Amy Adams to star in Janis Joplin biopic
Written by admin on July 21, 2010 – 4:59 pm -| Amy Adams will play Janis Joplin in a biopic titled “Get It While You Can.” The movie will be directed by Fernando Meirelles, who previously directed “City of God” and “The Constant Gardener.”
Adams is an accomplished actress who received Oscar nominations for her roles in the 2005 independent film “Junebug” and the 2006 film “Doubt”. It’s not clear whether or not Adams will sing in the movie, but she did sing in the Disney musical “Enchanted.” |
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It was starting to look like a Joplin biopic was never going to happen, as two previous projects failed to get the green light. Actress Renee Zellweger and singer Pink were both rumoured to be taking on the role in the past in the movies “Piece of My Heart” and “The Gospel According to Janis,” respectively.
The Meirelles movie,”Get It While You Can,” takes its title from the song of the same name which closed Joplin’s fourth and final album “Pearl.”
Here’s Janis singing “Get It While You Can” on the Dick Cavett Show in June 1970.
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