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The Fab Four
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The cast for Sam Mendes’ four-part Beatles biopic has been announced. With each film telling the band’s story from one member’s point of view, the biopics will star Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr. With all four films set to be released in April 2028, Mendes has dubbed the event as “the first bingeable theatrical experience”.

I Am Evel Knievel
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Four years after a limited series about Evel Knievel was scrapped, it’s now been announced that a feature film starring Leonardo DiCaprio is set to proceed. Also attached to the biopic is director Damien Chazelle whose previous film, Babylon, was a commercial and critical failure. Evel Knievel has previously been portrayed by George Hamilton and George Eads.

Faithfull biopic
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Producer Julia Taylor-Stanley of Artemis Films is having another crack at getting a biopic of Marianne Faithfull off the ground. Titled Marianne, this iteration is set to  star Freya Allan as the 1960’s icon and Jojo Macari as Mick Jagger, who has previously been portrayed by Luke de Woolfson. Faithfull died in London on 30 January 2025, at the age of 78.

Current Biopic Story Award Poll Results

Best Biopic.................................  A Complete Unknown

Best Lead Performance..............  Angelina Jolie

Best Supporting Perfomance.....   Ed Norton

Worst Biopic...............................   Reagan

Worst Lead Performance...........   Dennis Quaid

Worst Supporting Performance..   Jon Voight

Ed Wood Award: Worst Portrayal of a TV Legend -

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Results updated weekly

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