Marlene

A new Marlene Dietrich biopic is in the works. Starring Diane Kruger, the five-part series will be based on the biography 'Meine Mutter Marlene' (My Mother Marlene), written by Dietrich’s daughter Maria Riva. Dietrich's life was previously portrayed in the 2000 biopic Marlene, starring Katja Flint.

Mr. Lucky

After stints as a supporting or minor character in such biopics as “Act One”, “Sophia Loren: Her Own Story”, “Mae West” and “The Aviator”, Cary Grant is finally getting his own biopic. Starring Jason Isaacs, the four-part drama series “Archie” will debut on ITV’s streaming platform ITVX in the U.K. later this year.

Mr Wilder and Me

Christoph Waltz has been tapped to play Billy Wilder in a film directed by Stephen Frears. Based on the book ‘Mr Wilder and Me’, the film is set during the filming of Fedora, when a young woman joins the famed director on a journey of memory into the heart of his family history.