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Helen Mirren to Play Hitchcock’s Wife?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Adaptation, Classics, Drama, Horror, Period, Casting, Celeb News, Filmmaking, Rumors, Scripts
Dame Helen Mirren is set to play Alfred Hitchcock's wife in a new biopic.
The Arthur actress looks likely to join the cast of Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho as Alma Reville alongside Sir Anthony Hopkins, who has been attached to play the legendary filmmaker for around a year, though insiders told the Hollywood Reporter that negotiations are still in the early stages.
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Lindsay Lohan Fired, Re-Hired on Gotti Film
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Biopics, Casting, Upcoming Releases
Around 1 pm on Wednesday, People announced that Lindsay Lohan would no longer be playing Victoria Gotti in the new flick Gotti: Three Generations. Producer Marc Fiore released a statement saying “She is no longer being considered. The talks have stopped. We are going to meet with other people.” He said they just “couldn’t reach terms.”
But before two hours had passed, TMZ broke the news that she’ll be in the film after all. No, Linds won’t be playing Victoria Gotti. Now, she’ll be playing the role of John Gotti Jr.’s daughter-in-law Kim Albanese, daughter of an alleged associate of the Gambino crime family.
TMZ says that Lindsay agreed to act in Mob Street, a different Fiore-produced film, to seal the deal. Linds looks a lot like Victoria Gotti when her red locks are bleached blonde, but she bears marked little resemblance to brunette Kim. Follow the jump to view a few Gotti family pictures.
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Lindsay Lohan in Talks to Star in Gotti Biopic
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Biopics, Independent, Casting, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases
Lindsay Lohan was an unexpected addition to a recent press conference for Gotti: Three Generations. The movie, which details the rise and fall of the famous Mafia boss, will star John Travolta as John Gotti. Joe Pesci has also been attached to the film; he’ll play Angelo Ruggiero.
And Lohan? Rumors says that she may be playing Victoria Gotti, daughter to John.
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Lindsay Lohan Offered Movie Role as Sharon Tate
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Biopics, Horror, Independent, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip
Actually, we love this. Lindsay Lohan clearly isn’t doing much, career-wise, right now. The actress was replaced on the Linda Lovelace movie because of ongoing rehab and court issues, but it seems a very meaty role is now in the offing: Sharon Tate, famous Manson victim.
Eyes of a Dreamer tells the story of Charles Manson, to which Sharon Tate is inextricably linked. Tate, an actress herself, was killed while pregnant in August of 1969 by the Manson clan. Her murder is one of the most well-documented and notorious in US history.
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Quote of the Day: Matt Damon on Kissing Michael Douglas
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Warner Bros, Biopics, Drama, Music, Romance, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Scripts, Upcoming Releases
"I never thought I would get to kiss Michael Douglas."
-- Matt Damon, upon pointing out that there is more than one scene in the upcoming Liberace biopic script that call for him to plant a wet one on two-time Academy Award winner Michael Douglas.
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Jennifer Aniston Going the Gwyneth Paltrow Route
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Biopics, Music, Casting, Celebrity Gossip, Filmmaking, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
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We didn’t forget about Jennifer Aniston’s movie project The Goree Girls, though we’ve received no word on it for two years, and it turns out the actress hasn’t forgotten, either. Aniston is still planning on starring in the film that will depict her as a country-western singer. A similar role landed Gwyneth Paltrow tons of attention, so why not Aniston?
Few things about the project are certain (like whether or not Jen will sing in it), but we do know it revolves around the real-life 1940s singing group The Goree Girls, who came together while incarcerated in a Texas prison. We also know that Kelly Rowland is co-starring, so chances that somebody's going to sing are pretty good.
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Aretha Franklin: Halle Berry Should Be Me
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Biopics, Music, Casting, Rumors
Aretha Franklin has been very vocal in her wish that Halle Berry should play her on the big screen. When asked about the role, Berry said she was very flattered by Aretha’s wish, but that she can’t sing a note. Franklin, however, doesn’t care.
“I never expected Halle to sing,” Aretha reportedly told a source. “She’s an actress, not a singer. Many actors have portrayed vocalists by lip-syncing to the artist’s original recordings.”
Faking it is a time-honored tradition in Hollywood (see: Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady), but we’d like to offer Franklin two more names she ought to consider: Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson. Both women are accomplished actresses, and both could certainly belt out an Aretha song for the big screen.
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Meryl Streep to Play Margaret Thatcher in New Biopic
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Biopics, Drama, Casting, Upcoming Releases
Let the Oscar buzz begin.
Meryl Streep will go to work next month to film The Iron Lady, a biopic focusing on Britain’s former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who served from 1979 to 1990.
“She’s perfect casting in many ways,” Jim Broadbent, who plays Thatcher’s husband Denis, said of Streep. “She’ll absolutely do it in a brilliant way.”
Margaret Thatcher was Britian’s first female prime minister, and her gender will be a central thesis of the film.
Meryl Streep is an American by birth and citizenship, and her costar says she’ll bring a unique point of view to the script.
“She can bring an outsider’s view of the story, so that it won’t become a lazy, parochial piece that Brits understand but where nobody else really knows what’s going on.”
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Armie Hammer Cast as Leonardo DiCaprio’s Love Interest
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Biopics, Drama, Casting, Upcoming Releases
Fans of The Social Network may recognize Armie Hammer as the Winklevoss twins, but his next role is sure to prompt even more Facebook buzz.
Hammer has just signed on to play opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar Hoover biopic. While a source says there are “no bedroom scenes,” DiCaprio and Hammer will share at least one on-screen kiss in J. Edgar.
Armie plays Clyde Tolson, an associate director of the FBI. Like Hoover, Tolson is buried in D.C.’s Congressional Cemetery.
A rumored cross-dresser, Hoover has often been the source of speculation among historians.
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No Lovelace Movie for Lindsay Lohan
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Biopics, Drama, Independent, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Filmmaking, Upcoming Releases
UPDATE: It's being reported that Malin Ackerman (Watchmen) has been given the role.
Despite claims that they would wait for their lead actress, the creators behind Inferno will now be recasting their film.
The biopic about adult film star Linda Lovelace was to have starred Lindsay Lohan. The producers felt so strongly about their casting choice, they even delayed production to accommodate her jail/rehab stints. Now, they’ve decided to move on altogether.
"We are withdrawing our offer from Lindsay Lohan," director Matthew Wilder said. "We are currently in negotiations [with another actress] and working out the legalities of bringing her onboard."
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