A new biopic about Joni Mitchell is set to arrive, with actresses Meryl Streep and Anya Taylor-Joy set to play the singer at different points of her career, according to reports.
This biopic is to be directed by Cameron Crowe, and both actresses have been heavily linked with the role, with Crowe admitting that there is not much to say about the upcoming movie yet.
When asked if there was any truth behind the reports of Streep and Taylor-Joy starring in the film, Crowe issued this response to The New York Times.
"Can't confirm that," Crowe recently told the publication. "I wish I could".
However, Crowe did say that this movie would be made at some stage next year.
"Soon I’ll be able to speak more definitively about who's in it and how we're gonna do it and everything", he said.
Elsewhere, Crowe did explain that he has been visiting Mitchell recently, someone who he considers as a friend. He has been reportedly interviewing her about her life.
"It's been incredibly inspiring," he said, "the most I've interviewed anybody, the deepest-tissue kind of conversations I've had with any artist, and I've found it invigorating and can't wait to make the movie".
Cameron Crowe stated that his goal is to portray Joni Mitchell's life "from her point of view".
"Everybody’s kind of phobic about the term 'biopic,' but a biographical story about somebody should give you the feeling — like, a Joni Mitchell movie should feel like a Joni Mitchell album," he added. "Be good to the people that have been there as fans all along. That's the best road to telling a biographical story about a musician. That's the Joni Mitchell dream".
Despite not appearing in a movie since the feature-length film, 'Don't Look Up' in 2021, Meryl Streep had previously appeared on stage with Joni Mitchell at one of her LA Shows last October. Mitchell also performed a cover of Elton John's track 'I'm Still Standing' at the Gershwin Prize Tribute concert last April. Check this out and Nova's report here.
