Prince solidified himself as one of the greatest artists ever by taking the music world by storm. Now, his work will be immortalized in a new film. Initially reported by InSneider and confirmed by Deadline, filmmaker Ryan Coogler has boarded an untitled Prince music-inspired film at Universal Pictures. Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian are […]
Elizabeth Banks to win a date with Prince in Queen For a Day
Deadline is reporting that Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect, The Happytime Murders) is set to produce and star in Queen For a Day, a new feature based upon Chris Lee’s Daily Beast article ‘When Prince Made a Chambermaid his Queen For a Day. The film, which is being scripted by Flora Greeson for Paramount Players, will […]
Musician to Movie Star: In the Footsteps of Elvis
With the recent 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis, here is a look at those music stars who made a transition to film. Some were more successful than others. Some made a fleeting crossover and some are best forgotten as far as their film careers went… In terms of the King, Elvis has an […]
Remembering the cinematic legacy of Prince
Tom Jolliffe on the cinematic legacy of Prince… This time last year the world lost one of the music industry’s most influential artists. A man of immense musical talent, capable of producing utter brilliance. Like many musical artists who hit the highest peaks of stardom, there is the lure of diversifying their abilities and heading […]