Selena Gomez is set to play singer-songwriter Linda Ronstadt in a new biopic. Gomez will star as the 11-time Grammy winner in a feature that's in the works from producers James Keach (of 'Walk the Line') and Ronstadt's manager, John Boylan. Ronstadt and Gomez, who are both of Mexican descent, previously met at the former's home to discuss the project, according to a note on the website for Boylan's company Great Eastern Music.
00:00Selena Gomez is set to play singer-songwriter Linda Ronstadt in a new biopic.
00:05Gomez will star as the 11-time Grammy winner in a feature that's in the works from producers James Keech of Walk the Line and Ronstadt's manager John Boylan.
00:13Ronstadt and Gomez, who are both of Mexican descent, previously met at the former's home to discuss the project,
00:18according to a note on the website for Boylan's company Great Eastern Music.
00:22A director and additional cast members of the biopic have yet to be announced.
00:25A distributor also doesn't appear to be on board yet.
00:28Gomez first teased the film on Tuesday by sharing a photo of Ronstadt's 2013 memoir Simple Dreams to her Instagram story.
00:35Simple Dreams is also the name of Ronstadt's 1977 album that has been certified triple platinum and featured the song Blue Bayou.
00:47Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 and is known for her music career that includes 24 studio albums,
00:54as well as the number one hit You're No Good.
00:56You're no good, you're no good, you're no good, baby, you're no good.
01:02Ronstadt, now age 77, has been diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy,
01:07a degenerative disease that has led her to retire from singing.
01:10Gomez, herself a two-time Grammy nominee, is known for her success in music as well as acting.
01:15She currently stars on the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building,
01:18and had her ninth top 10 entry on the Billboard Hot 100 with her contribution to last year's remix of the song Calm Down.
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