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“Michael,” Reviewed: A Sanitized Bio-Pic That’s All Business
In bed afterward, recovering from his father’s assault, Michael reads an illustrated Peter Pan book in which a drawing of the villainous…
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‘Michael’ Trailer: Michael Jackson Biopic Chronicles Rise From Child Star to King of Pop
The King of Pop is about to reclaim his throne on the big screen. Lionsgate has released a new trailer for “Michael,” its highly…
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‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ Helmer R.S. Prasanna to Direct Film on Legendary Indian Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan: ‘A Biopic on Steroids’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Fresh off the success of Aamir Khan starrer “Sitaare Zameen Par,” director R.S. Prasanna is developing a biopic on legendary Indian…
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Tamannaah Bhatia Joins ‘V. Shantaram’ Biopic as Legendary Actor Jayashree, First Look Unveiled (EXCLUSIVE)
“Baahubali” star Tamannaah Bhatia has been cast as actor Jayashree in the upcoming Indian biographical drama “V. Shantaram,” joining…
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Siddhant Chaturvedi’s First Look as V. Shantaram Unveiled for Indian Filmmaker Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)
The makers of upcoming biographical drama “V. Shantaram” have unveiled the first look of Siddhant Chaturvedi as the legendary Indian…
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Antonio Banderas Reveals Role as Mentor in Anthony Bourdain Biopic: ‘I Was Cleaning Fish Every Single Day!’
Work stunk on the Anthony Bourdain biopic — and Antonio Banderas relished the experience. “We spent a month and a half filming in Cape Cod…
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Gerard Butler’s Biopic That Bombed at the Box Office Gets a Second Chance Thanks to a Free Streamer
Whether it’s a story powered by high-octane action and adventure or a love story that will have audiences sobbing in their theater seats,…
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Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Is a Biopic Without Mystique
Deliver Me From Nowhere includes frequent black and white flashbacks to Springsteen’s boyhood in Freehold, New Jersey, where he was raised…
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Paul Walter Hauser Wants Sam Rockwell to Play Lorne Michaels in the Chris Farley Biopic: ‘I’ll Do Matt Foley All Day For You’
Paul Walter Hauser will soon play Chris Farley in Josh Gad‘s biopic about the legendary “Saturday Night Live” cast member, and “The Naked…
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‘Truth and Treason’ Review: A Conventional Biopic of a Teenager Who Resisted the Third Reich
Based on a true story of German resistance to the Third Reich during World War 2, “Truth and Treason” plays it conventionally straight.…
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‘Beatles’ Biopic: Anna Sawai, Aimee Lou Wood Circling Yoko Ono, Pattie Boyd Roles
“Shogun” star Anna Sawai and “The White Lotus” breakout Aimee Lou Wood are circling the roles of Yoko Ono and Pattie Boyd in the upcoming…
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‘Soul on Fire’ Review: A Childhood Accident Leads to Higher Ground in Smooth If Bland Inspirational Biopic
In 2011, director Sean McNamara, a Disney and Nickelodeon veteran with an iffy feature track record (see: “Bratz”) had a sleeper success…
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Biopic ‘Maa Vande’ Unveiled With Unni Mukundan Attached to Star (EXCLUSIVE)
Silver Cast Creations has unveiled “Maa Vande,” a biographical film chronicling the life of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with…
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‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Review: Amanda Seyfried Shakes, Battles and Extols in an Arresting Religious Biopic
Those of us who first understood Shakerism not as a religious movement but as a mail-order furniture company — like a particularly…
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Jeremy Strong’s Meme-Bait Monologue Cut From Springsteen Biopic ‘Deliver Me from Nowhere’: No More ‘Hole in the Floor’
Becoming a meme doesn’t guarantee you make it into the final cut. Jeremy Strong fans will learn this the hard way come October 24, when…
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‘Salaam Bombay’ Scribe Sooni Taraporevala to Pen Biopic of Vicky Roy, Street Child Turned Acclaimed Photographer, for Nirvana Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Award-winning Indian screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala has been tapped to write “Street Dreams,” a biopic based on the remarkable true story…
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Sinéad O’Connor Biopic in the Works From ‘Slow Horses’ Banner See-Saw Films and Producers of ‘Nothing Compares’ Doc (EXCLUSIVE)
A Sinéad O’Connor biopic is in development. Variety has learned that a film is in the works that will tell the story of the early life and…
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KJ Apa to Star as Jimmy Stewart in Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)
KJ Apa has signed on to star as James Stewart in “Jimmy,” an upcoming biopic about the “It’s a Wonderful Life” legend. “I have always been…
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Julia Garner Says Madonna Biopic Is ‘Supposed to Still Happen’ Despite Reports of Cancellation: ‘Anything That’s Great Takes a Long Time’
Julia Garner is sharing an update on the Madonna biopic, in which “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” star is set to play the seven-time…
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Michael Jackson Biopic Moves to April
The Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” will open in standard theaters and in Imax worldwide on April 24, moving from its earlier October…
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Freddie Prinze Jr. Talks Returning for Another Deadly ‘Summer,’ Good Hollywood Marriages and His Famous Father’s Defunct Biopic
Freddie Prinze Jr. has a favorite piece of lore from his childhood. In the late ’70s, only a few years after the untimely death of his…
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India’s First Hollywood Star Sabu Gets Biopic as Almighty Motion Picture Acquires Film Rights (EXCLUSIVE)
Before Bollywood became a global phenomenon, there was Sabu — India’s pioneering face in Hollywood whose extraordinary life story is…
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Agnieszka Holland on Bringing Kafka Back to Life With ‘Playful’ Biopic ‘Franz’: ‘I Don’t Like the Cliché of Kafka Being Dark, Moody and Depressed’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Agnieszka Holland, the director of Oscar nominated films like “Angry Harvest,” “Europa Europa” and “In Darkness,” has completed post on…
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Christine Vachon on 30 Years of Killer Films and How Her Career Was Sparked by Todd Haynes’ ‘Banned’ Karen Carpenter Biopic (Which She Recommends People ‘Watch Illegally’)
One of the icons of independent cinema, Christine Vachon is celebrating 30 years of Killer Films, the production banner she set up in 1995…