Tag: Michelle Williams
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‘Fever’: Todd Haynes Says “The Interest Hasn’t Gone Away” In Making His Peggy Lee Biopic Starring Michelle Williams
Getting a film made when it doesn’t involve superheroes or isn’t part of a larger franchise is growing more and more difficult in Hollywood. Even when you have an Oscar-caliber people attached, such as director Todd Haynes and star Michelle Williams, getting financing for a film is just increasingly hard to do. So, in the…
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Todd Haynes Open to Reviving Scrapped Peggy Lee Biopic with Michelle Williams: ‘The Interest Hasn’t Gone Away’
Todd Haynes has spent a large portion of the past decade trying to make “Fever,” his planned Peggy Lee biopic that never materialized. Haynes originally boarded the project in 2014, when Reese Witherspoon was attached to play the legendary crooner. She was eventually replaced by Haynes’ “I’m Not There” and “Wonderstruck” collaborator Michelle Williams, who…
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Steven Spielberg’s Favorite Movies: 28 Films the Director Wants You to See
The highest grossing director of all time, Steven Spielberg enjoys high-brow classics as much as crowd-pleasing blockbusters. Known for “Jurassic Park,” “Indiana Jones,” “Jaws,” “West Side Story” (2021), and more favorites, the beloved American filmmaker premiered his semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans” in theaters last November.The movie, nominated for seven Oscars (winning none), tells the story of…