Cheno as Dusty (Film)

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 9:52pm

From Todays Variety


Nicole Kidman is tuning up for a film based on the life of British pop singer Dusty Springfield for Fox 2000.
Kidman will produce and star in the project, which will reunite the actress with scribe Michael Cunningham, who penned the novel "The Hours." Cunningham is currently writing the Springfield screenplay.

And this bit here.....

Universal is developing its own Dusty Springfield biopic with Kristin Chenoweth attached to star. That project is being written and directed by Jessica Sharzer


http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117984969.html?categoryid=16&cs=1

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 9:54pm

Madonna was attached to produce a dusty springfield film about a year ago to

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 9:56pm

That was also in the variety story.

[ScottyDoesn'tKnow]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 10:26pm

I'd rather see Chenoweth do her over-the-top theater mannerisms on film than Botoxed Kidman be zzz.

[Jack Black]

Posted: 5/1/08 at 11:14pm

It'll be like those competing Capotes. Who will come out on top? My money's on the Kid.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 12:17am

La Chenoweth as Dusty Springfield was ALWAYS a hilarious idea -- Dusty was statuesque and sung in a husky soulful voice... both of which La Chenoweth doesn't possess.

If there is anyone she was born to play is Dolly Parton. The look; the voice; the height -- she IS Dolly Parton without even stretching.

Dusty Springfield:


Dolly Parton:


Kristin Chenoweth:

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 12:25am

Speaking of botox, I had a dream last night that I got my face injected with botox. It was literally terrifying.

[fbueller]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 12:31am

Whatever happened to the 2 Janis Joplin pics that were in development? Wasn't Renee Zellwegger supposed to star in one?

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 12:33am

Neithers of these "actresses" say Dusty to me but Kidman and Cunningham have the clout to get the green light on this bio=pic.

Welcome back Munky, where u been?

[KrissySim]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 12:35am

Why all the interest in Dusty Springfield? Am I missing something?

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 12:41am

Dusty was a goddess, as simple as that!

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 12:42am

Amazing voice, Super hits, Lesbianism, etc etc etc...

[KrissySim]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 2:58am

CurtainPullDowner & rosscoe(au) - I've now listened to MP3 tracks. - I knew the name before, but I guess I never heard her stuff. Quite a voice! Thanks for the intro.

My background is a lot different from yours

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 9:54am

Hollywood has messed up a few of these bio pics. One example was overlooking Beverly D'Angelo when they did Patsy Cline. She was excellent as Patsy in Coal Miner's Daughter.

As far as Cheno goes, she is in no way Dusty Springfield. Not only is the singing voice wrong (Cheno is too legit) but the speaking voice is wrong. Her speaking voice is squeaky.

They'd do better to go with Rene Zellwegger as Dusty and have her lip synch the songs. Look at the picture Brody posted--spitting image of Rene.

Updated On: 5/2/08 at 09:54 AM

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 10:03am

Too bad Jane Alexander is too old for the part.

[philcrosby]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 11:48am

Cheno would make a great Dolly Parton.

She would be a disaster as Dusty Springfield. Jean Smart would be wonderful (depending on the years the bio covers).

[WOSQ]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 1:38pm

Let's see: Dusty was gay, was a cutter (she cut herself on her arms hence rarely were her arms bare), hated her legs (hence the long gowns and rarely performed in slacks), loved big stringy arrangements, died young and had troubles with substances shall we say?

Well, hell. Ho-hum. Who wasn't, didn't and hasn't?

What I would like to see is Dusty being accepted by the US Motown acts as an equal (she sometimes sang as a Vandella with 'Martha Reeves and the...' off-stage on a mike and the audience never knew) and promoting the groups like mad in the UK. So many of the early R+B-soul acts have praised Dusty for opening international frontiers for them. And she did this basically by herself at least until others caught on.

Can't you see a bottle-blonde English girl of Irish lineage singing back-up for Heat Wave and Quicksand wearing a gown at 10:00 a.m. in full drag make-up? That's entertainment!

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 1:58pm

Martha Reeves and Dusty (what?! Dusty in a sleeve-less top?!)


What?! Dusty in a short skirt?!

[jarred03]

Posted: 5/2/08 at 7:35pm

I remember when this was first announced and they had a pic of Chen as Dusty in a magazine and she looked almost identical. I think Chen will be way better as Dusty then Kidman, but kidman is and Oscar winning movie star so chen will probably get the shaft.