Hugh Jackman will play P.T....(more)

The trades have reported that Dreamworks and Steven Spielberg have gained full access to the rights of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....(more)

Martin Scorsese will be directing a feature film biograpy of the late Frank Sinatra, reports Variety. Universal Pictures and Mandalay Pictures will produce and distribute "Sinatra....(more)

Could Eddie Murphy be stepping into Richard Pryor's shoes in a biopic? Entertainment Weekly reports that "Dreamgirls" director Bill Condon is shopping his biopic of the late comedian to studios and independent distributors and has Eddie Murphy attached to star as Pryor....(more)

Cast: Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Antonique Smith, Anthony Mackie By Sean Chavel No, it's not the 1946 Alfred Hitchcock film garnering a re-release. "Notorious" is the new music biopic on Christopher “Biggie” Wallace whose hip-hop name became The Notorious B....(more)

By Sean Chavel in Los Angeles First off, Adrien Brody and Jeffrey Wright’s research into vintage blues before they filmed Cadillac Records is exceptional. But if the film has received an apt criticism it is that the film portrays record label founder Leonard Chess but not his brother Phil....(more)

Cast: Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill By Sean Chavel Sean Penn makes himself a leading contender for Best Actor for his performance in "Milk," a film about the first gay man to be elected public office in the United States. If you've ever seen Penn interviewed on camera, you might get an immediate dose of how empathetic he is for people of all backgrounds....(more)

Variety reports that "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart is set to join "The Runaways," a film biopic of the girl rock group from the 1970s. Stewart will star as Joan Jett....(more)

Cast: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, Richard Dreyfuss, Toby Jones, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright By Sean Chavel Oliver Stone’s "W." is not perfect but it’s the most provocative, disquieting and enthralling film out there....(more)