The first trailer for Lifetime’s Toni Braxton biopic has been unveiled. The film, which is based on Braxton’s 2014 memoir, similarly titled, ‘Unbreak My Heart’ chronicles her life starting with her rise to fame, dealing with success and financial struggles, battling illness as well as her divorce and raising her son with Autism. Set for release January 23, the TV movie stars Lex Scott Davis as Toni Braxton. The film will be produced by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds , while Braxton will executive produce as well as guest star. Hit the jump for more.
(Video) Tupac Biopic Seeks New Director
After years of trying to get the Tupac biopic off the ground, Morgan Creek Flims may have finally found itself a new director. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Benny Boom is in negotiations to become the director of the Tupac Shakur biopic, All Eyez On Me. Hit the jump for more.
You Big Dummy: Richard Pryor Biopic Will Have Tracy Morgan As Redd Foxx?
“I’ll give you five across your lips,” rolling off the tongue of Tracy Morgan would be something I sure would love to see. The Lee Daniels-directed upcoming biopic of Richard Pryor may have 30 Rock actor Tracy Morgan cast as funny man Redd Foxx. Find out more after the jump.
An Amy Winehouse Biopic Is In The Works, With Producers Eyeing THIS Actress For The Lead
An Amy Winehouse biopic is in the works, and it will tell the tale of her rocky road to success, up to her tragic passing in 2011. In talks to play the soulful singer is actress Noomi Rapace, who you may remember from her breakout role in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and more recently, Prometheus and Child 44. The film’s working title is simply Amy Winehouse, and it will be written and directed by Irish filmmaker Kristen Sheridan. Music rights are often a hurdle with these biopics – hence the hold-up with the long-awaited Tupac one, but reports say producers are already in talks with Amy’s father, Mitch Winehouse, who controls her estate.
Writers OF Empire Making A Hip Hop Biopic Focused On Sugar Hill Records
Writers of empire, Carlito Rodriguez and Malcolm Spellman are now focusing some time in creating a Hip Hop Biopic. They are planning on showing the many influences that were apart of makng this culture. One of the bigger focuses being Sylvia Robinson, the co-founder of Sugar Hill Records. Xavier- Twitter|Facebook Source- Vibe
That ‘Dogg Pound 4 Life’ Biopic Might Take Longer Than Expected…
The success of the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton inspired many other musicians with a story to tell to attempt to bring their life to the silver screen. One of those people was West Coast rapper, Daz Dillinger. Daz wanted to pick up where Straight Outta Compton left off and dive deeper into the storylines of himself, Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound and Death Row as a whole, and wasted NO time getting the ball rolling on the project once the idea was birthed. Despite having no real funding or film company behind him, Daz assembled a cast and began filming Dogg Pound 4 Life early last month…but it seems he’s already hit a bump in the road.
