Biopic News

Martin Scorsese’s on-again, off-again Frank Sinatra biopic may be on on-again, with the veteran director announcing his intention to film it in the near future. Leonardo DiCaprio has long been attached to the project while Jennifer Lawrence is being circled for the role of Ava Gardner, who previously featured in Scorsese’s The Aviator, portrayed by Kate Beckinsale.

Lorne Michaels is producing a biopic of Chris Farley, who appeared in five seasons of SNL. Paul Walter Hauser is attached to portray the comedian, with Josh Gad set to direct. Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, who wrote the screenplay for The Disaster Artist, will adapt the best-selling biography “The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts”.

Jeremy Allen White has been tapped to portray Bruce Springsteen in a biopic focusing on the making of his 1982 album, 'Nebraska'. Scott Cooper is adapting the script based on Warren Zanes’ 2023 book 'Deliver Me From Nowhere'. Springsteen won as Oscar for Best Music, Original Song for the movie Philadelphia.