Less than a few days after announcing that her upcoming music project would be her last, singer Selena Gomez implicitly confirmed rumors on social networks related to a new movie project, posting a photo. photo of singer Linda Ronstadt’s autobiography on Instagram.
Linda Ronstadt is a legend of country music, rock’n’roll and Latin-influenced songs, whose albums released in the 1970s such as Heart Like a Wheel and Simple Dreams have stirred up many charts and achieved great success. was a huge critical and commercial success. Throughout her career, she won 11 Grammy Awards, and was honored as a “Lifetime Achievement” by the American Recording Academy and the Latin Grammy.
The film starring Selena Gomez (as yet undisclosed) is in pre-production, with James Keach – director of the previous documentary about Ronstadt and longtime manager – in attendance. her – John Boylan.
According to a leaked report in July 2023, Selena Gomez is likely to appear in a new biographical film. At that time, the female artist had not yet confirmed or denied. In addition, another detail on Boylan’s Great Eastern Music Company website also revealed that the two had previously met to discuss this project.
The big surprise is that Keach also directed the documentary Linda and the Mockingbirds , documenting the trip of Ronstadt, Jackson Browne and a group of young musicians to the town of Banámichi – her grandfather’s hometown, in the state of Sonora. , Mexico. This work was released in 2022.
Choosing this role is quite understandable, when Selena Gomez and the legendary Ronstadt are both of Mexican origin, the veteran female artist also wrote a lot about this in her 2013 memoir.
Although Ronstadt retired from football in 2012, after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, seven years later the diagnosis was changed to progressive supranuclear palsy – a degenerative disease similar to Parkinson’s that causes she cannot sing.
However, Ronstadt and her music have been very popular in recent times. Last year, the 1970 recording Long Long Time was used prominently in an episode of the series The Last of Us . In addition, director Ryan Murphy’s upcoming work – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans also used the 1974 hit You’re No Good many times.
In addition to the film released in 2021, the 2019 documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman also gave a profound look back at the life and Ronstadt’s career, including appearances and interviews with many friends and colleagues: Ry Cooder, Emmylou Harris, Don Henley, Kevin Kline, Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt and JD Souther…
Suffice it to say, if just a fraction of the celebrities who have worked with Ronstadt over the years are cast in the latest biopic to provide perspective on her, Hollywood will be very busy in the coming months as must arrange schedules for all of them.
Until now, the supporting cast that will appear with Selena Gomez as well as the official release date have not been announced.
