Woodley will star in and produce the film, and the production company behind the film is Temple Hill Entertainment, which has made the Twilight films, First Man, Smile and more.
They announced a biographical film about Janis Joplinand this time, Shailene Woodley She is the one chosen to play the legendary singer and musician.
The project was revealed, interestingly, in a press release issued by the California Film Commission announcing which films and television shows would receive its coveted tax credits. As such, details are fairly scarce. Woodley will star in and produce the filmand the production company behind the film is Temple Hill Entertainment, which has made the Twilight films, First Man, Smile and more.
There are many things you don’t know at the moment, including, possibly, the most crucial: whether Joplin’s estate is involved in the film, has approved it or will allow the film to use Joplin’s music.
Joplin died in 1970 at age 27 and a biopic about the legendary singer has yet to be produced, but not for lack of trying. Amy Adams, Zooey Deschanel, Pink and Melissa Etheridgeamong others, had already been in the project to play Joplin in films that were never produced.
What Shailene Woodley said about the Janis Joplin movie
“I have a feeling Janis would be grinning from ear to eardriving her psychedelic Porsche down PCH knowing that her story is bringing opportunity and funding to the city and people who were so important to her,” Woodley said in a statement.
“Thanks to the California Film Commission’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program, I and the other producers on this project believe California is the only place to film a slice of Janis’ life with authenticity and truth, and we are so grateful to have been given the green light to do so!” the star added. Big Little Lies.
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