David O. Russell is attached to direct the upcoming Linda Ronstadt biopic, starring Selena Gomez.
The music biopic is currently in pre-production, with producers including Ronstadt’s manager, John Boylan, and James Keach, who produced the 2019 documentary “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice.”
Gomez teased the role earlier this week by sharing a photo of Ronstadt’s 2013 memoir “Simple Dreams” on her Instagram story.
No other casting has been announced.
Ronstadt is a country, rock ‘n’ roll and Latin music legend, with her 1970s albums “Heart Like a Wheel” and “Simple Dreams” reaching critical and commercial success and showcasing her versatility across genres.
Throughout her career, she has released 29 studio albums, won 11 Grammys, and was honored by both the Recording Academy and the Latin Recording Academy with Lifetime Achievement Awards.
In 2014, Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Ronstadt and Gomez are both of Mexican descent. The latter has been nominated twice for a Golden Globe for her performance on Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building”, which she executive produces and stars in alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short.
Gomez broke out as an actress on Disney’s “Wizards of Waverly Place” and achieved success as a singer with hits like “Lose You to Love Me” and “Love You Like a Love Song”.
Ronstadt’s 2019 doc was directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman and chronicled her nearly five-decade career and domination of the country-rock genre.
In 2011, Ronstadt announced her retirement, later revealing she was no longer able to sing due to her progressive supranuclear palsy, which was originally mistaken for Parkinson’s.
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