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Camron Jones will portray Tupac Shakur in Universal's Snoop Dogg biopic directed by Craig Brewer, with Jonathan Daviss as Snoop Dogg, Myles Bullock as Dr. Dre, and Lauren London as Snoop Dogg's mother in the cast; the project is produced by Snoop Dogg, Brian Grazer, Allan Mandelbaum, and Sara Ramaker, and will incorporate music from Snoop Dogg's catalog, following the entertainers’ Death Row-era story.
BBC Culture’s review of Tony finds the biopic entertaining but narrow, centering a youth-and-romance arc while sidelining the immigrant and people of color kitchen workers who were central to Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential, thereby underplaying his real legacy—even as the film offers solid period detail and performances.
Salon critic Coleman Spilde argues that Matt Johnson’s Tony sanitizes Anthony Bourdain’s early life, leaning on a nostalgic image rather than the man’s candor, underexplores the realities of the kitchen, and ends up a safe, somewhat superficial portrayal that Bourdain himself would likely have disliked.
Matt Johnson's Tony portrays a fictionalized, myth-making early life of Anthony Bourdain, blending invented mentors and exaggerated bravado to probe what shaped the future chef; critics say the film favors emotional truth over strict facts, while acknowledging Bourdain's humanity and the era's toxic kitchen culture.
Nicolas Cage stars as NFL legend John Madden in David O. Russell’s upcoming Madden for Prime Video, with Christian Bale as Al Davis. A teaser unleashed online sparked fan chatter, with many calling Cage’s casting “unhinged” or “chaotic.” The film also features Kathryn Hahn, John Mulaney and Shane Gillis and follows Madden’s Raiders years, his broadcasting career, and his link to the Madden NFL video game, with a release date announced.
Matt Johnson’s Tony reimagines Anthony Bourdain’s formative years as a high-energy, superhero‑like coming‑of‑age story rather than a straightforward biopic. Set in 1975‑era Cape Cod and Provincetown, the film follows Tony’s push to write and to find his culinary future under mentors Chef (Antonio Banderas) and Sal, blending vivid kitchen lore with rebellious nightlife. While Banderas delivers the film’s emotional throughline, the piece argues the movie trades strict biopic fidelity for a universal, myth‑making origin story, raising questions about truth versus myth in pre‑fame storytelling.
Martha Stewart marked turning 85 with a low-key Instagram post showing her in a black swimsuit in a hot tub, captioned “The new hot tub is AMAZING!” The piece also notes ongoing pool renovations at her Skylands estate, a celebratory video montage by Marquee Brands featuring fellow celebs, and mentions that she previously turned down joining The Real Housewives of NYC; she is set to be portrayed by Cate Blanchett in the upcoming biopic Good Thing.
A high-end Giorgio Armani biopic series is in development by Lux Vide, backed by Fremantle, with Ferzan Ozpetek directing and co-writing (with Francesco Arlanch). Armani’s fashion house will support production using its archives and iconic locations, and the show is designed for an international audience as a deep dive into Armani’s life and legacy, including his Hollywood connections. Armani died in 2025 at age 91.
The musical biopic Michael will stream on Starz on Aug. 10 after grossing over $1 billion worldwide; directed by Antoine Fuqua with Jaafar Jackson starring as Michael, the film traces Jackson's rise from the Jackson 5 to the Bad era, supported by a star-studded ensemble.
Lizzo makes her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut in a Miami-shot campaign wearing Yitty Swim, while signaling a year of personal growth and new work—her upcoming Sister Rosetta Tharpe biopic, a children’s picture book, and a return to acting—centered on choosing joy and healing anxiety.
Michael has surpassed $1.001 billion worldwide, the first biopic to reach the milestone, with about $629.8 million from international markets and $371.8 million domestically. The film opened to $97 million in the U.S. and $217 million globally, breaking records for musical biopics. Directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jaafar Jackson, it’s Lionsgate’s highest-grossing film and signals more Jackson-centered projects to come, with Lionsgate handling North America and Universal distributing internationally.
Michael has crossed $1 billion worldwide after 12 weekends, making Lionsgate’s first film to hit the milestone. Domestic gross is $371.8M and international $629.8M (Japan contributing $35.75M), with Russia boosting the run. Directed by Antoine Fuqua and produced by Graham King, the Jaafar Jackson–led musical biopic is now the highest-grossing musical biopic and the highest-grossing biopic ever, surpassing Bohemian Rhapsody and Oppenheimer.
Britney Spears defended her wild LA freeway stunt, writing that two seconds of ‘insanity’ don’t reflect her reality as she lounged on the sunroof of a Mercedes amid stopped traffic and later shared a dancing clip on Instagram. Sources say it was a brief look at traffic, and the moment unfolds amid ongoing scrutiny after a DUI arrest and rehab, with her life story biopic moving forward.
Larry Birkhead says he objects to the upcoming biopic Trust Me, I’m a Doctor about Dr. Sandeep Kapoor’s role in Anna Nicole Smith’s death, telling Entertainment Tonight that using Smith’s life in a movie is harmful and that he has even filed a complaint with the California Medical Board to block Kapoor’s participation; he notes his daughter Dannielynn, now an adult, would be affected and he’s spoken out against the project, which stars Kal Penn as Kapoor and Abbie Cornish as Smith and is based on Kapoor’s 2017 book; the film is set for a October 16 release.
Liz Meriwether, creator of New Girl, will write Universal’s Britney Spears biopic based on Spears’s memoir The Woman in Me, with Jon M. Chu directing and Marc Platt producing; the project follows the memoir’s strong debut (1.1 million copies in its first week) and successful audiobook, and Universal has not commented.