Filmmaker David O Russell is about to helm the upcoming Linda Ronstadt biopic, starring Selena Gomez. The music biopic is presently in pre-production, with producers together with James Keach, who produced the 2019 documentary ‘Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice’, and Ronstadt’s supervisor, John Boylan.
Gomez cryptically shared her involvement within the biopic earlier this week by posting an image of Ronstadt’s 2013 memoir ‘Easy Desires’ on her Instagram story. No different casting has been introduced, reviews selection.com.
Ronstadt is a rustic, rock ‘n’ roll and Latin music legend identified for her Seventies albums ‘Coronary heart Like a Wheel’ and ‘Easy Desires’. All through her profession she has launched 29 studio albums, received 11 Grammys, and was honoured by each the Recording Academy and the Latin Recording Academy with Lifetime Achievement Awards. In 2014, Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame.
Russell is an Oscar-nominated director and author identified for critically acclaimed movies akin to ‘Three Kings’ (1999), ‘The Fighter’ (2010), ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ (2011) and ‘American Hustle’ (2013). His most up-to-date characteristic, the 2022 thriller comedy ‘Amsterdam’, starred Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington.
Along with the Ronstadt biopic, Russell is engaged on ‘Tremendous Toys’, with Keke Palmer and Sacha Baron Cohen connected to star.