Post by DRL on Feb 11, 2004 20:39:24 GMT -5
Dylan Biopic Lands At Paramount
The story of Bob Dylan's life is blowin' in the wind at Paramount Pictures. The Viacom Inc.-owned studio has struck a deal with producers to develop a biographical feature film about the famed singer/songwriter with Dylan's cooperation, according to a spokesperson for the studio.
Dylan, who played a washed-up folk singer sprung from jail in the recent film "Masked and Anonymous," will not portray himself in the film, but has licensed rights to his music for the production, the spokesperson said.
The project is the brainchild of Oregon-based filmmaker Todd Haynes, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director behind the glam-rock homage "Velvet Goldmine" and 2002's romantic period drama "Far From Heaven," starring Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid. Haynes said in previous interviews that he envisions the film as a "multiple refracted biopic" with Dylan played by at least seven different actors, including a woman.
Tentatively titled "I'm Not There: Suppositions on a Film Concerning Dylan," the film is in the earliest stages of development, though Haynes has been tinkering with the idea since before making "Far From Heaven." No timetable has been set for its production or release.
Director Martin Scorsese announced plans last year to make a documentary chronicling Dylan's career. Scorsese documented the final performance of Dylan's onetime back-up group, the Band, in 1978's "The Last Waltz."
Dylan's music has graced numerous movies over the years. And while he won the Academy Award for best song in 2001 for "Things Have Changed" from the film "Wonder Boys," his own screen career has been a mixed bag.
In addition to last year's "Masked and Anonymous," which was panned by critics, his film acting credits include 1987's rock'n'roll drama "Hearts of Fire," 1978's four-hour-plus "Renaldo and Clara" (which he directed, starred in and co-wrote with Sam Shepard) and the 1973 western "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid."
The story of Bob Dylan's life is blowin' in the wind at Paramount Pictures. The Viacom Inc.-owned studio has struck a deal with producers to develop a biographical feature film about the famed singer/songwriter with Dylan's cooperation, according to a spokesperson for the studio.
Dylan, who played a washed-up folk singer sprung from jail in the recent film "Masked and Anonymous," will not portray himself in the film, but has licensed rights to his music for the production, the spokesperson said.
The project is the brainchild of Oregon-based filmmaker Todd Haynes, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director behind the glam-rock homage "Velvet Goldmine" and 2002's romantic period drama "Far From Heaven," starring Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid. Haynes said in previous interviews that he envisions the film as a "multiple refracted biopic" with Dylan played by at least seven different actors, including a woman.
Tentatively titled "I'm Not There: Suppositions on a Film Concerning Dylan," the film is in the earliest stages of development, though Haynes has been tinkering with the idea since before making "Far From Heaven." No timetable has been set for its production or release.
Director Martin Scorsese announced plans last year to make a documentary chronicling Dylan's career. Scorsese documented the final performance of Dylan's onetime back-up group, the Band, in 1978's "The Last Waltz."
Dylan's music has graced numerous movies over the years. And while he won the Academy Award for best song in 2001 for "Things Have Changed" from the film "Wonder Boys," his own screen career has been a mixed bag.
In addition to last year's "Masked and Anonymous," which was panned by critics, his film acting credits include 1987's rock'n'roll drama "Hearts of Fire," 1978's four-hour-plus "Renaldo and Clara" (which he directed, starred in and co-wrote with Sam Shepard) and the 1973 western "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid."