Life of John McAfee, the creator of the antivirus, becomes film

Never an antirivus had much impact in Tinseltown. Rather, the creator of the popular antivirus, John McAfee, that due to recent events in his personal life in Hollywood has set it to make a movie of his life....

Lenny Kravitz will be Marvin Gaye in cinema

Again the music and film are mixed one more time for a new biopic. This time it's one of the great artists of soul music, Marvin Gaye, which will be played by another singer, Lenny Kravitz.Lenny Kravitz is in one...

Hollywood is interested in the doping scandal of Lance Armstrong

The case of doping the American cyclist Lance Armstrong has revolutionized the world of cycling and, above all, the world in general where the show of support and outrage against the Athlete is not long in coming....

Stephen Frears direct the biopic about Freddie Mercury

For a couple of years had launched a project to make a biopic or a movie about the life of Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen, but was forgotten until today has re-smack the film project with the rumor...

Rocco Siffredi wants to direct the biopic on Silvio Berlusconi

Surprises come life and this is one of them. Former porn star Rocco Siffredi wants to take the direction to film a biopic of former Italian President Silvio Berlusconi. Although nothing in particular but the kid is...

Anthony Hopkins is ... ¡Alfred Hitchcock!

The biopic or films about the life and miracles of characters have become fashionable, and this time is Alfred Hitchcock's next on the list to play most of his life on the big screen. Because unfortunately,...

Crowe to star in Bill Hicks biopic

Taking a break from his latest film, Nottingham, Russel Crowe has revealed to the Sydney Morning Herald that his next project is to be a biopic of the late Bill Hicks.""I have another project based on the life of...

DiCaprio to Star in Atari Movie

"Paramount Pictures has snapped up a pitch titled "Atari," with Leonardo DiCaprio attached to star.Written by Brian Hecker and Craig Sherman, project is a biopic about entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell, the creator...

Brooklyn Rapper to Play Notorious B.I.G. in Biopic

Life imitates art imitating life imitating art..." A Brooklyn-based rapper who was a drug dealer before he was a singer has been cast as Biggie Smalls, also known as Notorious B.I.G., in the upcoming film...

Hilary Swank is set to play Amelia Earhart.

Hilary Swank is scheduled to play Amelia Earhart in “Amelia,” a biopic that will be directed by Mira Nair, according to Variety.com. The picture is set to begin production in April, and will be financed...

Oliver Stone plans President Bush biopic

The script is already written, and now Stone is acquiring financial backing for the film.  No mention of dates yet.Stone says he plans a fair, unbiased representation of George Bush's rise to power, but...

Agent Scully to Host Masterpiece Theatre

Since striking sci-fi gold with her starring role as Agent Dana Scully on the X-Files, Gillian Anderson has been trying to expand her range. First, there was her moody attempt to speak/sing over earnest 90s...

Can Hugo Chavez's Cinema Villa Studio Contend With Hollywood?

"Unhappy with what he considers Hollywood's monopoly on the silver screen, President Hugo Chavez is bankrolling Venezuelan movies through a state-run film studio. Now rolling: a biopic about Luis Posada Carriles, the former CIA operative who lives freely in the United States...

Iran's president rejects biopic, saying Stone part of 'Great Satan'

In contrast to the recent news of protests and nuclear threats, the belligerent Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has rejected US director Oliver Stone's request to make a documentary of him. ...

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