Last I heard, they were still planning on filming it, even though a rival studio announced they were planning to also make a Dusty Springfield biopic with Nicole Kidman.
Oh, and I almost forgot to mention...I'm the good cop, he's the bad cop.
When this was first announced, I think the rival studio had Charlize Theron attached. I'm sure everything has changed with both projects. And nothing seems to be happening with either.
Nicole Kidman is producing her version, which is set up at Fox 2000. No director is currently attached, but Michael Cunningham (who wrote the novel upon which Kidman's film THE HOURS was based) is writing the screenplay for that adaptation.
The Chenoweth project, which is being produced through Universal, is still said to be in the works. Jessica Sharzer is writing and directing that version.
Ang Lee was also rumored to be developing a film of his own on Springfield's life designed as a star vehicle for Charlize Theron, but no confirmation of that was ever given beyond rumors in the trades.
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
"Nicole Kidman is producing her version, which is set up at Fox 2000. No director is currently attached, but Michael Cunningham (who wrote the novel upon which Kidman's film THE HOURS was based) is writing the screenplay for that adaptation"
Ooh! Now, I love Chenoweth a lot - but Michael Cunningham is a phenomenal writer. Guess I'm seeing both.
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I loooove Dusty, but is her story really interesting enough to make a movie?
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[turns and winks directly into the camera]
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"I loooove Dusty, but is her story really interesting enough to make a movie?"
It's really about the music. None of the bio pics are that interesting. Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Richie Valens, Sid & Nancy etc. None were interesting. It was about the music.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Coal Miner's Daughter and Walk the Line weren't interesting?
Could've fooled the Academy voters...
I love America. Just because I think gay dudes should be allowed to adopt kids and we should all have hybrid cars doesn't mean I don't love America.
[turns and winks directly into the camera]
- Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) on 30 Rock
Just because "Titanic" had a lot of buzz around it does not detract from the fact that it was a good film. And regardless of the Academy, I'm sure it can be admitted that it, along with Walk the Line and Coal Miner's Daughter, were fascinating films.
I love America. Just because I think gay dudes should be allowed to adopt kids and we should all have hybrid cars doesn't mean I don't love America.
[turns and winks directly into the camera]
- Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) on 30 Rock
"I'm sure it can be admitted that it, along with Walk the Line and Coal Miner's Daughter, were fascinating films."
Mary Tyler Moore doesn't think so.
Seeing as how neither one won Best Picture, I don't think we can rely on the Oscars to mediate this debate.
Spacek won because she did a perfect imitation of Lynn. But MTM was the better actress that year.
Witherspoon was nothing like June Carter Cash. She won because Dench and Theron had previous wins, Knightley was the "British costume drama nominee" and Huffman was the "let's be politically correct and nominate her for playing a transexual but we won't give the award to her".
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Chloe Sevigny as Dusty with her lipsynching to Dusty's singing.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
I believe it is the intention of all these productions to use her original recordings. That is probably a sticking point, which one will get the rights. This is one of the issues that befell all of those Janis Joplin bio pics.
P.S. I think Cheno should play Dolly Parton; she could even do her own singing.