{"id":30318,"date":"2024-09-10T18:02:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/shailene-woodley-to-play-janis-joplin-in-new-biopic\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T18:02:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:02:28","slug":"shailene-woodley-to-play-janis-joplin-in-new-biopic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/shailene-woodley-to-play-janis-joplin-in-new-biopic\/","title":{"rendered":"Shailene Woodley to play Janis Joplin in new biopic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-09-10\/Getty_JanisJoplin_091024.jpg\" alt><figcaption> Julie Snow\/Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Shailene Woodley<\/strong> is set to star as rocker <strong>Janis Joplin<\/strong> in a new biopic funded by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/film.ca.gov\/19-projects-to-spend-284-4-million-employ-over-3800-cast-and-crew-through-californias-film-and-television-soundstage-tax-credit-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>California Film Commission<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">\u2019s Film and Television Tax Credit Program.\u00a0The film is one of 15 independent projects to receive funding from the commission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cCalifornia meant so much to Janis Joplin \u2013 from the stoops of San Francisco to the wooden walls of Sunset Sound, the state became the stage upon which she explored not just the world of music, but the world of her vibrant humanity,\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Woodley, who is also producing the film, shares. \u201cI have a feeling Janis would be smiling ear to ear zipping down the PCH in her psychedelic Porsche knowing her story is bringing opportunities and funding to the city and people that held so much significance to her.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Woodley adds that she and the other producers on the project believe \u201cCalifornia is the only place to film a slice of Janis\u2019s life with authenticity and truth \u2013 and we are so grateful to have received the green light to do so!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This isn\u2019t the first attempt at making a Janis Joplin biopic. In fact, back in May\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/hollywood-cant-finish-janis-joplin-biopic-1235892609\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong>The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> ran a piece about the many failed attempts at making one. Among those who were at one time attached to play Joplin on screen were <strong>Amy Adams<\/strong>, <strong>Melissa Etheridge<\/strong>, <strong>Brittany Murphy<\/strong>,<strong> Ren\u00e9e Zellweger<\/strong>, <strong>Zooey Deschanel<\/strong> and <strong>Pink<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\ufeffJoplin\u00a0gained fame as one of the most electrifying performers of her era, thanks to appearances at the Monterey Pop Festival as lead singer of\u00a0<strong>Big Brother and the Holding Company\u00a0<\/strong>and later as a solo artist at Woodstock. She died Oct. 4, 1970, at the age of 27. At the time she was recording her second solo album,\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Pearl<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, which was released after her death and spent nine weeks at #1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. 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