So, do you like Janis Joplin like she loves Bobby McGee?
I bet you do! And I bet you'd love to see a movie about her, right? I certainly do. And Hollywood thinks you'll want to see a movie about Janis too!
Who you want to play Janis, however, is not a question Hollywood thinks you should have any say in. My personal pick would definitely be Ms. "I Am The Next Janis Joplin" herself, P!nk. Who's yours?
I really think it's time for a Janis Joplin biopic. Come on, we already have films about blind piano players (Ray Charles), men who saved literally thousands of people from brutal slaughter (Paul Rusesabagina, Hotel Rwanda), would-be pedophiles (J.M Barrie, Finding Neverland), and eccentric billionares (Howard Hughes, The Aviator). It's time to stop with the unoriginal and give us Janis!
There are two Janis Joplin biopics coming out sometime in the next two years. The first was rumored to star the famous singer Pink — the girl who sounds eerily like an offspring of Janis' — but she has since pulled out, saying that the entire casting process was turning into a "circus" and that Janis Joplin fans deserved more than the "it" girl of the time starring in a role about Janis Joplin. And I have to agree with her. I can't see Britney Spears (who is rumored to have auditioned) or Scarlett Johannson (also rumored) playing Janis. We want someone who can sing!
On another front — a more terrifying one, I might add — we have Renee Zellwegger playing Janis in the second movie, entitled Piece of My Heart. I really can't see Renee pulling this one off, either.
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1 - Glen Boyd
I heard somewhere that Melissa Etheridge was gonna do this...
2 - Glen Boyd
...which reminds me of a joke:
What do you call a room full of angry feminists?
A: Militia Etheridge
3 - Rebecca
Joss (Jos?) Stone would be perfect to play Janis. She might need to gain a few pounds. Not that Janis was fat, but she was fuller than Jos.
4 - Jennie
It's going to be Amy Adams apparently. I've got a friend that looks and sounds just like Janis- shame she's not an actress! I hope they do Janis justice with this movie, I'll be extremely disappointed if they don't.