Attempts to dramatize Janis Joplin’s life have been made, but they’ve all sputtered or halted in development. Though there were once competing projects, not even an Amy Adams-led effort has been able to get off the ground. Joplin’s raw essence or boozy grit might have just proven too difficult to capture, even for Zooey Deschanel, who’s no Jenna Maroney (sorry, we’re contractually obligated to reference Jackie Jormp-Jomp in these situations).
Despite these setbacks, director Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene) is still intent on making his biopic of the blues singer. To that end, he’s working on getting Michelle Williams to play Joplin in Janis. Williams would potentially replace Venus In Fur’s Nina Arianda, who was cast over four years ago in the part. But Arianda’s proposed participation has been lost to the sands of time, much like the Amy Adams...
Despite these setbacks, director Sean Durkin (Martha Marcy May Marlene) is still intent on making his biopic of the blues singer. To that end, he’s working on getting Michelle Williams to play Joplin in Janis. Williams would potentially replace Venus In Fur’s Nina Arianda, who was cast over four years ago in the part. But Arianda’s proposed participation has been lost to the sands of time, much like the Amy Adams...
- 10/11/2016
- by Danette Chavez
- avclub.com
For a performer whose career was so short-lived, Janis Joplin has been hugely influential and such a largely contentious figure in the world of music. We’ve recently gotten a Jimi Hendrix biopic, along with music stories about everyone from the short lived (Ian Curtis, Jim Morrison, John Lennon) to the long-living legends (Johnny Cash, Ray Charles), so it makes sense that a Joplin biopic is long past due.
Late last week, Deadline was breaking news that Jean-Marc Vallee had signed on to direct Get it While You Can, the working title for a Janis Joplin film with Amy Adams attached to star and sing in the film. This would be Vallee’s fourth film following Dallas Buyers Club, the upcoming Wild, and the just-wrapped Demolition.
Adams is terrific casting, and Vallee is promising, but we’ve been down this road before, and a new director attached is no closer...
Late last week, Deadline was breaking news that Jean-Marc Vallee had signed on to direct Get it While You Can, the working title for a Janis Joplin film with Amy Adams attached to star and sing in the film. This would be Vallee’s fourth film following Dallas Buyers Club, the upcoming Wild, and the just-wrapped Demolition.
Adams is terrific casting, and Vallee is promising, but we’ve been down this road before, and a new director attached is no closer...
- 11/25/2014
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Jenna, your show Accidentally On Purpose only lasted one season, but that means you have more time to spend with your family this year!
Jenna Elfman, you’ve always been a funny girl playing roles in comedic series like Dharma and Greg, but this year you’re going to focus on your personal life rather than your TV life. Your career will take a backseat as you spend some quality time with your husband and kids. Astrology.com has all the details!
Happy birthday, Jenna Elfman! The permeable nature of your Piscean ascendant may be open to taking on more opportunities than it can get its fingers around. With your cosmic focal point at a passionate Moon-Mars contact in unconventional Aquarius, you do well when you hone in on your unique talents. Always willing to see something from a different angle, you can be at once contrary and compromising; still,...
Jenna Elfman, you’ve always been a funny girl playing roles in comedic series like Dharma and Greg, but this year you’re going to focus on your personal life rather than your TV life. Your career will take a backseat as you spend some quality time with your husband and kids. Astrology.com has all the details!
Happy birthday, Jenna Elfman! The permeable nature of your Piscean ascendant may be open to taking on more opportunities than it can get its fingers around. With your cosmic focal point at a passionate Moon-Mars contact in unconventional Aquarius, you do well when you hone in on your unique talents. Always willing to see something from a different angle, you can be at once contrary and compromising; still,...
- 9/29/2010
- by Jennifer Murray
- HollywoodLife
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