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"biopic" Definitions
  1. a film about the life of a particular person
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Only Shia LaBeouf could produce a biopic that isn't even a biopic.
Victoria: If the only option I have is choosing between a Nina Simone biopic that has a black actress in blackface to play Simone and no biopic at all, I'll take no biopic.
She was in the Prairie Home Companion movie (22016), a Bobby Kennedy biopic (22017), a Mark David Chapman biopic (22), and least likely of all, an Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton biopic (2012).
Again, this is not a biopic, because I have manipulated and fictionalised to a point where you cannot say it is a biopic.
Those involved with the movie have referred to it as "historical fiction," instead of a Rob Ford biopic ... but it certainly has that biopic look.
" Connelly alludes — correctly — to the 1940 biopic "Dr.
A biopic There is no greater awards bait than a biopic, and we all need to have a reason to believe that excellent things still happen to excellent people. #OscarforKeanu
He's also set to star in The Black Hand, based on Stephan Talty's book about the "Italian Sherlock Holmes," in addition to a Leonardo Da Vinci biopic and Martin Scorsese's Roosevelt biopic.
Dexter Fletcher (who replaced Bryan Singer as director of the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody after Singer was fired) takes the helm of this Elton John biopic, starring Taron Egerton as the singer.
Skip if: You've never seen a biopic you really liked.
Q: Can we call it a biopic of Arunachalam Muruganantham?
Elisabeth Moss will star as Rosemary in an upcoming biopic.
This isn't the only biopic about Tolkien in the works.
At one level, it has elements of a conventional biopic.
Ostensibly, Woman Walks Ahead is supposed to be a biopic.
One hilarious "biopic" that definitely did its source material justice.
The rapper is producing The Weinstein Company's Richard Pryor biopic.
How about a biopic about Antiochus (tyrant, or misunderstood leader)?
It's a biopic we've wanted to see happen for years.
Small Hippo, Big Pool: The title of Fiona's upcoming biopic.
The biopic has been an emotional roller coaster for Bobby.
Later on, Castillo would spearhead a biopic about El Chapo.
He helped finance a flattering biopic about Lula and spent
Will you please make a Prince biopic starring André Holland?
The Pele biopic is neigh: And now some sad news.
Renee Zellweger is playing Judy Garland in the biopic "Judy."
Rumor has it that a biopic is in the works.
Larry Flynt and Man in the Moon into biopic gold.
And Michael Peña plays Cesar Chavez in a 2014 biopic.
"A biopic is definitely on our agenda," Ms. Austin said.
Is it a biopic about the life of a planet?
It is easy to read the popularity of the biopic as symptomatic of a modern obsession with celebrity, but the trend is more likely due to the formal differences between biopic and investigative documentaries.
"First Man" is a biopic of Neil Armstrong, starring Ryan Gosling.
In the Mark Burnett biopic, this will be a key scene.
The curtain-raiser is "First Man", a biopic of Neil Armstrong.
The cast of the Queen biopic is here to rock you.
The streaming service also shelved his already completed Gore Vidal biopic.
It's about time Audrey Hepburn got the biopic treatment she deserves.
There's a biopic in the works based on her incredible life.
Nina then becomes a biopic about two people: Simone and Henderson.
You may have heard that there's a Madonna biopic coming out.
Ondi Timoner directs this biopic about legendary queer photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
Christine, the biopic version of Chubbuck's tale, takes the opposite approach.
The biopic Snowden ends with commentary from the real Edward Snowden.
Clearly we are in a new phase of the jazz biopic.
He wrote the Helen Mirren biopic The Queen, and also The
Taron Edgerton portrayed Elton John in the vibrant, energetic biopic "Rocketman."
"Judy," a new biopic film about Judy Garland, premieres this Friday.
He's reportedly planning a Ramones biopic, and lives for The Clash.
He was portrayed by Paul Rodriguez in the 2001 "Ali" biopic.
The biopic also starred Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, and Paul Giamatti.
Susanna Nicchiarelli's biopic about the singer Nico is streaming on Hulu.
The following Friday, "Selma," Ava DuVernay's 2014 biopic of the Rev.
"Mary Shelley" is a rarity: a literary biopic with an argument.
It's a classic biopic technique to make the chronological scope clear.
Even the stodgiest biopic would be redeemed by Mr. Herzog's eye.
A Britney Spears biopic, Britney, is getting the Lifetime movie treatment.
"Vice," a comedic biopic about Dick Cheney, also had eight nominations.
The Dick Cheney biopic "Vice" received one, for hair and makeup.
You only have to look as far back as 2014, when Andre 3000 starred in a Jimi Hendrix biopic without using any Jimi Hendrix songs to see how weird a biopic is without the artist's involvement.
A Biopic About Malala's Life, Gul Makai , Will Be Released This Year A trailer was released today for Gul Makai, an upcoming biopic on the story of this "invincible activist," as reported by the Times of India.
Lundberg produced two of 2019's buzziest films: Harriet, Kasi Lemmons' Harriet Tubman biopic starring Cynthia Erivo, out November 1; and Honey Boy, Shia LaBeouf's intensely personal biopic directed by Alma Har'el, which hits theaters November 8.
Dexter Fletcher (who replaced Bryan Singer as director of the Oscar-nominated Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody after Singer was fired) takes the helm of this Elton John biopic, starring Taron Egerton as the beloved, charismatic singer.
A writer has sued the Tupac Shakur biopic filmmakers, claiming copyright infringement.
A: The character is not called Muruganantham, so it's not a biopic.
Eddie Murphy's Rudy Ray Moore biopic invites viewers to just appreciate it.
Woody Harrelson stars in this biopic about LBJ's ascent to the presidency.
"Judy," a biopic about Judy Garland, received only one nomination: best actress.
The Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher was not, um, well received.
Egon Schiele, an Austrian artist, was the subject of a recent biopic.
Click through to read about the cast of this killer Queen biopic.
Advertise on Hyperallergic with Nectar Ads PARIS — It began as a biopic.
A biopic about Freddie Mercury titled 'Bohemiam Rhapsody' dropped its first trailer.
She's next playing Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie, a biopic due in 2017.
The critically acclaimed Martin Luther King biopic Selma just landed on iTunes.
Sadly, that's exactly what the new biopic about the track star does.
Hirani is also making a biopic on Dutt, starring actor Ranbir Kapoor.
A less-informed viewer might reasonably assume Her Smell is a biopic.
The drug lord reportedly contacted producers to make a "Narcos" style biopic.
My sympathy goes out to anybody making a biopic of a writer.
The biopic will also be playing in select theaters on November 9th.
He spent two decades trying to get a biopic about the Rev.
Rather than a linear biopic, it is a nuanced meditation on exile.
That ultimately may be the most resonant aspect of this shallow biopic.
Does she look like the director of a rock 'n' roll biopic?
You should watch Spring Breakers while you wait for the Lifetime biopic.
The rest of the fake-musical biopic, which leaves Netflix on Aug.
But Rodríguez insisted the idea of a biopic remains substantially the same.
Like a biopic, the second act is filled with highs and lows.
If she didn't seek out the biopic, she seemed to appreciate it.
Seberg is part celebrity biopic, part paranoid thriller, and part message movie.
SS: For a rap biopic, you can't do somebody who's still alive.
What if you do a biopic, and nobody comes to see it?
Following in the footsteps of NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton—which swiftly became the highest-grossing music biopic of all time—All Eyez on Me seems like it will pack in a great deal of action and incident.
It also means it's about time someone gave him the Hollywood biopic treatment.
However, his actual role in the controversial biopic is something new: a nerd.
The biopic will follow the astronaut's life from the years 1961 to 1969.
"The show is not a biopic," Kerman stresses to the New York Times.
What's for sure is that this is a biopic no one asked for.
On May 21851, the first biopic about the incredible author comes to theaters.
Lee then revealed that he and DiCaprio have actually discussed the potential biopic.
The first trailer for the Tupac biopic, All Eyez on Me, is here.
On its surface, Loving appears to be a standard-issue Oscar bait biopic.
Universal Pictures just scooped the rights to a Madonna biopic titled Blonde Ambition.
In a traditional hero biopic, women are expected to service the male protagonist.
"It will never lose its impact," she said, referring to the 1997 biopic.
Bohemian Rhapsody, a Freddie Mercury biopic starring Rami Malek, hits theaters this November.
Aykroyd later acted alongside her in the HBO Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra.
Elton John, the subject of the critically hailed new biopic, is not pleased.
Harding tried to keep the focus on her future and the sympathetic biopic.
There was no way a Britney Spears biopic was going to premiere quietly.
The scene was even included in the unauthorized Lifetime biopic Britney Ever After.
And in 29, Clint Eastwood delivered the Iraq war veteran biopic American Sniper.
The Hollywood Reporter confirms that a biopic about the pop star is underway.
" The interview comes ahead of Friday's release of the Oliver Stone biopic "Snowden.
All Eyez On Me, the biopic about the late rapper hits theaters tonight.
Zellweger will portray Garland in the legend's upcoming biopic "Judy," out in September.
We love that this is not a biopic, nor a film about politics.
Both unusual sights came courtesy of I, Tonya, the new biopic of Harding.
But producers still won't cast him in a biopic of his own life.
OJ Simpson: American Crime Story and the 2015 NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton.
She also appeared in the period biopic about Irish revolutionary "Michael Collins" (1996).
" Mr. Godard is said to have called the biopic "a stupid, stupid idea.
A biopic about an athlete who became a secret agent is on Showtime.
We're told X has been getting offers from movie producers for a biopic.
"Vice," a Dick Cheney biopic starring Christian Bale, is the most nominated film.
"I, Tonya," a winking biopic of Tonya Harding, is an awards-season darling.
Renée Zellweger had a serious mishap while filming her upcoming Judy Garland biopic.
Now, fittingly, the best snack of all time is getting the biopic treatment.
Though inspired by real life, "Seberg," directed by Benedict Andrews, isn't a biopic.
He also said he was getting offers from movie producers for a biopic.
Saniyya Sidney is playing Venus and Demi Singleton is Serena in the biopic.
Despite the stellar performances, many critics said the biopic felt a bit formulaic.
As of now, the biopic has not been picked up by a studio.
Foxx portrayed him in a biopic that highlights key moments in Charles' life.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is not a biopic about Fred Rogers.
A. O. Scott did not like "Bohemian Rhapsody," the new Freddie Mercury biopic.
Unfortunately, the same fanfare did not greet the biopic of Wonder Woman's creator.
Plus, her career just received a horribly camptastic Lifetime biopic film, Britney Ever After.
"[Rocketman is] a musical fantasy, not a biopic," Fletcher recently said in an interview.
Baz Luhrmann is on the hunt for a star in his upcoming Elvis biopic.
The nominations were led by the biopic Trumbo, which didn't win any major prizes.
Not been following all the news and reveals from the young Han Solo biopic?
Bad news, Cher fans — the Tony award-winning musical biopic is closing on Broadway.
Earlier this week, he was fired as director of the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
I Ain't Got Time to Bleed also touches on the made-for-TV biopic.
The distributor behind the Nina Simone biopic Nina is coming to Zoë Saldana's defense.
The official trailer for Oliver Stone's Edward Snowden biopic "Snowden" arrived online on Wednesday.
To make "Harriet," a new biopic, filmmakers drew on a whole mosaic of sources.
Winfrey plays Lacks' daughter in this biopic, which comes to HBO on April 22nd.
In the 1994 Beethoven biopic Immortal Beloved, love is immortal, not the human body.
We weren't making a traditional biopic and this isn't a documentary — it's a film.
"Chief", a biopic eulogising his career, has proved a failure with critics and audiences.
To make "Harriet," a new biopic, filmmakers drew on a whole mosaic of sources.
To make "Harriet," a new biopic, the filmmakers drew on a mosaic of sources.
Harding reentered the spotlight late last year when her biopic I, Tonya made waves.
A real dream project for me would be to make a stop-motion biopic.
The movie looks like a ton of fun and a far from typical biopic.
"It's not a biopic, and it's not Michael in his younger days," Fiennes clarified.
Director Kasi Lemmons' Harriet Tubman biopic, Harriet, couldn't be arriving at a better time.
But did this PG-215 biopic align with the film the Queen frontman envisioned?
Vikram Gandhi didn't direct the Netflix biopic Barry because he cared about Barack Obama.
For that, we'll have to wait for the inevitable biopic after Trudeau leaves office.
Marie Antoinette isn't a biopic, concerned with dry historical facts, speeches or big events.
We still have to endure months before the Mercury biopic hits theaters in November.
The complex singer-therapist relationship was the focus of the 2015 biopic Love & Mercy.
The Harding-Kerrigan spat will be featured in the upcoming Harding biopic, I Tonya.
"You don't have to call it a biopic," Cheadle assures me when we meet.
Rickman played Eamon de Valera in this biopic about the Easter Uprising in Ireland.
Perez watched the biopic for the first time earlier this year since its release.
It follows a Lifetime biopic made for the 2011 wedding of William and Kate.
But it's quite different with a biopic of a living, still pretty active musician.
Of course, an Omarosa biopic hinges on how well her tell-all book sells.
Did you play a big part in assisting with the recent Love & Mercy biopic?
Any biopic or documentary with a greenlight from the family and estate sounds promising.
Actor John Lithgow will play him in an upcoming, still-to-be-named biopic.
Another music biopic, the upcoming Elton John film "Rocketman," will hit theaters in May.
An upcoming biopic on Chisholm will star actress Viola Davis as the late congresswoman.
VICE: Touko's life story isn't one you would usually associate with a film biopic.
Fox's Freddie Mercury biopic has picked up an impressive $11.83 million in North America.
She stars as the inventor of the Wonder Mop in the biopic "Joy" (2015).
" He is also scheduled to star in and direct the Leonard Bernstein biopic, "Bernstein.
A self-produced 2018 Macedo biopic called Nothing To Lose was the most successful
In a forthcoming biopic directed by Stephen Frears, she is played by Meryl Streep.
Related: Chapo's Return to Prison: The Hunt, the Biopic, and a Weakness for Tunnels.
In April, Zoe Saldana faced criticism for portraying Nine Simone in the biopic Nina.
Adam McKay's bonkers Dick Cheney biopic, Vice, was a wonderful mess of a film.
Salma Hayek stars as the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo in this Oscar-winning biopic.
"Straight Outta Compton" is a biopic, but also functions as cultural and political history.
His "X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X" anticipated Spike Lee's blockbuster biopic.
The pop star's friendship with his lyricist is a major focus of the biopic.
Eddie Redmayne stars as Stephen Hawking in James Marsh's biopic about the British physicist.
Based on a novel by Susan Scarf Merrell, the film isn't exactly a biopic.
Going Electric, James Mangold's current title for the forthcoming biopic, is slated for 2021.
So maybe it was inevitable that he would get a biopic of his own.
Naomi Watts already stepped into the Princess of Wales' shoes in a 2013 biopic.
The upcoming Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, lost its director Bryan Singer on Monday.
"Avengers" superhero Chris Hemsworth will reportedly play Hulk Hogan in an upcoming Netflix biopic.
This biopic, named after N.W.A's debut album, will end its HBO run next Saturday.
In its favor: This Queen biopic is a global phenomenon that voters clearly love.
Right now, Luhrmann has set his sights on an Elvis biopic as his next film.
If you saw Aaron Sorkin's 2015 biopic "Steve Jobs," you'll likely remember the Apple LISA.
In 1994, he appeared as himself in a cameo in Tim Burton's biopic, Ed Wood.
It's generally awkward when Hollywood makes a biopic about a person who is still alive.
The ladies are working on a possible biopic though, and planning performances at special events.
Here's the first full-length trailer for Tolkien, Fox's upcoming biopic of author J.R.R. Tolkien.
Travolta's real-life wife, Kelly Preston, also appears in the biopic as Gotti's wife, Victoria.
Last seen in the boxing biopic Pambelé, about Colombian fighter Antonio Cervantes, Gaviria shines onscreen.
Ultimately, a great biopic teaches us something about ourselves in showing us another human's life.
Schnabel crafts a portrait of the artist that's more broad, impressionist strokes than straightforward biopic.
For example, if you have Cinemax, the Harvey Milk biopic is playing at 8:50PM.
Across the board, odds calculators are betting against Adam McKay's divisive Dick Cheney biopic, Vice.
The controversial R & B group Jodeci is next in line to receive the biopic treatment.
The Lifetime TV network made a biopic about her, called simply The Gabby Douglas Story.
It's impossible to describe Terence Davies' Emily Dickinson biopic without making it sound agonizingly boring.
The streaming service also shelved his upcoming Gore Vidal biopic, which had already completed filming.
Hirsch portrayed a young, mop-haired Jones in the 2008 biopic Milk; Guy Pearce will
Notorious, the Biggie biopic, was bad in the way that really bad biopics are bad.
Also on Monday, Fox Searchlight released a new trailer of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis biopic.
Think Finding Neverland – the J.M. Barrie biopic that got Johnny Depp his second Oscar nomination.
We also asked Grazer how he felt about Halsey getting an "8 Mile"-style biopic.
Oh baby, baby, Lifetime has released the first trailer for their unauthorized Britney Spears biopic.
Or maybe has finally found the biopic role he was born for: Elvis Stojko. 17.
Going forward, the film has reoriented audience expectations for what a biopic can look like.
And he single-handedly turns the formulaic biopic Bohemian Rhapsody into a riveting character piece.
So, we're sorry to report that an Adele biopic is not on the near horizon.
He gave George W. Bush the biopic treatment before Obama even entered the oval office.
It's a biopic about one of the most brutal, notorious serial killers in modern history.
Mr. Benson said the biopic would be informed by his close working relationship with Mrs.
With the Quintanillas' approval, Jennifer Lopez was cast to play Selena in the 1997 biopic.
Pixar's "Coco" won best animated film, and the Jane Goodall biopic "Jane" landed best documentary.
If I don't get cast as Joe Exotic in the eventual biopic, Hollywood is broken.
Hanks and his wife were in Australia for preproduction work on an Elvis Presley biopic.
But Stephen Holden of The Times wrote that this biopic is, more than anything, hagiography.
Warner, 64, also had a few ideas for titles for a potential big-screen biopic.
The Robinson biopic "231" screens on Wednesday in the park that bears the ballplayer's name.
Then an online casting call for a biopic of the rapper was posted in 221.
So I'd rather just watch the biopic of myself I have running in my head.
The biopic was only nominated in one category for the Academy Awards: best original song.
Rampal and Ahluwalia approached Gawli for permission to make his biopic before shooting the movie.
The biopic "Harriet" is getting early Oscar buzz and renewing interest in the charismatic heroine.
Rami Malek is very convincing as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
Roberts turned her into an icon when she portrayed the activist in a 2000 biopic.
"Since I'm watching a biopic, I want to see an authentic person," Ms. Sun said.
Those scenes set the tone for the rest of Adam McKay's film, which doesn't try to be a biopic of Dick Cheney but a biopic of an era, with a sobering reminder that one individual can have a terrible, lasting impact on all of us.
It is a perfect example of how the biopic documentary's tight form can facilitate deeper questions.
As a director, how do you get from Herbie Fully Loaded to an erotic historical biopic?
Grossing more than $800 worldwide, Bohemian Rhapsody is now the highest grossing music biopic ever made.
Cooper is also set to produce the untitled Hulk Hogan biopic which will star Chris Hemsworth.
While Bryant is still a young fella, the biopic features his youth, fame and… old days.
Initially, Showman was a traditional biopic, but changed after Gracey suggested adding song-and-dance numbers.
Meanwhile, Singer was recently fired from directing a biopic about the band Queen called Bohemian Rhapsody.
Terence Davies's sober biopic "A Quiet Passion" (2017), starring Cynthia Nixon, got strong reviews from critics.
He is also set to produce an untitled Hulk Hogan biopic which will star Chris Hemsworth.
The Tupac biopic All Eyez on Me opened at No.3, garnering an impressive $27.1 million.
Rocketman, the musical biopic where he plays John, 72, features Egerton's own voice singing John's hits.
Leto will play Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in an upcoming biopic, The Hollywood Reporter revealed Tuesday.
Additionally, she is set to appear in the biopic Bad Blood about Theranos founder, Elizabeth Holmes.
Clang, clang, clang went the trolley indeed in the latest trailer for Judy Garland biopic Judy.
At a showing in London he explained that he hadn't wanted to make a "dusty biopic".
He's playing former VP Dick Cheney for a biopic, and his transformation is in full swing.
Cooper is also set to produce the untitled Hulk Hogan biopic which will star Chris Hemsworth.
His performance as former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni in a biopic won him several awards.
A Ray Charles biopic in 2005 is unlikely to cause any Academy member the slightest discomfort.
Liza Minnelli is not over the rainbow about the upcoming biopic about her mother, Judy Garland.
Stop what you're doing, because the trailer for the new Harriet Tubman biopic is finally here.
Michael Keaton plays McDonald's founder Ray Kroc in this biopic showing the fast food empire's birth.
In less than a month, we will have another celebrity biopic to pick apart and scrutinize.
The highly-anticipated biopic on Panamanian boxing legend Roberto Duran has recently set its release date.
The actors star in the biopic about Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice.
It's a serious drama, highly likely that it's a biopic or an adaptation of serious fiction.
Malek won his prize for playing the late Freddie Mercury in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
Rare is the civil rights-era biopic that gives us this vantage of the black experience.
The actress has been showing off her impressive pregnancy style while promoting her new biopic Jackie.
The second trailer for Oliver Stone's Edward Snowden biopic debuted at San Diego Comic-Con today.
In this sense, "Miles Ahead" is the quintessential anti-jazz biopic — messy, sprawling, nonlinear and triumphant.
The black cast and director of hip hop biopic "Straight Outta Compton" were also left out.
It beat out "Vice," the polarizing Dick Cheney biopic, which led all films with six nominations.
Although critics had mixed reviews about the 2019 Harriet Tubman biopic, "Harriet" scored big with viewers.
Rocketman, the big hearted, long-awaited Elton John biopic, burst onto the screen on May 31.
But content to be yet another great-man biopic, the movie would rather sanitize than probe.
A literary biopic with the usual candlelight and impeccable English grammar, but with a modern argument.
He is also the subject of a forthcoming biopic, "You Are My Friend," starring Tom Hanks.
There's probably some rock star out there whose life could only result in a boring biopic.
"Rocketman," Paramount's Elton John biopic, rounded out the top five with $8.8 million in domestic sales.
To say that Elton John is unmasked in the biopic "Rocketman" would be a grave understatement.
Recently Wells enjoyed seeing "Becoming Astrid," the director Pernille Fischer Christensen's movie biopic about the writer.
" That created the problem of "what elements to tell without getting bogged down like a biopic.
On the surface, this scene from the Dick Cheney biopic "Vice" may seem a bit mundane.
Quick plot summary: This biopic goes behind the scenes with Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) and Queen.
Or perhaps when she played Selena Quintanilla-Pérez in the 1997 biopic of the artist's life?
She's also developing a documentary and biopic for Lifetime about her ascent from radio to television.
Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" (on Saturday) imbues the biopic genre with uncommon depth and propulsive force.
There are tons of true crime, horror, and biopic offerings on Lifetime's website and Amazon Prime.
Prince's semi-autobiographical musical biopic Purple Rain also received the royal treatment in joining the Registry.
As with most of Oliver Stone's movies, Nixon doesn't purport to be a strictly historical biopic.
Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewell dramatizes these events and is less a biopic than a morality tale.
Representatives of the late Nina Simone are not thrilled with an upcoming biopic starring Zoe Saldana.
In the end, the words "Freddie Mercury biopic" were all prospective ticket buyers needed to hear.
Last year's Oscar-winning biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" tells the story of Queen's electric frontman, Freddie Mercury.
In the Rolling Stone piece, Penn describes Del Castillo's goal of making a biopic on Guzmán.
Yet to consider A Quiet Passion (2016) as simply a biopic is to reduce its virtues.
No surprise, then, that his latest film is a biopic of Edward Snowden, the exiled whistleblower.
Reviews weren't as stellar as director Bryan Singer had hoped for at first, but considering the Queen biopic has received a whopping five Academy Awards nominations and was ruled the highest-grossing music biopic ever, a hell of a lot of people must have liked it.
The new lawsuit comes shortly after Bryan Singer was fired from the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
She had her breakthrough in 1996 as the singer Selena in a biopic of the same name.
" Before he finished the sentence, I was like, "Ah, I've done a sports biopic [Million Dollar Arm].
Taron Egerton and Golden Globe-certified dreamboat Richard Madden star in Rocketman, Elton John's long-coming biopic.
The music biopic is one of four films to receive seven nominations (five behind The Favourite's 12).
Heller recently cleared up what the movie would be about, clarifying that it won't be a biopic.
He recently played a priest who counsels Jacqueline Kennedy in last year's biopic "Jackie," according to IMDb.
She says that in June, multiple production studios reaching out to her to discuss developing a biopic.
Aidan Gillen will be back on screen shortly, this time in the upcoming Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
" It's a story that's been told many times, including in last year's Neil Armstrong biopic "First Man.
Before that, it was when she portrayed June Carter in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line.
" Daniel Day-Lewis took on the role of Abraham Lincoln in the Stephen Spielberg-directed biopic, "Lincoln.
John's new biopic, "Rocket Man," directed by Dexter Fletcher and starring Kingsman's Taron Egerton, hits theaters today.
Last year, Hudson was actually announced to play the role of Franklin in the upcoming biopic Respect.
Singer, 53, was fired from the biopic for allegedly being "unexpectedly unavailable" for several days on set.
Eddie Murphy wears vivid suits and tilted hats and carries a weighty cane in this new biopic.
Lifetime's 100 percent unauthorized Britney Spears biopic, Britney, has cast its 'NSYNC and … well, judge for yourself.
Their difficult relationship forms the emotional core of the new "based on a true fantasy" biopic, Rocketman.
Rami Malek channels Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in the second trailer for the upcoming biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
Update: It looks like Jared Leto won't be playing the Playboy founder in a biopic after all.
This is our first look at Bohemian Rhapsody, the long-in-the-works biopic of Freddie Mercury.
The first trailer for La La Land director Damien Chazelle's upcoming biopic First Man has touched down.
A biopic about Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2018 carries a monstrous weight of expectations on its shoulders.
On Tuesday, the Queen/Freddie Mercury biopic earned six Oscar nominations, catapulting Singer back into the spotlight.
Marston lived an incredibly interesting life — the kind which, one day, would make for a great biopic.
She was also nominated for a Golden Globe for role in the John Paul Getty III biopic.
The biopic is being directed by Julie Taymor, whose past movies include Frida and Across the Universe.
Marshall is an upcoming biopic about Thurgood Marshall and his rise to the United States Supreme Court.
Oscar winner Tom Hanks is already set to play Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker in Luhrmann's biopic.
Authorities also said that Guzm n had been working to make a biopic of his own life.
Travolta and John Gotti Jr. had worked on the biopic about his father for nearly a decade.
Earlier this week, news broke that she'd perform the lead role in the upcoming Harriet Tubman biopic.
It's also unique that Rocketman is a biopic that does focus on someone who is still alive.
Nina's main distributor is standing by the biopic, despite growing backlash for its portrayal of Nina Simone.
She dropped out of the Lena Horne biopic she was scheduled to shoot, reportedly at Horne's insistence.
Warren Beatty is looking for the presidential treatment if there's ever a biopic made about his life.
Knightley's turn as a model-turned-bounty hunter in the biopic "Domino" (2005) fell flat for critics.
All of which makes his latest film, a biopic on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, such a disappointment.
Jared Leto will play Andy Warhol in an upcoming biopic titled Warhol, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In case you missed it, check out A Math Biopic, With Dev Patel, Applies a Different Calculus.
Tom Hanks is transforming into Mister Rogers for the upcoming biopic "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood."
From India, a how-he-got-there biopic about the cricket star, played by Sushant Singh Rajput.
Some new elements were also presented in a biopic that appeared in 2014 on Russian national television.
The Apple co-founder biopic received nominations for Kate Winslet as supporting actress and for adapted screenplay.
The former, Adam McKay's Dick Cheney biopic, generated $7.8 million for a domestic haul of $17.7 million.
Alissa: I completely agree with you, Alex, about The Post being strongest as a Kay Graham biopic.
A local fan club is hoping a new biopic will generate fresh interest in the comedy duo.
Felicity Jones is playing her in a biopic, "On the Basis of Sex," due out in December.
This is a memorable moment depicted in the 1997 biopic featuring Jennifer Lopez in a breakout role.
Tupac's biopic is in mortal danger ... because of a feud between a rapper and a publishing giant.
Fittingly the phrase serves as the title of Kenney's biopic, directed by the comedy stalwart David Wain.
This in-your-face biopic, adapted from the heavy metal band's 2001 memoir, holds very little back.
And the soundtrack to "The Greatest Showman," the P.T. Barnum biopic starring Hugh Jackman, is No. 5.
At one end of the spectrum of possible "Satyagraha" productions is biopic; at the other, abstract ritual.
"If I don't get cast as Joe Exotic in the eventual biopic, Hollywood is broken," Shepard tweeted.
Jack Nicholson played him in a 1992 biopic, written by David Mamet and directed by Danny DeVito.
The lead-up to the Oscar race officially begins, and a J.R.R. Tolkien biopic airs on HBO.
Tubman in Kasi Lemmon's serviceable but ultimately insubstantial biopic Harriet, was the only actress of color to
A Jackson biopic is reportedly in the works from the producer of Bohemian Rhapsody, according to Deadline.
For her role as actress Judy Garland in the biopic "Judy," Zellweger received a Golden Globe nomination.
What you want, Jennifer Hudson's got it, in the first teaser for the upcoming Aretha Frankin biopic.
Brice was known for her acting, singing, and comedy — all of which Streisand brought to the biopic.
Mr. Khrzhanovsky conceived of "DAU" as a biopic about the Nobel Prize-winning Soviet physicist Lev Landau.
Elle Fanning plays Mary Shelley in this biopic, directed by the groundbreaking Saudi filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour.
Felicity Jones plays the Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this biopic about her earlier years.
If a biopic were made about each of us, we wouldn't expect to be painted as perfect.
There's a troubling pattern of movies like this one — for example, the Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game, or the Cole Porter biopic De-Lovely — that diminish the real queer experiences of their subjects in favor of elevating their platonic friendships with the patient, chaste women in their lives.
If this Elton John biopic feels like a more well-engineered piece of craftsmanship than last year's Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," it might be because Dexter Fletcher, who replaced Bryan Singer as the director of the earlier film late in production, was on board here from the beginning.
Jennifer Hudson, who is playing Franklin in an upcoming biopic, will deliver a "sermonic selection," while the Rev.
Instead, it's a stilted, stagy, hopelessly corny biopic, the kind of thing Walk Hard was meant to prevent.
The actor won Best Actor for his portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
The world does not need another gaudy rock biopic stuffed full of stylized setpieces and awkward dance numbers.
The duo play husband and wife in the biopic, which tells the story of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.
The song hit a resurgence thanks to the recent Freddie Mercury biopic named after the instantly recognizable song.
Forbes reports that Bohemian Rhapsody is the highest grossing music biopic in history, earning roughly $600 million worldwide.
This week saw the release of the trailer for Nina, a controversial Nina Simone biopic starring Zoe Saldana.
Guzman's lawyer contacted in 2014 to talk about producing a biopic of the drug lord, according to Milenio.
Diana, the 2013 biopic starring Naomi Watts, has been the most high-profile retelling of Lady Di's life.
Conveniently, Snowden, the biopic directed Oliver Stone, opens this weekend and portrays Snowden in an extremely positive light.
Erivo, who is a black British actor, will play the lead in a biopic of the iconic abolitionist.
Renee Zellweger won the best actress award for her performance as Judy Garland in the musical biopic Judy.
She's the subject of I, Tonya, an upcoming  biopic starring Margot Robbie that will be released in December.
He could play Alexander McQueen in a biopic We're actually immediately sorry for even suggesting that heresy. 5.
Renée Zellweger is unrecognizable as screen legend Judy Garland in the first trailer for the anticipated biopic Judy.
The biopic will reportedly cover Britney's childhood, her rise to fame, and her rocky-at-times romantic life.
Meanwhile, Fletcher has since turned his attention to Rocketman, the upcoming Elton John musical biopic starring Taron Egerton.
Britney Spears will not have a hand in her upcoming Lifetime biopic, according to the pop star's representative.
The first trailer for 20th Century Fox's P.T. Barnum biopic and original musical The Greatest Showman is here.
Fox's Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" overperformed with a rocking $2150 million when it debuted in 4,000 theaters.
Jennifer and Forest Whitaker were filming the upcoming biopic -- aptly titled "Respect" -- Friday in Manhattan's Washington Square Park.
But the upcoming biopic about Garland, called Judy, will show a different side to the iconic Hollywood star.
The first trailer for Jackie, the upcoming biopic about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis starring Natalie Portman, was released yesterday.
The dramatic biopic of Lee's life required a well-trained companion join McCarthy in a number of scenes.
The biopic, which started filming in late June, also stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Jamie Bell and Richard Madden.
He has the starring role in Rocketman, a John biopic that's set to hit theaters on May 31.
A Fall Out Boy biopic / period piece about the rise of commercial pop-punk in the early 2000s.
Ergo, Duff will be playing Sharon Tate in a horror film about horrific murders instead of a biopic.
The singer-turned-actor is set to play Teddy Pendergrass in an upcoming biopic, for which Warner Bros.
The next movie he's working on is an untitled Hulk Hogan biopic, which is still in pre-production.
Previously speaking to EW, Singer revealed that the biopic won't shy away from the late singer's health struggles.
Rocketman, the first major Elton John biopic, has been heavily anticipated — and now, it finally has a trailer.
The creators described their desire to avoid biopic clichés, which makes the title a puzzling and unfortunate choice.
The productions include TV series, films and documentaries, such as a kids' show and a Frederick Douglas biopic.
Tragedy hit the set of Tom Hanks' new Mister Rogers biopic, You Are My Friend, on October 11.
Do you have a favorite musician biopic that you'd encourage Bohemian Rhapsody fans (and foes) to check out?
It's the best box office start for a music biopic since 2015's N.W.A. story, Straight Outta Compton.
Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith was cast as Robert Mapplethorpe in an upcoming biopic on the artist.
Nina, the biopic about indomitable musician Nina Simone, has been riddled with controversy and turbulence since its inception.
"La Bamba" is a biopic of the life of rock star Ritchie Valens, rock's first Mexican-American superstar.
Between then and now, Robbie has been busy perfectly capturing Tonya Harding in the upcoming biopic I, Tonya.
The panel is also weighing a representation against this month's planned release of a biopic, "PM Narendra Modi".
The biopic suggests that Jackson cheated on then-husband René Elizondo Jr. with Brown, The Washington Post reported.
It's coming off the bad faith of last year's poorly received and narratively unrelated biopic Goodbye Christopher Robin.
We broke the story ... the estate joined forces with Brown in September to stop the biopic from airing.
With the biopic running a swift 90 minutes, there just isn't enough of Simone in her own movie.
But in the end, that can't begin to save this ill-conceived, poorly cast misfire of a biopic.
Mexican authorities said they got Guzman partly because his representatives contacted filmmakers and actors about making his biopic.
Rami Malek is chanelling Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in the first trailer for the upcoming biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
Malcolm X, the 1992 biopic directed by Spike Lee endured intense public scrutiny and criticism before its release.
Throughout the movie, Peck pitches the political content of his biopic at just about precisely the wrong level.
Playing Muhammad Ali in the Michael Mann biopic, Smith gives one of the best performances of his career.
An expansive biopic, it focuses on Joan the human first — and Joan the myth, saint, and warrior second.
This week the biopic Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile, starring Zac Efron as Bundy, premiered at Sundance.
A biopic about Mötley Crüe's days as one of the biggest bands was released on Netflix this year.
That's why it's shocking that it's taken so long for Hollywood to make a proper biopic about her.
The show is a pretty standard biopic/jukebox musical, tracing the life, loves, and dresses of Cherilyn Sarkisian.
But finally it was just a springboard because Rick didn't make a—thank goodness—kind of conventional biopic.
The official movie poster for the upcoming Nina Simone biopic has been released — and people are not happy.
Recently, there was controversy after actress Zoe Saldana was cast to star in the Nina Simone biopic, Nina.
But that didn't stop him from seeking validation in the form of a biopic on the big screen.
Critics generally agree that the movie's biopic formula is serviceable at best, even as the performances are strong.
Hollywood loves an iconic biopic performance, but it's long snubbed one of our country's most badass historical icons.
People went to prison, lost elections and, in Abramoff's case, were played by Kevin Spacey in a biopic.
He doesn't so much scramble biopic conventions as allow himself and the audience to be distracted from them.
I made the decision, very overtly, to tell the story using the conventions of a classic prestige biopic.
In June, "All Eyez on Me," the long-troubled Tupac Shakur biopic, finally saw the light of day.
Finally, a new Netflix biopic tells the story of Roxanne Shante, above, called the first female solo rapper.
The latest biopic to join the Lifetime pantheon is Britney Ever After, the unauthorized story of Britney Spears.
" It looked at Jim Carrey's transformation into the comic Andy Kaufman in the biopic "Man on the Moon.
On Sunday night, the P.T. Barnum biopic "The Greatest Showman" won a Golden Globe for best original song.
The producers of I Can Only Imagine have brought audiences another biopic about a popular Christian music singer.
Judging by this early look, the biopic of the WWE wrestler Paige appears to be fighting with itself.
Hanks is currently in Australia for the preproduction stage of an Elvis Presley biopic, my Post colleagues write.
Murphy, Wesley Snipes and an ensemble of accomplices elevate a not-bad biopic of an unlikely blaxploitation auteur.
The creative team understands that you just shouldn't treat Morissette's music like that in any other pop biopic.
The experience of playing the Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez in a 1997 biopic had reignited a fire.
After watching "I Am Michael," Justin Kelly's dreary gay-conversion biopic, I felt rather sorry for James Franco.
Who would have thought that a biopic about Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg could also be a CGI marvel?
She joked that she sees herself starring in a biopic about her life one day, opposite George Clooney.
Brown was also featured on the soundtrack of his biopic, "Get on Up," which was released in 2014.
Let's get one thing straight: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is not a biopic about Fred Rogers.
Bieber also starred in a part-concert, part-biopic called "Never Say Never," which premiered in January 2011.
Now she's earning Oscar buzz for her portrayal of screen legend Judy Garland in the new biopic Judy.
This biopic of Alan Turing, directed by Morten Tyldum, follows Turing's efforts to crack the Nazi code enigma.
This new biopic celebrates her decades-long career and delves into her health battles and other personal dramas.
And don't forget that Bowie played a key role in Julian Schnabel's 1996 biopic Basquiat as Andy Warhol.
As Bagieu's version of the scene in a musical biopic where the band writes its hit, it works.
He's also been cast to play Hulk Hogan in an untitled biopic which he is producing alongside Bradley Cooper.
With the release of the Mötley Crüe biopic, Netflix is about to get sexier, druggier, and rock and rollier.
Eddie Murphy stars in this biopic of Rudy Ray Moore, a 1970s comedian best known for his Blaxploitation films.
That won't be the fault of the casting or the endless Walk Hard clichés that plague every biopic, though.
The rock-'n'-roll biopic and Oscar nominee for Best Picture has grossed $860 million worldwide, according to Forbes.
The Pardon Snowden campaign launches in tandem with the debut of "Snowden," Oliver Stone's biopic about the NSA whistleblower.
Well, if Stan Lee's own comments are to be believed, he might be getting his own biopic after all.
She must have made a daunting subject, then, for Pablo Larraín, the Chilean director of the new biopic "Jackie".
If you want to see a biopic without his music or the families blessing, thats up to the audience.
If you want to see a biopic without his music or the families blessing, that's up to the audience.
The singer-turned-actress played Selena in the aforementioned 1997 biopic, back when Lopez was only 28-years-old.
He had also offered to sell a recently finished script for a hip hop artist biopic, court papers said.
When I first saw that Margot Robbie would be playing Harding in an upcoming biopic, I was beyond furious.
According to Variety, Hattie McDaniel — the first Black person to win an Academy Award — will finally get a biopic.
He's also scheduled to play James Joyce in a biopic called James and Lucia, which hasn't started filming yet.
Netflix suspended production on the Emmy-winning series following the allegations and ditched a Spacey-starring Gore Vidal biopic.
Bonham Carte previously played Margaret's mom, the Queen Mother, in the Oscar-winning biopic The King's Speech in 2010.
Peppered throughout the courts of England and Scotland are faces you wouldn't normally see in an Oscar-leaning biopic.
The black cast and director of hip hop biopic "Straight Outta Compton" were also left out of the race.
Queen was larger than life, and certainly larger than the standard-issue music biopic cliches that populate Bohemian Rhapsody.
Along with being tapped to play Warwick in the upcoming biopic, Luckett has landed several television and film roles.
In one of her most challenging roles yet, Natalie Portman is playing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the biopic Jackie.
In fact, Madden has another already-buzzed about scene in the upcoming Elton John biopic Rocketman with Taron Egerton.
He's currently working on the Neil Armstrong biopic First Man, which will star Ryan Gosling as the legendary astronaut.
But that seems appropriate for a biopic about a star whose entire career was tinged with a slight melancholy.
Numerous other biographies of the Founding Fathers soon followed, as did a 22016 biopic based on McCullough's Adams biography.
Mexican authorities had said they captured Guzman partly because his representatives contacted filmmakers and actors about making his biopic.
Singer, 53, was fired from the hit Queen biopic for allegedly being "unexpectedly unavailable" for several days on set.
As keeper of all things Tupac, Afeni greenlit the biopic, "All Eyez on Me" ... which just recently wrapped filming.
Luckett, 35, is set to portray legendary pop and R&B singer Dionne Warwick in the upcoming biopic, Dionne.
What you see above is a trailer for Snowden, the biopic coming out later this year from Oliver Stone.
And why not ask the question: Is a biopic ever the right medium for explaining a great jazz musician?
In 2018, Knightley's convincing turn as Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette in the biopic "Colette" helped the film earn an 87%.
Jada Pinkett Smith has seen the new Tupac Shakur biopic, All Eyez On Me — and she is not impressed.
If Lawrence is playing the lead in Kim Kardashian's hypothetical biopic, can we suggest that Kris Jenner play herself?
His Gus Van Sant-directed biopic, which is based on his autobiography, will hit theaters on July 13, 2018.
Cynthia Erivo plays Harriet Tubman in a biopic on her incredible life and quest to free hundreds of slaves.
He won a Golden Globe, a SAG Award, and an Academy Award for his leading role in the biopic.
Ric Flair thinks Bradley Cooper would be the perfect fit to play him in the upcoming Hulk Hogan biopic.
Mexican authorities had said they captured Guzman partly because his representatives contacted filmmakers and actors about making his biopic.
Allen-Dutton: It's always kind of shady when like somebody's on their deathbed and they're shooting the biopic already.
Production on Master P's biopic indirectly saved the life an elderly man when a house went up in flames.
Zoe Saldana has faced a lot of criticism for portraying legendary singer Nina Simone in the upcoming Nina biopic.
That help came through 2Pac's music, his written words, and in his 2003 biopic, Tupac: Resurrection, which I loved.
" In Hollywood, Pike said, "If Marie had been a man," her biopic "would have been made, maybe more easily.
This Tonya Harding biopic arrives on streaming services two days before it contends for three awards at the Oscars.
The result is more country soap than biopic, a slow and soothing tale of family secrets and festering resentments.
Watch: The Elton John biopic "Rocketman" is "fan service of an especially and characteristically generous kind," our critic writes.
"It's not what would be akin to a biopic; Rafa functions as symbol in the play," Gil-Sheridan said.
She was in the musical biopic "The Greatest Showman" as a trapeze artist, alongside Zac Efron and Hugh Jackman.
The triumphant life and tragic death of Harvey Milk gets the biopic treatment in Gus Van Sant's 2008 film.
And Netflix canceled the release of a Gore Vidal biopic that starred Mr. Spacey, costing the service $38 million.
Chadwick Boseman plays Jackie Robinson in this biopic, with Harrison Ford as the Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey.
Vice recalls Oliver Stone's Nixon in some ways, since it's sort of a biopic about the former vice president.
But Franklin shared his disdain for both the biography and the MGM biopic in a Facebook post on Saturday.
The reality star tells PEOPLE she chatted with the couple about her upcoming biopic, which she announced last year.
In 2008, Penn played the activist in a biopic that chronicled his life up until his assassination in 1978.
Morgan Freeman is reportedly poised to play Colin Powell in an upcoming biopic about the former secretary of State.
New Edition tells its boy-band story in a three-night biopic with its six members as executive producers.
Lionsgate is dropping John Travolta's upcoming movie -- a John Gotti biopic -- just 10 days before it's scheduled release date.
Both Phoenix and his costar Reese Witherspoon won for their roles in the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line." 
In a new biopic, Nico, 1988, director Susanna Nicchiarelli documents the tumultuous final years of The Velvet Underground's Nico.
"The White Crow", currently in production, is a biopic of Rudolf Nureyev, a Russian ballet dancer who defected in 1961.
Ultimately, by not "getting" Freddie Mercury — in all his shameless, iconic queerness – this Mercury biopic doesn't "get" its own subject.
There are some seriously shocking reveals shared in Kloepfer's memoir, but many of them didn't make it into the biopic.
The film will reportedly follow the band itself in the '70s and '80s rather than Mercury alone as a biopic.
This time, basketball player Kobe Bryant and actor Michael B. Jordan are sitting on a couch watching a Bryant biopic.
Have you ever found yourself in a theater, watching a movie starring Matthew McConaughey, wondering, Wait... is this a biopic?
That's sort of the point here behind this biopic as inspired by Tom Junod's memorable Esquire profile of Fred Rogers.
Sachin: A Billion Dreams, a forthcoming biopic on Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar, has all the makings of a blockbuster.
No subject is handled lightly in the upcoming biopic Rocketman, especially Elton John's relationship with his ex-manager John Reid.
Game of Thrones and Bodyguard star Richard Madden is, apparently, having really great onscreen sex in Elton John biopic Rocketman.
It is not a straight biopic of famed artist Gerhard Richter, but it is still heavily patterned after his life.
It's clear that for the foreseeable future — like the other Lost Years of her life — Radziwill's biopic won't be predictable.
Yeomans described the film to Hyperallergic as "a pseudo Hollywood biopic," a tacit acknowledgement of the processes of myth-making.
Between 1975 and 1978, Reid was also the manager for Queen, which had its biopic Bohemian Rhapsody made last year.
A first look photo from Judy, a biopic about Judy Garland, shows the actress completely transformed into the screen legend.
Mahershala Ali played a horrible, abusive baby daddy to young rapper Roxanne Shante in Netflix's hip-hop biopic, Roxanne Roxanne.
There has been considerable buzz since the teaser of his biopic, Sachin: A Billion Dreams, dropped about a year ago.
Before it was deleted, I watched a biopic of Aung San Suu Kyi (using a pseudonym to avoid the censor).
Hefner's death didn't make the biopic happen; as THR points out, the project has been in the works since 2007.
The biopic will also come with a documentary based on Williams' life, produced by Entertainment One (eOne) and Creature Films.
In the upcoming biopic Harriet, Erivo, 32, stars as Tubman in the story of her early years of abolitionist work.
The full cast of Lifetime's Britney Spears biopic has been revealed – and Justin Timberlake's onscreen double is already suited up.
Singer, 53, was fired from the biopic in December 2017 for allegedly being "unexpectedly unavailable" for several days on set.
The Chinese version of "Bohemian Rhapsody", a biopic about Freddie Mercury, a flamboyant musician, excised most references to his sexuality.
In fact ... she says she'd absolutely love for Margot to play Sharon in a biopic about her sister's whole life.
If the star-studded biopic "Steve Jobs" didn't give you the insight you wanted, give this Gibney doc a try.
Claire Foy won't let her onscreen husband's life be restricted in an exclusive sneak peek from the upcoming biopic Breathe.
Her work has also inspired the upcoming biopic Hidden Figures, in which she will be portrayed by Taraji P. Henson.
TMZ reports that the rap legend has threatened to sue Sony Pictures over his portrayal in its upcoming Lifetime biopic.
"BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY", a biopic of Freddie Mercury and Queen, was almost as big a money-spinner as the band itself.
I think the answer is Welcome to Marwen, the based-on-a-true-story biopic coming to theaters in December.
It's a bog-standard biopic doc that alternates old photos and footage of Williams with those inevitable talking-head interviews.
You're basically given enough information to play out your entire family history as a Discovery Channel biopic in your head.
Yeah. It's funny — we don't like to call it a biopic, because we don't think it's traditional by any means.
Britney Spears' new biopic Britney Ever After won't hit Lifetime until February 18, but I am already obsessed with it.
The actor's turn as plastic surgeon Dr. Jack Startz in the HBO Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" was something else.
Lifetime's new biopic Britney Ever After is a fictionalized retelling of the pop star's often-tumultuous time in the spotlight.
A documentary film about her, "RBG," was released earlier this year, and the Hollywood biopic will be released on Christmas.
He was also Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, a great performance in a middling awards bait biopic.
The movie isn't a straight biopic, instead focusing around one seemingly action-packed incident in the middle of his career.
Elvis Presley will be the next musician to get the biopic treatment, in an upcoming movie directed by Baz Luhrmann.
Then there's "Race," a Focus Features biopic about Olympian Jesse Owens' Gold Medal-winning triumph at the 1936 Berlin games.
Mexican authorities said they captured Guzman partly because he or his representatives contacted filmmakers and actors about making his biopic.
DreamWorks has yet to produce or direct Spielberg's planned King biopic, but the rights have caused complications for numerous filmmakers.
The script, however, is being penned by Arash Amel, who wrote the ill-fated Grace Kelly biopic Grace of Monaco.
We're told April had to remake 2 costumes for the biopic using patterns she saved from back in the day.
The outing came just days after he was cast as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming biopic of the singer.
So by that nature, most biopic musicals — or rock musicals, if you like — they're oriented around studio or live performance.
Adam McKay, writer-director of the Dick Cheney biopic Vice, isn't fazed by the various reactions the film is inspiring.
In ways, the movie is tonally similar to "Finding Neverland," the splendid 2004 biopic about Peter Pan creator J.M. Barrie.
The six-minute song is getting a second wind with the Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," which is currently in theaters.
In a way, it's not about making a biopic—it was also making a statement that Touko would have made.
Which helps explain why Queen of Katwe is so unconventional, both as an underdog sports story and as a biopic.
A legendary song We're all getting the chance to relive the Queen era with the biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" in theaters.
Yes, if there was a biopic about Kim K.'s life she thinks Lawrence could step into her expensive shoes.
Instead, these are films about our own genre expectations and the fate of a Hollywood standard: the jazz biopic itself.
Until then, stare longingly at Cohen's mustache in the photos above and dream of the Queen biopic that never was.
Mexican officials have said that while El Chapo was on the run, he called movie producers about a planned biopic.
In the first trailer for Lifetime's upcoming, unauthorized Britney Spears biopic, Natasha Bassett channels the pop singer's most infamous moments.
When you leave 22 blockbuster biopic Rocketman, you will believe an unalienable truth: Leading man Taron Egerton is a star.
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" and "I Saw the Light," a Hank Williams biopic, are also new in theaters.
Leto just finished wrapping up Blade Runner 2049, and he's still slated to play Andy Warhol in another upcoming biopic.
This biopic doesn't delve much into his impact on fashion and art but sheds light on his struggles before success.
The graphic novel "Showtime at the Apollo: The Epic Tale of Harlem's Legendary Theater" is like a sprawling Hollywood biopic.
He wrote the script for "Jackie," a 2016 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis biopic starring Natalie Portman that earned three Oscar nominations.
"Green Book" is not a biopic, but throughout the film, Tony wrestles with the question of who exactly Shirley is.
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Rami Malek is Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, in a biopic that tells the band's story.
Written and directed by Dominicans, the biopic, which was released earlier this year, marries ambitious scope to Hollywood production values.
Two years later, Jamie Foxx won Best Actor for the biopic Ray, but lost for his supporting role in Collateral.
Maddie Ziegler and Kate Hudson met on the set of Music, the upcoming Sia biopic in which they're both starring.
Predictably, becoming Judy Garland for the biopic required Zellweger to spend a significant amount of time in the makeup chair.
Thomas had her own reality TV dating show, "What Chilli Wants," and co-starred in the January 2017 biopic "Marshall." 
In 2013, he was nominated for playing the title character in the David Mamet biopic "Phil Spector," also for HBO.
When he has a free minute, he acts — he portrayed the writer Maurice Sachs in the biopic "Violette," for instance.
Why is it so rare for genres — the biopic, the western, the gangster movie — to veer from the same subjects?
The words Renée Zellweger, Judy Garland, and biopic sound like a combination that has "awards season" written all over it.
Judy, a wrenching biopic out September 260, takes place in the final year of actress and singer Judy Garland's life.
Purple Rain — Prince Released 21987 years ago, Prince's sixth studio album was also the soundtrack to his biopic of sorts.
The long-gestating, controversy-laden biopic about the rock band Queen is finally moving forward — or so says the band.
Paul Dano plays a young Brian Wilson, and John Cusack an older one, in this biopic directed by Bill Pohlad.
" He wore it when he joined his family in seeing the Mister Rogers biopic, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
In the case of the Dr. Dre semi-biopic "Vital Signs," Cook found it too violent, according to the WSJ.
And "Callas," a Hollywood biopic starring the Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, is still in preproduction but scheduled for this year.
Anne Émond's "Nelly" is a risk-taking biopic about the Quebec writer Nelly Arcan that moves between fantasy and reality.
For film historians, the audacity of Nate Parker's Nat Turner biopic begins with the title: The Birth of a Nation.
She also had an update on Richard's biopic, and explained why Mike Epps is her leading candidate for the role.
The director denied that Guzman's latest accusations played a role in his recent firing from the upcoming Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody.
On Tuesday, the legendary singer paid an unannounced visit to Broadway's The Cher Show, the biopic musical based on her life.
Next year, Robbie will take on a new challenge when she plays figure skater Tonya Harding in the biopic I, Tonya.
The 2019 Golden Globes stunned many when Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody took home the Best Motion Picture award for drama.
He and girlfriend Lucy Boynton, who co-starred in the hit biopic, are treating award season like their own couples' vacay.
His most recent film, "Bohemian Rhapsody," grossed more than $900 million globally, becoming the highest-grossing music biopic of all time.
Shortly before the skit aired, Tom's casting in the biopic was announced, which led Colin to troll his dad on Twitter.
We didn't really expect anything less, but the first photos from Lifetime's unauthorized Britney Spears biopic are here, and they're something.
Jolie will reprise her villainous role in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, while Madden will appear in the Elton John biopic Rocketman.
Elton John surprised fans at a party for his upcoming biopic, "Rocketman," while at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday night.
"Privacy isn't a human right anymore—it's a privilege," says Shailene Woodley, who plays Snowden's girlfriend Lindsay Mills in Stone's biopic.
But did Elton John really name himself after John Lennon, or was that just a cute, dramatic flourish for his biopic?
She has already filmed five movies since 2016 — including a Judy Garland biopic that has her unrecognizable as the iconic star.
Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody led the night with four awards, followed by three each for Black Panther, Roma, and Green Book.
The Bleeder, the boxing biopic in which Watts stars alongside longtime partner Liev Schreiber, also made its TIFF debut on Saturday.
From the producers of Fruitvale Station and Dope comes Netflix's new biopic unpacking the life of New York rapper Roxanne Shanté.
A crew member died Thursday after an accident on the Pennsylvania set of the upcoming Mr. Rogers biopic starring Tom Hanks.
Antonio Campos's "Christine" is a straightforward biopic, narratively speaking, exploring the difficult professional and romantic period leading up to Chubbuck's death.
The company recently made a splash with a fake biopic about Donald Trump, with Johnny Depp playing the businessman-turned-politician.
Rami Malek picked up a Actor in a Leading Role nod for his work in the Freddy Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
It comes out at the very beginning of Oscar season, and it's a biopic, a category the Academy happens to love.
Willem Dafoe won the award for best actor for his portrayal of Vincent Van Gogh in the biopic "At Eternity's Gate".
Headey also stars in Fighting with My Family, a biopic about WWE wrestler Paige (the stage name of Saraya-Jade Bevis).
Unlike A Star Is Born, however, the biopic didn't hit the sweet spot with critics, many of whom panned the film.
Filming for Lifetime's unauthorized Britney Spears biopic is already underway, recreating scenes from the lowest points in the star's public life.
Zellweger has already filmed five movies since 2016 — including a Judy Garland biopic that has her unrecognizable as the iconic star.
As we reported ... DMX is planning on dropping a new album and tackling some new movie projects, including a possible biopic!
Michel Hazanavicius, an Oscar-winning director, adapts her writings in a new biopic, "Redoubtable", now in cinemas in Britain and America.
To portray Judy Garland in the upcoming biopic, Judy, Renée Zellweger read everything she could about the legendary singer and actress.
The film is so driven by these people's versions of the truth it becomes less about a trial or a biopic.
Dick Cheney biopic Vice is the story of the year with six nominations, and women directors were shut out yet again.
Icy Zellner, who will eventually be played by Angelica Huston in a biopic, is too goal-oriented to ignore his case.
Mexican authorities said they got Guzman partly because his representatives contacted filmmakers and actors about making a biopic of his life.
The film's director Marielle Heller recently cleared up what the movie would be about, clarifying that it won't be a biopic.
These literal attempts to reproduce the creative moment and the act of painting are the pitfalls of the art biopic genre.
Editor's Note: On Friday, Netflix began streaming a biopic on serial killer Ted Bundy, titled Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.
So it's no surprise the Mayhem biopic Lords of Chaos from director Jonas Åkerlund raised hackles even before it started shooting.
Wendy and Will Packer will be producing the biopic -- dubbed "Just Wendy"-- while Wendy and Leigh Davenport will write the screenplay.
Natalie Portman was also nominated for her role as lead actress in the Pablo Larraín-directed biopic about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
The biopic follows the 47-year-old mobster's battle with dementia after he spent 10 years in prison for tax invasion.
First Man, the upcoming Neil Armstrong biopic from La La Land director Damien Chazelle, premiered at Venice Film Festival this week.
The Australian actress was spotted Monday on the set of her upcoming Tonya Harding biopic, looking absolutely transformed for the role.
But there are also Black biopic failures that stand out as well, like Wendy Williams' television film about the late Aaliyah.
The first teaser trailer for the Elton John biopic Rocketman is here — and it's got glam, glitz and intrigue to spare.
Going after adults this weekend was Jesse Owens biopic "Race," which debuted to a subdued $7.3 million-plus from 2,369 locations.
El Chapo reportedly instructed one of his lawyers, Andrés Granados Flores, to contact her about making a biopic about his life.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith were married in 20113 and then both appeared in the 2001 Muhammad Ali biopic Ali.
Michael Keaton's biopic "The Founder" showed little traction for the Weinstein Company with a modest $2249.4 million weekend at 13,21 locations.
N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton was noticeably absent from the show — but host Chris Rock was sure to point that out.
Biopic producer Harvey Mason Jr. told us Aretha was upbeat and excited about the project just a week before her death.
The murder remains unsolved more than 20 years later, but a new biopic, All Eyez on Me, has reignited the debate.
But All Eyez on Me is the first Tupac biopic, starring newcomer Demetrius Shipp Jr. as the acclaimed musician and actor.
The humanising mission was abetted by an introduction from her daughter, Chelsea, and a swish mini-biopic narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Efron has been cast to play the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy the upcoming biopic, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.
Leo stars in a Martin Scorsese-directed biopic charting the life and work of businessman, aviator, engineer and filmmaker Howard Hughes.
It's a life worthy of an Oscar-winning biopic, but she is content enough winning the hearts and minds around her.
The two Oscar winners face off in The Favourite, an upcoming biopic about Queen Anne, who reigned between 1702 and 1707.
Other changes are made for the sake of characterization—which seems an odd choice for a biopic about a historical character.
With Bohemian Rhapsody newly minted with four Oscars, it's time for the Elton John music biopic Rocketman to take center stage.
The biopic, which holds an impressive 99 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, has picked up $1.7 million in two weeks.
Sylvester Stallone said on Wednesday that he plans to make a biopic on Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champion.
The movie has taken more than $854 million at the global box office to become the most successful musical biopic ever.
A documentary, "RBG," was released earlier this year, and the biopic "On The Basis of Sex" will be released this Christmas.
The Queen biopic took the No. 1 spot with an estimated $50 million haul in North America and $141.7 million globally.
Don Cheadle's Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead just got a theatrical trailer, and frankly, "theatrical" doesn't begin to scratch the surface.
I, TONYA Although Tonya Harding has hardly been absent from pop culture, she's somehow avoided getting a starry biopic until now.
He also made a credible crossover into serious fare like "Man on the Moon," Milos Forman's 1999 biopic about Andy Kaufman.
Over the weekend, the Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" arrived to an astounding $50 million in ticket sales in North America.
Paul Dano and John Cusack split the role of the Beach Boys songwriter and musician Brian Wilson in this unusual biopic.
But McKay had little interest in obeying the familiar rhythms of the academy-pleasing biopic that Cheney's story might have inspired.
VINCENTELLI We need an equivalent to "I'm Not There," Todd Haynes's Dylan "biopic" — ambitious in style and storytelling, not slavishly illustrative.
While Lyons's work usually plays a supporting part in productions, it moved into a starring role in the new Queen biopic.
The actress, who is playing Judy Garland in the upcoming biopic Judy, recorded a duet with Smith for the film's soundtrack.
Eva Longoria will direct a 'Flamin' Hot Cheetos' biopic Wow, that sentence did not end the way we thought it would.
BARBARA Jeanne Balibar plays the French singer-songwriter Barbara in a self-reflexive biopic that challenges the conventions of the form.
One of his goals with "Blaze" was to make a biopic that didn't have a scene in which someone becomes famous.
In this biopic, Bonello flits from one decade to another to explore the life of the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.
But "The Crown" is billed as six-season biopic, in which older actors take over the lead roles every two seasons.
For years, Renner's production company has been developing a biopic of Steve McQueen — there's even a script, written by James Gray.
Even Rocketman, Elton John's biopic of sorts, picked up a couple of awards, including a Best Actor win for Taron Egerton.
He ran wild, studied ballet and, after seeing a biopic about the silent-screen legend Rudolph Valentino, renamed himself Mario Montejo.
Josh Brolin channels President George W. Bush in this biopic, hovering between a sendup and a takedown, directed by Oliver Stone.
A biopic can take any life, no matter how transgressive or interesting, and reduce it to check marks on a list.
Mr. Tolan, Mr. Fontana and Mr. Newman all agreed Mr. Guzmán's desire to direct his own biopic was a bad idea.
The Kingsman: The Golden Circle actor, 28, is playing the iconic singer, now 71, in the biopic, which goes through John's life.
But every now and then, a biopic comes along that somehow manages to dodge all the usual clichés and do something fresh.
Rating Sure, everything from the Jackie Kennedy biopic Jackie to the old-fashioned musical La La Land caused a fuss at TIFF.
The news comes just a few days after Singer was fired from the helm of Bohemian Rhapsody, the upcoming Freddie Mercury biopic.
He's set to play Fred Rogers in the upcoming biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, which hits theaters on Nov. 22.
There are foundations and even a four-hour biopic film all devoted to Douglas, who is a pivotal figure in Canadian history.
" The production company behind the biopic also came to Saldana's defense, saying she "delivers an exceptional and mesmerizing tribute to Nina Simone.
J.R.R. Tolkien's family is making it clear that they do not support an upcoming biopic starring Nicholas Hoult as the legendary author.
Paramount Pictures' upcoming Elton John biopic, Rocketman (in theaters May 31), will host an immersive photo experience and creation station for guests.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" has taken in more than $854 million at the global box office to become the most successful musical biopic ever.
The first trailer for the biopic dropped Wednesday afternoon, showing the immediate aftermath of the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
After Lifetime greenlit a Michael Jackson biopic, perhaps the most important step was casting a convincing actor to portray the pop icon.
During the supposed hiatus, he made HBO's Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra, and two seasons of prestige drama The Knick for Cinemax.
Steve Carell and Emma Stone are ready to battle it out in the first official photo from their upcoming tennis biopic together.
As an actor, Bowie played Andy Warhol in Julian Schnabel's 1996 biopic "Basquiat," also starting Jeffrey Wright, Gary Oldman and Dennis Hopper.
" Producers then clarified the movie was not a biopic, and that they would be using "period music" rather than Bowie's "original tracks.
In a teaser for the upcoming biopic on the U.S. Figure Skating Championship, Robbie explains what it takes to capture America's heart.
There were several signs that this biopic of Queen and its frontman Freddie Mercury could earn a nomination for Oscar's top prize.
The actress was spotted on set of the upcoming biopic Judy on Tuesday, dressed head-to-toe as screen legend Judy Garland.
As the Netflix docuseries and upcoming biopic gain traction online, some have urged people to focus on the victims and their families.
While "Harriet," the moving biopic on Harriet Tubman, former-slave-turned-abolitionist, was considered for several awards, it did not win any.
" Burns said that he doesn't recognize the Jobs that has been portrayed in biopic films, including Aaron Sorkin's 2015 film, "Steve Jobs.
When the trailer for Bohemian Rhapsody came out, the new Freddie Mercury biopic drew criticism from fans for erasing the singer's bisexuality.
Second, the screenplay is being written by Oren Moverman, who co-wrote the script for the recent Brian Wilson biopic, Love & Mercy.
Dinklage will play French actor and Fantasy Island star Hervé Villechaize in the biopic My Dinner with Hervé, which is currently shooting.
The Queen biopic stars Mr. Robot lead Rami Malek as frontman Freddie Mercury and is set for release on Christmas Day 2018.
Guzmén had been talking with actors and producers about a possible biopic, Attorney General Arely Gomez said Friday, according to ABC News.
Update: Fox announced on Wednesday that Dexter Fletcher (Eddie the Eagle) will now be directing the Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, Billboard reports.
Not since the literary biopic showdown between "Capote" and "Infamous" has there been such an intense battle for the attention of viewers.
As a result of director Bryan Singer's "unexpected unavailability," production on the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has been temporarily put on hold.
In the running for the lead role in the upcoming biopic are Harry Styles, Ansel Elgort and Miles Teller, per the outlet.
Portman also currently stars as former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the biopic Jackie, which has earned rave reviews at Venice.
Over nearly a century, it's made appearances in several films including Oliver Stone's biopic The Doors and Sofia Coppola's 2010 drama Somewhere.
Last month, Jada Pinkett Smith criticized the Tupac Shakur biopic, All Eyez On Me, for misrepresenting her relationship with the late rapper.
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Schreiber most recently appeared in Chuck, a biopic of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner in which he and Watts played husband and wife.
Tom Hanks has been pegged to play the inimitable Mr. Rogers in a biopic titled You Are My Friend, Variety reported Monday.
And this summer, TV One will turn the 22-year-old's brief time in the spotlight into a made-for-TV biopic.
At an American Film Institute event, he approached David Oyelowo, who played King in Selma, about potentially starring in his King biopic.
The expectant actress attended the premiere of her upcoming biopic Jackie at the American Film Institute's Festival in Los Angeles on Monday.
A fictionalized biopic about the case made in 1990, Unspeakable Acts, paints the two child therapists in the case as noble heroes.
The Theory of Everything (2014)  Another biopic, this drama chronicling the life of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is now streaming on Netflix.
Her life means so much to so many people, and now we are finally on the precipice of biopic about her life.
Spike Lee's grand, sweeping tale of the 1960s civil rights leader is the kind of gigantic biopic that's rarely made this well.
Mitchell broke onto the scene in 2015, when he starred as NWA rapper Eazy-E in the musical biopic Straight Outta Compton.
Fey called Carol, Todd Haynes' drama about a lesbian couple in the 1950s, an "unauthorized biopic" about Burnett's friendship with Julie Andrews.
More times than not, biopic subjects live lives that tether on the brink of fantastical, and so veering towards histrionics seems unavoidable.
A forthcoming biopic, "Judy," tells the story of the famed entertainer's final days, with R Zellweger taking on the role of Garland.
The film was to have been a biopic of Gill, the late proprietor of a massage parlor and prostitution business in Pittsburgh.
Dawson City: Frozen Time tells the history of the town from the beginning, as if it were a biopic of a place.
Our magazine has the back story of Oliver Stone's herculean efforts to make "Snowden," the biopic of Edward Snowden opening Sept. 16.
In the episode, Hollywood wants to make a biopic of Stan Marsh's band, but must alter the movie to fit China's regulations.
He'd arrived for the premiere of "Gotti," a biopic of infamous Mafia kingpin John Gotti in which Travolta played the starring role.
No traditional biopic, the film includes Ms. Rainer in an extended interview, spliced and superimposed with re-enactments of the same interview.
Felicity Jones portrays a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the biopic, which launched on Christmas Day and has since made $1.5 million.
A subsequent tweet shared the family's anguish at seeing the Simone biopic come to life with a star not of their choosing.
But consider this as a biopic around the South Korean Hwaseong murders—one of the first serial killers recorded in their country.
This biopic traces her rise and stagnation, as she was taken advantage of by managers and other men in the music industry.
Following an unexplained absence, the director Bryan Singer has been fired from the troubled Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," according to multiple sources.
Even for a biopic, this one is unusually family-oriented: It traces Justice Ginsburg's extraordinary relationships as much as her unparalleled career.
After the Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" won best drama at the Golden Globes, Queen's "Platinum Collection" rose 127 spots to No. 10.
Universal's "First Man" didn't do as strong, as the $16.53 million Neil Armstrong biopic only took in $216.5 million its opening weekend.
Chapo—real name Joaquín Guzmán Loera—reportedly wanted to make a biopic with admirers in the movie biz while he was out.
In last year's biopic, "First Man," Armstrong (played by Ryan Gosling) is portrayed as a 1950s guy stuck in a 1960s world.
After a lot of issues along the way, a trailer is finally out for "Bohemian Rhapsody," the Queen biopic starring Rami Malek.
The company mailed its 5 billionth DVD, an honor that went to this year's Elton John biopic Rocketman, according to Entertainment Weekly.
This annual blowout of contemporary Asian cinema opens with "Dynamite Graffiti" (on Friday), a biopic of the Japanese pornographic publisher Akira Suei.
Awards: Actress (Renée Zellweger) Renée Zellweger plays Judy Garland in this biopic, which takes place in 1968, one year before Garland died.
In 2018, Canadian film producers Jonathan and Justin Gajewski announced they are producing and writing a biopic on Johnson titled Ring King.
The couple became a 2019 awards season staple as they showed support — and picked up statues — for their biopic blockbuster Bohemian Rhapsody.
The literalness of film and the creaky conventions of the biopic threaten to dissolve that strangeness, to domesticate genius into likable quirkiness.
Judy, a biopic out September 27, focuses on their relationship; with Renee Zellweger as a declining Garland and Finn Wittrock as Deans.
Bellocchio's approach to the story is at once coolly objective — the movie is part biopic, part courtroom procedural — and almost feverishly intense.
While it's been years since Jobs died, and the biopic premiered, fruitarianism has maintained its popularity among people in the vegan community.
If the Elton John biopic Rocketman nabs a lot of nominations, a performance from the man himself isn't out of the question.
I may have a massive ego but, counterintuitively, that ego is actually what would prevent me from tolerating a biopic of myself.
A new biopic about the beloved chef, who popularized French cuisine in America in the 1960s, is in the works, Variety reports.
It's also greenlit additional seasons of Shows like "Dead Girls Detective Agency" and new biopic clips from Serena Williams and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Dolemite is My Name stars Eddie Murphy in a lively biopic about self-made groundbreaking comedian and movie star Rudy Ray Moore.
She has dreams of portraying Whitney Houston in a biopic and insists that she'll never do a role that calls for nudity.
"I chatted with Anna his wonderful wife and they were interested in my feature film biopic and just chatted business," she says.
Professor Marston falls victim to the usual biopic pitfalls at times, getting a little too cute or heavy-handed with the foreshadowing.
Egerton's nod is especially impressive considering his Elton John biopic opened in the early summer, months before awards season truly got underway.
In addition to Cats, Hudson will star as late queen of soul Aretha Franklin in the upcoming biopic Respect, in theaters Aug.
She scored her first nomination in 1997 for her lead performance as the singer Selena in a biopic of the Latin performer.
In my opinion, one of the best parts about watching a based-on-history TV show or biopic isn't the actual production itself.
Since her return, she has already filmed five movies — including a Judy Garland biopic that's already gaining Oscars buzz for the iconic star.
Skip the Trump talk or election banter: Let's all take a moment to appreciate that there's another Barack Obama biopic headed our way.
While the new French biopic doesn't have to moralize on the issue, it instead alters the facts to avoid making contemporary audiences uncomfortable.
Simone wholeheartedly celebrated her dark skin in her work, so it's important that this is reflected in the casting decisions for her biopic.
The first trailer for the long-awaited Nina Simone biopic Nina has finally arrived, following the controversial release of the film's first poster.
But Natasha Bassett, who plays the singer in the upcoming biopic Britney Ever After, didn't know just how much she was in for.
The duo got married years later and have reunited on screen for Woody Allen's comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona and the biopic Loving Pablo.
There's also the dark, driving crime saga Sicario and the biopic Straight Outta Compton, but it's hard to identify too many more contenders.
After over a year of speculation, Ryan Gosling has signed on to star in the upcoming Neil Armstrong biopic First Man, Variety reports.
Knight hit two men in the incident — Cle "Bone" Sloan, a consultant on the biopic Straight Outta Compton, survived, but Terry Carter died.
Based closely on Brown's 2016 memoir, Every Little Step: My Story, the biopic was very obviously designed to rehabilitate the singer's public image.
"Pretty certain nobody has been granted music rights for ANY biopic… I would know," he tweeted in response to a Hollywood Reporter article.
"[She] will not be contributing in any way, shape, or form to the Lifetime biopic," her spokesperson told Us Weekly on August 25.
But what if a biopic omits or changes the actual details of the subject's life, as is the case in Woman Walks Ahead?
WWE's Paige is showing her support for Florence Pugh, the actress who plays her in the recently-released biopic Fighting with My Family.
The 41-year-old actor starred as Navy SEAL Chris Kyle in the 2014 biopic, which was directed by outspoken conservative Clint Eastwood.
The production company behind the Nina Simone biopic Nina has responded to the swirling controversy surrounding Zoë Saldana's turn as the late singer.
Leolah Brown Muhammad, 54, wasn't exactly thrilled with the way her brother's life was portrayed on BET, despite his approval of the biopic.
"I've loved him since Night at the Museum," Black told BuzzFeed News about the star of the upcoming Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
The biopic will also focus on Diana's philanthropic work, such campaigning against land mines and visiting AIDS patients when no one else would.
And, on another subject ... Wendy has a very definite view of who should play her in the just-announced biopic of her life.
LAST WEEK J.R.R. Tolkien's estate announced that it did not "authorise, or participate in the making of" a new biopic of the author.
Zweig was the subject of a searing biopic released in 2016; he also inspired Wes Anderson's whimsical film "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014).
As a docufilm and a biopic, respectively, Casting JonBenet and I, Tonya are most explicit about the way people engage with true crime.
First came Churchill in June, a critically panned biopic that pictured a beleaguered Churchill, played by Brian Cox, awaiting the Battle of Normandy.
Former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett is set to portray legendary pop and R&B singer Dionne Warwick in the upcoming biopic, Dionne.
Dexter Fletcher has been hired to take over as director of the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody in the wake of Bryan Singer's termination.
What started as a biopic of Soviet physicist Lev Landau ballooned into a years-long Ukrainian social experiment involving thousands of amateur actors.
This was never going to be an impartial film, but Panse's biopic is blind to even the irony that is openly on display.
Jamal Woolard reprises his role as Tupac's friend and rival The Notorious B.I.G. from the 2009 biopic Notorious (where Anthony Mackie played Tupac).
On Friday, a Netflix biopic of Bundy — titled Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile — streams on Netflix, with Zac Efron playing Ted Bundy.
IN "England is Mine", a new biopic of Morrissey, Mark Gill fashions an odd portrait of the artist as a young misery guts.
The movie will arrive next summer, nicely removed from that other major British rockstar biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, which arrives in theaters November 2.
I thought about this scene again while watching I, Tonya, the new biopic about notorious figure skater Tonya Harding, played by Margot Robbie.
Upcoming movies include the musical biopic "Rocketman," about gay icon Elton John, and high school comedy "Booksmart," which has a lesbian lead character.
That's the news that set the internet ablaze this week, thanks to the singer's new biopic The Bobby Brown Story, airing on BET.
This dynamic was a prominent feature in his Steve Jobs biopic, but there's even less of a reason for it to exist here.
The first trailer for the upcoming Fred Rogers biopic is out, and it proves that Tom Hanks is absolutely perfect as Mister Rogers.
"Some studios wanted us to lose the fantasy element and make a more straightforward biopic, but that was missing the point," John wrote.
These movies have no shame in presenting their characters as sexual beings, while their respective biopic counterparts couldn't care less about that element.
A lot can change in 15 years — but Eliza Dushku's desire to release Mapplethorpe, a biopic about the late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, didn't.
Among the trailers that launched at the San Diego event was one for Oliver Stone's biopic of Edward Snowden, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Both Ice Cube and GNR are legendary West Coast acts, but NWA are the ones with a commercially and critically successful 2015 biopic.
Because contrary to what you may have heard, VICE is not just a Cheney biopic from the team that made The Big Short.
These successes prove that when executed well, and if you tell the right story, a biopic can please both the audience and critics.
The segment grew contentious as Harding attempted to redirect the focus onto a new biopic about her life, I, Tonya, starring Margot Robbie.
American Sniper Audiences were collectively distracted by one clearly fake element in the 2014 biopic about late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper).
All this research was useful in another Bundy project helmed by Berlinger: the biopic Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, which he directed.
Should you be interested in a more challenging shape to the normally mundane historical biopic, Joan the Maid is not to be missed.
The new biopic that tracks the band's history, despite using the 1985 performance as its triumphant closer, is firmly a karaoke-style paean.
In 2001, Franco won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of James Dean in the Mark Rydell-directed biopic of the same name.
In the 1982 biopic "Gandhi," actor Ben Kingsley, portraying Gandhi, utters these words, but there's no documented proof of Gandhi himself saying them.
His most recent film, "Bohemian Rhapsody," has grossed almost $800 million globally so far, becoming the highest-grossing music biopic of all time.
A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS Natalie Portman makes her directorial debut, and it's a biopic, for which she also wrote the screenplay.
Bobbi Kristina's estate has now joined the lawsuit, claiming the biopic violates Bobbi Kristina's right to privacy, which they claim survived her death.
Harriet, an upcoming biopic directed by Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou) and starring Cynthia Erivo, will finally give Tubman the film treatment she deserves.
The first biopic about him was "Your Cheatin' Heart" in 1964, starring George Hamilton (the role had initially been offered to Elvis Presley).
That's a great opening for the music biopic genre, and great news for 20th Century Fox, which spent $52 million to make it.
Otherwise, Tupac biopic "All Eyez on Me" from Lionsgate and Summit is beating out expectations with an estimated $27.1 million from 2,471 locations.
Since Trump took office, people have started to view the award-winning show Veep as more of a biopic series than a comedy.
Today, it's actor, writer, and director Ethan Hawke, who co-stars in the Sally Hawkins-led biopic Maudie, out this Friday in theaters.
The Post, for me, functioned better as a trailer for a Kay Graham biopic than it did a story about the Pentagon Papers.
Zac Efron's upcoming Ted Bundy biopic, the awkwardly-titled Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, is set to debut at Sundance this weekend.
Mike Myers Mike Myers has a small role in that new Queen biopic as the music exec who foolishly passed on the band.
Jared Leto has officially signed on to play the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in an upcoming biopic, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Donnersmarck's film is only loosely based on Richter—it's not announced as a biopic—but many of the basic facts are, shockingly, true.
Before throwing himself into playing Freddie Mercury in the Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," Mr. Malek had to work through conflicts of his own.
They preserved her legacy with a detailed biopic, recruiting a rising Hollywood star to portray the fallen singer's meteoric journey to the top.
Black wrote Milk, the 2008 biopic of San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk, one of the most influential LGBTQ activists in American history.
Take, for example, his soundtrack for the Stephen Hawking biopic "The Theory of Everything," for which he won a Golden Globe in 2015.
Celebrate the life of Stephen Hawking through this tender biopic, for which Eddie Redmayne won an Oscar for his portrayal of the physicist.
So the problem with the biopic "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile" isn't Efron (or that cumbersome title), but his director, Joe Berlinger.
Quick plot summary: A biopic of Vincent van Gogh (Willem Dafoe) near the end of his life, directed by the artist Julian Schnabel.
A profound misfire, this biopic is a dramatically inert attempt to pay tribute to the blacklisted screenwriters caught up in the Red Scare.
This biopic is billed as the first animated feature to be constructed completely from oil paintings, which are done in van Gogh's style.
Again a fugitive, Mr. Guzmán found the time to rendezvous with film stars, including Sean Penn, to discuss a biopic about his life.
She reminded him she had just played an Abzug-adjacent character in "On the Basis of Sex," last year's Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic.
Downton Abbey has gone from historical drama to crossover biopic, at least in part, with the feature length film of the beloved series.
This was apparent when Elton John introduced his biopic Rocketman, nominated for Best Picture, Musical or Comedy, alongside longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin.
For one thing, this staid biopic was prettily filmed in my beloved Scotland and directed by Jason Connery (the son of Sean Connery).
Terence Davies wrote and directed "A Quiet Passion" (opening April 14), a biopic about Emily Dickinson that veers from screwball comedy to tragedy.
Reviews for the Harriet Tubman biopic praise Erivo's performance as the women's rights leader and former slave who helped others escape to freedom.
"Neruda," Pablo Larraín's semifantastical biopic, is a warmhearted film about a hot-blooded man that is nonetheless troubled by a subtle, perceptible chill.
Tom Hanks, the nicest man in Hollywood, will be the nicest guy in the neighborhood when he stars in a Fred Rogers biopic.
Netflix charts the early reign of Queen Elizabeth II in its biopic series The Crown... and the IRL queen is apparently a fan.
In the biopic of the Trump administration that will no doubt come one day, he would be played by a Paul Newman type.
For Rami Malek, his first Oscar nomination — for his turn as Freddie Mercury in the Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" — means talking about teeth.
Only one person said he would vote for "Vice," a comedic biopic about Dick Cheney that was directed and written by Adam McKay.
The '80s Los Angeles hair-metal band Mötley Crüe gets the biopic treatment in this Netflix original, which is not aimed at theaters.
Singer was part of the team involved in "Bohemian Rhapsody," the biopic of rock band Queen that was nominated for outstanding British film.
We're told Elijah, who's playing Ricky Bell in an upcoming New Edition biopic, continued arguing with cops, and allegedly grabbed an officer's sleeve.
Eternity's Gate is about Vincent Van Gogh, but Schnabel crafts a portrait of the artist that's more broad, impressionist strokes than straightforward biopic.
A new trailer for the long-gestating Tupac Shakur biopic, All Eyez on Me, dropped Tuesday on the 20th anniversary of Shakur's death.
All have been subjected to the biopic treatment, but each of their actual life stories comprise narratives that are sometimes harder to tell.

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