In an article seemingly published to celebrate A Cold Day in Crazytown — or simply to send overworked EW reporters on wild goose chases — the London Guardian announced today that a biopic starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and helmed by Titanic director James Cameron was reportedly in the works.
When reached by phone, Kristen Berbae of Cameron’s production company Lightstorm Entertainment had a good, hearty chuckle before telling EW, "That is complete news to us. He’s still busy making [much anticipated sci-fi adventure] Avatar, as far as we know." Said Zeta-Jones’ rep, CeCe Yorke, "Catherine is a fan of Susan Boyle’s, but there are no plans for her to appear in Ms. Boyle’s biopic."
Shot-down rumors aside, it does beg the question: who should play Boyle, if not the Oscar-winning Chicago razzmatazzer — maybe Dame Judi Dench (perhaps too old at 64, but so well-preserved!)? The ever-amorphous, accent-nailing Meryl Streep? My vote goes to Harry Potter‘s Imelda Stauton, a generally age-appropriate and wonderfully nuanced actress (see her Academy-nominated turn in the devastating 2004 drama Vera Drake).
But you tell me, PopWatchers, who would best fill Susan’s sensible shoes onscreen? And should Simon play himself?
Bob Hoskins… no?
Ummm…not to take away the “touching” side of the Susan Boyle story..but..really..a biopic already? Seriously, there aren’t other people or issues to make movies about? I mean, at least wait to see if she wins “Britan’s Got Talent” first.
As soon as she dyed her hair brown, Susan Boyle reminded me of Brenda Fricker, of So I Married an Axe Murderer.
I think this is my mom’s chance. I’ll give her a call.
lol wow. That’s the craziest rumour I’ve heard!
http://tvdonewright.com/2009/04/30/upfront-preview-how-leno-will-hurt-nbc/