Janis Joplin biopic will element singer’s “final days” earlier than loss of life from heroin overdose aged 27
A brand new Janis Joplin biopic will element the singer’s “final days” earlier than her loss of life from a heroin overdose aged 27.
Talking to Entertainment Weekly, Shailene Woodley’s documentary shall be a “uncooked and trustworthy” take a look at the singer’s final days, in line with collaborator and songwriter Linda Perry.
Talking to the outlet through a consultant, Perry stated she’s excited to lastly see Joplin’s story delivered to the display screen.
“I’ve been ready a long time for this film to be made,” she advised the publication. “There are not any phrases to convey how honoured I’m to be included in what I imagine to be a uncooked and trustworthy look into Janis Joplin’s final days.”
She continued: “Shailene Woodley’s emotional dedication and dedication to Janis is inspiring. I imagine her! Shailene lives for the artwork and I can’t consider a greater particular person to painting such a robust, emotional, and complicated artist.”
Woodley, who first introduced the venture this week, stated she would produce and star within the movie. She additionally revealed that she found she might sing throughout preparation for the venture whereas working with Perry.
“California meant a lot to Janis Joplin — from the stoops of San Francisco to the wood partitions of Sundown Sound, the state turned the stage upon which she explored not simply the world of music, however the world of her vibrant humanity,” Woodley stated in a press release (through The Hollywood Reporter).
“I’ve a sense Janis can be smiling ear to ear, zipping down the PCH in her psychedelic Porsche figuring out her story is bringing alternatives and funding to the town and people who held a lot significance to her.
“Thanks to the California Movie Fee’s Movie & Tv Tax Credit score Program — myself and the opposite producers on this venture imagine California is the one place to movie a slice of Janis’s life with authenticity and fact — and we’re so grateful to have acquired the inexperienced gentle to take action!” the Huge Little Lies star added.
Joplin died in 1970 at age 27 and lots of have since tried to develop a biopic concerning the legendary singer. Amy Adams, Zooey Deschanel, Pink and Melissa Etheridge, amongst others, have all beforehand been connected to play Joplin in films that by no means bought to manufacturing.
In January 2023, Margot Robbie additionally expressed an curiosity in portraying the rock star, telling NME: “I feel everybody has been making an attempt to do a Janis Joplin [movie] for a very long time.”