Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN

[somethingwicked]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#1

Posted: 7/9/12 at 7:16pm

"After recently winning the Tony for best actress in a play for Venus In Fur, Nina Arianda will make her screen-starring debut playing 1960s rock icon Janis Joplin.

JOPLIN, a film that looks back on the final six months of the singer’s life with flashbacks to her early career, will be directed by Sean Durkin, whose feature debut MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE won him a slew of festival acclaim including Best Director at Sundance..."

http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/janis-joplin-film-casting-nina-arianda-tony-winner-sean-durkin-directing/#utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

Updated On: 7/9/12 at 07:16 PM

[Mister Matt]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#2

Posted: 7/9/12 at 7:18pm

Jenna Maroney is going to be pissed!

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[GlindatheGood22]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#2

Posted: 7/9/12 at 7:19pm

I'll drink to that.

I know you. I know you. I know you.

[Musicaldudepeter]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#3

Posted: 7/9/12 at 7:19pm

[Sorry to hijack this thread]

This just makes me think of Jane Krakowski's hilarious portrayal of Jenna on 30 Rock... and how she was playing Joplin a biopic at one point. Lol.. It's somewhere in the clip/link below... A good excuse to watch all of Krakowski's funny moments. Why hasn't that woman won an Emmy yet!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBzZz5t70-s

[TalkinLoud]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#4

Posted: 7/9/12 at 7:19pm

What happened to Amy Adams? She was attached to a Janis Joplin biopic forever.

[TalkinLoud]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#5

Posted: 7/9/12 at 7:19pm

But Nina is super exciting too!

[Taryn]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#6

Posted: 7/9/12 at 7:50pm

F*CKing awesome.

[givesmevoice]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#7

Posted: 7/9/12 at 8:21pm

SO excited.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[PalJoey]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#8

Posted: 7/9/12 at 8:22pm

Wow.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#9

Posted: 7/9/12 at 8:22pm

MARY MARGARET MACY MARLENE was one of the most boring movies I've ever sat through.
I wish them all luck, capturing Janis is a huge task.

[TalkinLoud]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#10

Posted: 7/9/12 at 9:35pm

I thought MMMM was fantastic, one of the best debut films in a long time.

[somethingwicked]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#11

Posted: 7/9/12 at 9:39pm

I'm most excited to hear Arianda's singing voice. If it's anything like people who have heard her already have said, we're in for a treat.

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

Updated On: 7/9/12 at 09:39 PM

[dreaming]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#12

Posted: 7/9/12 at 9:42pm

I'm fascinated and quite excited about this.


Updated On: 7/9/12 at 09:42 PM

[nasty_khakis]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#13

Posted: 7/9/12 at 10:20pm

I still want her in the Jennifer Tilly role in the "Bullets Over Broadway" musical. I hope this doesn't throw a wrench into my plans. haha

[dreaming]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#14

Posted: 7/9/12 at 10:27pm

Nasty-she would be excellent in that role.

[FosseBoi]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#15

Posted: 7/10/12 at 1:15am

I'd see this woman do ANYTHING so I'm SO ****ing excited for this!

"I've always secretly longed for an actress to get to the top of the cherry picker and projectile vomit all over the guards below."- Wonderwaiter in the "Defy Gravity?" thread. ~~~~~~~~My dream? Sutton Foster as Cassie in A Chorus Line

[FishermanBob]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#16

Posted: 7/10/12 at 1:42am

Nina will be amazing. Good for her!

[jimmycurry01]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#17

Posted: 7/10/12 at 1:51am

So many actresses have been linked to this project over the last decade. I will believe it when I see it, but won't hold my breath.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#18

Posted: 7/10/12 at 2:05am

The last several decades.

[jimmycurry01]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#19

Posted: 7/10/12 at 2:24am

Touche

[BrodyFosse123]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#20

Posted: 7/10/12 at 11:38am

So many actresses have been linked to this project over the last decade. I will believe it when I see it, but won't hold my breath.

I agree. This Janis Joplin bio has been in the works for decades and everyone from Melissa Etheridge to Renee Zellweger have been attached (AND confirmed) and nothing ever went into production.

I feel this one will go in that direction as well, so I won't be holding my breath.

Kudos for yet another attempt at keeping this bio film relevant, though.

[henrikegerman]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#21

Posted: 7/10/12 at 1:32pm

Wow? She sings? That well? That just doesn't seem fair.

[Unknown User]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#22

Posted: 7/10/12 at 1:43pm

I guess she sort of looks like her?

Oh who cares- if this film ever gets made there will be no one left alive who remembers who Jackie Jompjorp was. They have whoever lip sync to some great old songs and they will win an Oscar.

[dreaming]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#23

Posted: 7/10/12 at 1:52pm

Well Charlize Theron didn't look much like Eileen Wuornos and look at how she was able to transform for Monster.

[Unknown User]

Nina Arianda To Play Janis Joplin in Film JOPLIN#24

Posted: 7/10/12 at 2:05pm

Well, Eileeen Wournos wasn't even a little bit famous.