00:00 Selena Gomez is set to play singer-songwriter Linda Ronstadt in a new biopic.
00:04 Gomez will star as the 11-time Grammy winner in a feature that's in the works from producers
00:09 James Keech of Walk the Line and Ronstadt's manager, John Boylan. Ronstadt and Gomez,
00:14 who are both of Mexican descent, previously met at the former's home to discuss the project,
00:18 according to a note on the website for Boylan's company Great Eastern Music.
00:22 A director and additional cast members of the biopic have yet to be announced.
00:25 A distributor also doesn't appear to be on board yet.
00:28 Gomez first teased the film on Tuesday by sharing a photo of Ronstadt's 2013 memoir,
00:33 Simple Dreams, to her Instagram story. Simple Dreams is also the name of Ronstadt's 1977
00:38 album that has been certified triple platinum and featured the song "Blue Bayou."
00:42 Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 and is known for her music
00:51 career that includes 24 studio albums, as well as the No. 1 hit "You're No Good."
00:56 "You're no good, you're no good, you're no good, baby, you're no good."
01:02 Ronstadt, now age 77, has been diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy,
01:07 a degenerative disease that has led her to retire from singing.
01:10 Gomez, herself a two-time Grammy nominee, is known for her success in music as well as acting.
01:14 She currently stars on the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building and had her ninth top
01:18 10 entry on the Billboard Hot 100 with her contribution to last year's remix of the song
01:23 "Calm Down." For more on this story, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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