became the youngest person to … Read more
Chris Hemsworth says he will undergo his biggest physical transformation yet to play Hulk Hogan in biopic – and vows to be BIGGER than he was in Thor By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:03 BST, 5 July 2020 | Updated: 01:04 BST, 5 July 2020 He’s set to play 80s wrestling legend … Read more
After donning a cape and tights as the superhero Shazam! last year, Zachary Levi will hit the gridiron to play one of the NFL’s most inspiring quarterbacks, Kurt Warner. The 39-year-old actor has signed on to star as Super Bowl champion Kurt Warner in American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story for Lionsgate, according to Variety. … Read more
Jennifer Hudson has taken on the role of a lifetime, portraying the inimitable Aretha Franklin in the first trailer for the upcoming biopic Respect. Hudson, who won an Oscar for her first ever movie role in Dreamgirls, may be eyeing Oscar gold once again for her powerful performance in Respect. The film from director Liesl … Read more
Kate Winslet has been announced as the star of a new biopic about Vogue cover model-turned-war correspondent Lee Miller. The film, called Lee, will follow the life and experiences of the photojournalist as she travels to the frontline of World War II and tries to expose the horrific truths of the Nazis. Throughout her journey … Read more
Richard Williams is sued over movie rights to upcoming biopic starring Will Smith as tennis coach By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 04:58 BST, 24 June 2020 | Updated: 05:02 BST, 24 June 2020 Richard Williams has been sued over the movie rights to his life story raising champion tennis players Venus and Serena Williams. … Read more
Kristen Stewart to play Princess Diana in new biopic Spencer… depicting the ‘moment she decided her marriage to Prince Charles wasn’t working’ By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 17:35 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 17:44 BST, 17 June 2020 Twilight star Kristen Stewart has been cast to play Princess Diana in a new period … Read more
David Bowie biopic Stardust FIRST LOOK: Johnny Flynn depicts the pop icon plagued with doubt about his album’s US success… foreshadowing the birth of his VERY famous alter-ego By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 18:11 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 18:45 BST, 15 April 2020 The first clip for the long-awaited David Bowie biopic … Read more
Baz Luhrmann reveals production is not starting up again quite yet on his Elvis Presley biopic starring Tom Hanks and Austin Butler By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 06:30 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 08:41 GMT, 20 March 2020 While Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were released from an Australian hospital after … Read more
One brief, passing shot in the opening scene of Radioactive, the new biopic of the scientist Marie Curie, tells its viewers everything about its subject’s lifelong obsession. As the film begins, close to the end of her story, the middle-aged Curie (played by Rosamund Pike), can be seen busying herself around her house with characteristic … Read more