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What Critics Are Saying About the Springsteen Biopic
What Critics
Are Saying
About the
Springsteen Biopic
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Oct 24, 2025 8:34 AM CDT

What Critics Are Saying About the Springsteen Biopic

Jeremy Allen White gets the job done 'with delicacy'

(Newser) - The much-anticipated Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere is out, and reviews are decent if unspectacular: It's got a 61% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes , though the audience score is a stronger 85%. The movie explores the making of Springsteen's sparse 1982 album Nebraska. A sample of...

Paris Jackson on Dad's Biopic: 'Not My Circus'

King of Pop's daughter says she 'had zero per cent involvement' in upcoming movie

(Newser) - Paris Jackson is distancing herself from the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, reports the Guardian , making it clear she played no role in its creation and giving some pointed critiques of Hollywood's approach to telling her father's story. Although actor Colman Domingo, who portrays Joe Jackson in the...

Aubrey Plaza to Star in 'Hollywood Madam' Biopic

She's also producing The Heidi Fleiss Story

(Newser) - Aubrey Plaza is taking on one of Hollywood's most notorious figures in her latest project. In The Heidi Fleiss Story, Plaza will step into the shoes of Fleiss, the so-called "Hollywood madam" who landed in the headlines in the early 1990s after being arrested for running what...

JFK Jr. Biopic Is Taking Some Heat
JFK Jr. Biopic Is
Taking Some Heat
Jun 20, 2025 7:21 AM CDT

JFK Jr. Biopic Is Taking Some Heat

Nephew Jack Schlossberg slams Ryan Murphy's upcoming FX series about his late uncle, wife

(Newser) - American Horror Story showrunner Ryan Murphy has a new FX biopic coming out on the late John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette, who both died in a plane crash off of Martha's Vineyard in 1999, per People . The Kennedy family may not be on board with...

Jeremy Allen White Transforms From Bear to Boss
Jeremy Allen White
Transforms From Bear to Boss
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Jun 18, 2025 11:50 AM CDT

Jeremy Allen White Transforms From Bear to Boss

First trailer for Bruce Springsteen biopic is out

(Newser) - The question was whether Jeremy Allen White, the award-winning lead actor of The Bear, could physically and vocally transform into The Boss. The answer, according to Variety , is yes. In the first trailer for the Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere , released Wednesday, White resembles the singer in looks...

Springsteen: Actor White Sings 'Very Well' as Me

The Boss praises Jeremy Allen White's performance in upcoming biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen is in a unique position to assess actor Jeremy Allen White's performance in an upcoming movie—in which White plays Springsteen himself. The Boss, it seems, has been impressed by his visits to the set of Deliver Me From Nowhere. "He's got an interpretation of...

Reviews of Reagan Are Pretty Bad
Critics Want to
Impeach Reagan
MOVIE REVIEW
Aug 30, 2024 10:54 AM CDT

Critics Want to Impeach Reagan

'Hagiography' is 'a historic dud'

(Newser) - The release of Ronald Reagan biopic Reagan was delayed for years—and many critics would have preferred to see it left on the shelf indefinitely. The movie, which stars Dennis Quaid as the former Republican president, currently has a rating of just 25% on Rotten Tomatoes , with many reviewers describing...

First Trailer With Timothee Chalamet as Dylan Is Out

Star does his own singing in A Complete Unknown

(Newser) - Searchlight Pictures released its first official teaser trailer for upcoming Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown on Wednesday—and while Dylan fans can be a tough crowd, Timothee Chalamet is being praised for his portrayal of the singer as a young man. As director James Mangold promised , Chalamet does his...

Chris Farley Film Planned
Chris Farley Film in the Works
Apr 14, 2024 11:50 AM CDT

Chris Farley Film in the Works

Paul Walter Hauser would play the late comedian

(Newser) - A film to portray the life story of Chris Farley is being put together with Josh Gad as director and Paul Walter Hauser in the lead role. The family of the comedian and Saturday Night Live cast member, who died of a drug overdose in 1997 at age 33, is...

Sam Mendes Is Directing 4 Beatles Biopics

John, Paul, George, and Ringo movies will be released in 2027

(Newser) - Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes and Sony Pictures Entertainment are going to come together to make four Beatles biopics—one for every member of the Fab Four. The interconnected George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr movies will all come out in 2027, and the "dating cadence of...

Biopic to Star Pauly Shore as Richard Simmons
Richard Simmons Makes
Rare Public Statement
UPDATED
Jan 18, 2024 7:11 AM CST

Richard Simmons Makes Rare Public Statement

He confirms he's not involved in upcoming biopic starring Pauly Shore

(Newser) - Richard Simmons made a rare public statement Wednesday to confirm that he's not involved with an upcoming biopic starring Pauly Shore. "I have never given my permission for this movie. So don't believe everything you read," the fitness guru wrote in the first post on his...

Lisa Marie Slammed New Elvis Film's 'Vengeful' Script

Singer's late daughter didn't like how he was depicted in Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla,' per 'Variety'

(Newser) - Priscilla Presley has been making headlines this week for her recent sit-down with Piers Morgan, in which she broke down while talking about her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, who died in January at the age of 54. Now, Lisa Marie is the one dominating the news, with a report on...

6 Reactions to the Priscilla Movie Trailer

Priscilla Presley biopic looks to be 'gorgeous,' disturbing

(Newser) - The trailer for Sofia Coppola's much-anticipated (and already well-reviewed ) Priscilla, the Priscilla Presley biopic that lands in theaters November 3, was released Tuesday, and it's being called "gorgeous"—and dark. A few reactions:
  • Vogue calls the trailer not just gorgeous but "utterly ravishing,"
...

Leonard Bernstein's Family Is on Bradley Cooper's Side

Children issue statement supporting actor over prosthetic nose

(Newser) - Many people are upset about the prosthetic nose Bradley Cooper (who is not Jewish) wore to play Jewish conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, but Bernstein's family is not among that number. In a lengthy statement posted to X, the site formerly known as Twitter, Bernstein's three children...

Report: Cameron Crowe's New Film to Profile a Music Icon

Director is said to be working on movie about singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, per Above the Line

(Newser) - When wunderkind Cameron Crowe first interviewed folk singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in 1979 for Rolling Stone, he was barely out of his teens. In a 2000 reprint of that article, Crowe mentioned how it remained his favorite cover story for the magazine. Now, nearly 45 years later, the 65-year-old Almost Famous...

Jaafar Jackson Will Play 'Uncle Michael' in Biopic

26-year-old to make acting debut in 'Michael'

(Newser) - Jaafar Jackson, Michael Jackson's 26-year-old nephew, will play the King of Pop in the planned biopic Michael to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. Lionsgate announced Jackson's casting Monday for the film being produced by Oscar-winning Bohemian Rhapsody producer Graham King, the AP reports. Jackson is the second-youngest son...

Critics Pan 'One-Note' Whitney Houston Biopic
Critics Pan 'One-Note'
Whitney Houston Biopic
MOVIE REVIEW
Dec 23, 2022 10:30 AM CST

Critics Pan 'One-Note' Whitney Houston Biopic

Still, star Naomi Ackie wins praise for a 'magnetic' performance

(Newser) - Audiences are loving I Wanna Dance With Somebody, a film tracing Whitney Houston's superstar rise and fall, giving it a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Not so much critics, whose 48% rating officially falls in the "rotten" category. The film from director Kasi Lemmons (Harriet) and screenwriter Anthony...

Here's Who Will Be Playing Madonna in Biopic

Julia Garner, reportedly

(Newser) - Sources tell Variety , People , Deadline , and other outlets that Julia Garner has been offered the role of Madonna in a Universal Pictures biopic about the iconic singer, and that she's expected to accept. Garner, 28, has for months been seen as the favorite to play the Material Girl, and...

Celine Dion Biopic Is Drawing Buzz for Its Weirdness

Valerie Lemercier plays fictional version of star from age 6 to adult in 'Aline'

(Newser) - It's not that unusual for an actor to play a character at different stages of life, using prosthetics and makeup to age them as the film progresses. French filmmaker Valerie Lemercier, however, did something a little bit ... different in Aline, her new movie based on the life of Celine...

'Dead Ringer' Croons His Way Through Elvis Biopic
'Dead Ringer'
Croons His
Way Through 
Elvis Biopic
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Feb 18, 2022 8:52 AM CST

'Dead Ringer' Croons His Way Through Elvis Biopic

Austin Butler plays the King in Baz Luhrmann film due out June 24

(Newser) - Baz Luhrmann has moved on from Jay Gatsby to the King of Rock 'n' Roll. The trailer for the director's upcoming biopic, Elvis, has dropped, and it stars 30-year-old Austin Butler as a "dead ringer" for the iconic singer and actor, reports USA Today . The film takes...

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