Five-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director David O. Russell (The fighter, Bright Side Manual, The American hustle, Amsterdam) has signed on to direct the biopic about the singer-songwriter Linda Ronstadt. We reported this recently Only murders in the building star and two-time Emmy nominee Selena Gomez will take on the role of protagonist.
The musical biopic is currently in pre-production, with producers including James Keach, who produced the 2019 documentary “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” and Ronstadt’s manager, John Boylan.
Gomez teased her involvement in the biopic earlier this week by posting a photo from Ronstadt’s 2013 memoir “Simple Dreams” on her Instagram Story. No other castings have been announced.
Ronstadt is a country, rock ‘n’ roll and Latin music legend known for her 1970s albums “Heart Like a Wheel” and “Simple Dreams.” Over the course of her career she has released 29 studio albums, won 11 Grammys and has been honored by both the Recording Academy and the Latin Recording Academy with Lifetime Achievement Awards. In 2014, Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Ronstadt’s 2019 documentary, directed by Rob Epstein (“The Times of Harvey Milk”) and Jeffrey Friedman (“The Celluloid Closet”), chronicles the artist’s nearly five-decade career. In 2011, Ronstadt announced his retirement, later revealing that he was no longer able to sing due to his progressive supranuclear palsy.
Russell has a reputation for being a “difficult” director, but he also makes some of my favorite films, so he’ll probably do great.
via: Variety
by Jessica Fisher
Source: Geek Tyrant
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