Casting Couch Posts
Nov 22nd, 2011 23 Comments
Now that Julie Delpy (Beyond Sunrise, Beyond Sunset) is attached to direct the forthcoming Joe Strummer biopic The Right Profile, who should star as Joe? The picture above, to me, suggests a skinny…   Read Story »
Oct 18th, 2011 34 Comments
I feel like I had some ideas for the Elton John version of this game, but when it comes to Steven Tyler's biopic, I'm pretty stumped. He should just play himself, like Mr. Burns did in A Burns For…   Read Story »
Sep 27th, 2011 13 Comments
From the makers of Gnomeo And Juliet comes the Elton John biopic. Before you get any ideas -- CGI? 3-D? -- it should be known that one of that film's producers was John's partner David Furnish. So…   Read Story »
Aug 16th, 2011 4 Comments
Following reports that Gossip Girl's Penn Badgley would play Jeff Buckley in an upcoming film about the '90s icon's life, and later reports that there would in fact be TWO upcoming films about the…   Read Story »
Jun 24th, 2011 13 Comments
When I first wrote about casting a Brian Wilson biopic five years ago, for the role of the once bedridden pop genius you guys suggested Hurley from LOST and Jared Leto, because LOST was still a thing…   Read Story »
Apr 11th, 2011 55 Comments
The Jeff Buckley biopic was first announced five years ago, and back then many of you said James Franco should star as Buckley. According to Deadline the film will be directed by Jake Scott, and (as…   Read Story »
Nov 17th, 2010 15 Comments
According to Indiewire (who quote Screen Daily), Brit production company Film4 is prepping a biopic on Joe Strummer. It's tentatively titled Joe Public, and Paul Viragh will write the screenplay. So,…   Read Story »
Oct 11th, 2010 68 Comments
It's true, the NY Times Arts Beat blog reports the legendary producer/wig owner/murderer Phil Spector is having a film made about his life, presumably about his legendary producing/wig…   Read Story »
Sep 17th, 2010 15 Comments
Sacha Baron Cohen has signed on to play Freddie Mercury in a biopic that will begin filming next year, according to Deadline. While the fact that they've sealed the deal and set a screenwriter and…   Read Story »
Aug 16th, 2010 3 Comments
Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson was an interesting guy: Vocalist and songwriter (later on) for the Beach Boys, an actor, an alcoholic, the only actual surfer in the band. He also let Charles Manson…   Read Story »


































