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Biopics

  1. biopics
    Walk Hard Made Timothée Chalamet Doubt His Bob Dylan Biopic“I made the mistake of watching five minutes of that movie.”
    By Justin Curto
  2. flannel
    Jeremy Allen White’s ‘The Boss’ Looks Like an EmployeeIf you can’t love him during his blue-collar blues, you don’t deserve him as a disillusioned rock star.
    By Jason P. Frank
  3. vulture news network
    Dennis Quaid Thinks Reagan Is ‘Like Muhammad Ali’One of many insights into the presidential biopic that “wasn’t meant to be political.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. coming soon
    Netflix Is in the Mood for AdulationAcquiring Pablo Larraín’s Angelina Jolie–starring Maria Callas biopic.
    By Rebecca Alter, Zoe Guy, and Jason P. Frank
  5. vulture sports!
    Nicolas Cage Will Play John Madden in David O Russell BiopicHe’s going from Longlegs to going long on the field.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  6. britney spears
    This Is a Movie About a Girl Named BritneyJon M. Chu and Marc Platt are reportedly attached to an adaptation of Britney Spears’s memoir, The Woman in Me.
    By Jason P. Frank
  7. cast away
    Let It Be (Hot Actors As the Beatles)If people thought they were sexy in 1963, then their onscreen counterparts should be too.
    By Zoe Guy
  8. rankings
    Why Can’t Music Biopics Be Good?The worst of the genre, ranked.
    By Rebecca Alter and Jason P. Frank
  9. biopic drama
    Flipper's Roller Boogie Palace After Party
    Richard Simmons Made Pauly Shore CryThe fitness guru continues to speak out against his biopic, despite Shore’s pleas.
    By Tom Smyth
  10. cast away
    Selena Gomez to Spend Her Time Offline Playing Linda Ronstadt“I know too much about her at this point.”
    By Justin Curto
  11. the wives
    Presenting the First Annual ‘Bunch of Boys’ AwardsHonoring excellence in the competitive field of being a Biopic Wife.
    By Jason P. Frank
  12. coming soon
    A Michael Jackson Movie Is Coming From Antoine Fuqua in 2025And Lionsgate has cast its Jackson 5.
    By Bethy Squires
  13. coming soon
    Interchangeable British Actors Get Four Chances to Star in a Beatles MovieSam Mendes is going four-for-four on Beatles biopics.
    By Jason P. Frank
  14. movie review
    There’s a Great Movie to Be Made About Bob Marley. One Love Is Not It.You’ll leave knowing less about Marley than you did going in.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  15. coming soon
    Pharrell Is Stacking (Lego) Bricks for His BiopicPiece by Piece, an animated Lego film about his life, is out October 11.
    By Justin Curto
  16. i want to be alone
    Richard Simmons Wants to Be Excluded From Pauly Shore’s NarrativeSimmons briefly emerged from retirement to deny that he has anything to do with a biopic on him, starring Pauly Shore.
    By Bethy Squires
  17. film is a losing game
    Marisa Abela’s Day (to Play Amy Winehouse) Has ComeA first trailer for Back to Black hits the usual music biopic beats — with bigger hair and a London accent.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  18. trailer mix
    Kingsley Ben-Adir Preaches One Love, One WigAdding a cap to his wardrobe in a new trailer for the film.
    By Justin Curto
  19. okay…
    Quelle Surprise! Darren Aronofsky Is Making Movie About a LoserMusk we?
    By Jason P. Frank
  20. he has a dream
    Yeah, Chris Rock Is Committing to NonviolenceHe’s reportedly in final talks to direct and produce a Martin Luther King Jr. biopic.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  21. trailer mix
    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Weird Als the Musical BiopicDaniel Radcliffe parodies the parodist on November 4.
    By Rebecca Alter
  22. vultúr on tár
    49 True Facts About Lydia TárThe superstar conductor is the subject of a new biopic — what do we know about the real her?
    By Jason P. Frank and Rebecca Alter
  23. glovely
    Chill, Normal Guy Jared Leto to Play Chill, Normal Guy Karl LagerfeldA fitting Morbius follow-up.
    By Rebecca Alter
  24. what we got
    Let’s Cast the Sublime BiopicSpoiler: we didn’t cast Lou Dog.
    By Roxana Hadadi and Nic Juarez
  25. presley cinematic universe
    Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny Are Sofia Coppola’s Presleys in PriscillaSeems like Kaia Gerber can’t help falling in love with Elvis look-alikes.
    By Zoe Guy
  26. trailer mix
    Paul Dano, Michelle Williams Wage Marital War in The Fabelmans TrailerSteven Spielberg’s autobiographical drama.
    By Charu Sinha
  27. callouts
    Mike Tyson Says Hulu Is the ‘Streaming Version of the Slave Master’He claims that the streamer’s series Mike stole his life story and did not pay him.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  28. family business
    Fidel Castro’s Daughter Approves of James Franco Playing Her DadIn Alina of Cuba, the biopic based on her life.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  29. coming soon
    Blonde Trailer: Fade in on a Girl …Let Ana de Armas be your star!
    By Rebecca Alter
  30. in a material world
    An Immaculate Collection of Details About Madonna’s Self-Written BiopicStarring Julia Garner as Madame X herself.
    By Justin Curto
  31. thera-no
    Amanda Seyfried Wants to ‘Spend Some Time’ With Elizabeth HolmesAnd Jared Leto’s down to set them up.
    By Jason P. Frank
  32. no thank you
    Riley Keough Says She Didn’t Want to Star in Baz Luhrmann’s ElvisYou know, the biopic about her grandpa.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  33. a long talk
    Aline Was Inspired by a True DivaHow do you write, direct, and star in a Céline Dion biopic? According to Valérie Lemercier, you start by changing the singer’s name.
    By Rachel Handler
  34. keep that pelvis far from me
    Elvis Trailer: Tom Hanks Got COVID-19 for This?Entering the building (your local movie theater) on June 24.
    By Rebecca Alter
  35. respect the classics
    20 Years Later, We’re Getting the Keith Moon BiopicAre you not celebrating by setting a drum kit on fire?
    By Devon Ivie
  36. the saga begins
    White and Nerdy Daniel Radcliffe Will Play ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic in Biopic“I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  37. and i said what about
    Girl With the Dragon Tattoo to Play My Fair LadyIn a Luca Guadagnino biopic for Apple.
    By Rebecca Alter
  38. casting call
    Tom Holland Tap-Dances His Way Into Fred Astaire BiopicThe rumors are true!
    By Charu Sinha
  39. casting call
    Jonah Hill Is Truckin’ to Portray Jerry GarciaParallel beards.
    By Devon Ivie
  40. first looks
    Here’s the First Footage of Austin Butler in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis BiopicThe film is currently set to release on June 24, 2022.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  41. chat room
    Pablo Larraín Isn’t Trying to Reinvent the Biopic With SpencerThe filmmaker behind Jackie and the trippy dance movie Ema says he couldn’t care less about helping audiences “understand” a character.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  42. casting
    Christopher Nolan Casts Cillian Murphy As Oppenheimer Reuniting in theaters July 2023.
    By Zoë Haylock
  43. casting couch
    Colman Domingo to Play Activist Bayard Rustin in Obamas’ First Narrative FilmRustin, from Higher Ground Productions, also stars Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, and Audra McDonald.
    By Justin Curto
  44. babs
    Barbra Streisand Says ‘No, No, No, No, No’ to a Bohemian Rhapsody–Style Biopic“After I’m gone. Not while I’m alive.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  45. roll clip!
    Put Some Respect on Jennifer Hudson As Aretha Franklin in This Respect ClipPerforming what else? “Respect.”
    By Justin Curto
  46. biopics
    House of Gucci Posters Have ArrivedMamma mia.
    By Cydney Lee
  47. casting
    Yasiin Bey, Formerly Mos Def, Won’t Play Thelonious Monk Without Estate ApprovalThe musician said he was under the impression the family was “onboard.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  48. respect
    Jennifer Hudson’s New Song Will Sound So Good Over the Aretha Biopic CreditsHere is “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home),” co-written by Carole King.
    By Rebecca Alter
  49. biopicked
    Tiffany Haddish Hits the Ground Running With Flo-Jo BiopicThis tracks (and field.)
    By Halle Kiefer
  50. biopics
    A Cher Biopic Is in the Works at UniversalMamma mia!
    By Bethy Squires
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