It’s very easy to see Selena Gomez in her next role. The singer/actress is set to play Linda Ronstadt in an upcoming biopic, according to the website of Great Eastern Music, a music publisher founded by the “Blue Bayou” singer’s manager John Boylan.
“The long-rumored Linda Ronstadt biopic is now in the news. Selena Gomez is attached to play the role of Linda,” said the announcement on the website’s “Projects” page. “The two recently spent a few hours at Linda’s house to discuss the project and get to know each other. Spent.”
According to Great Eastern Music, the film will be produced by James Keach (who also produced the Oscar-winning Johnny Cash biopic walk the Line and the Grammy-winning Ronstadt documentary sound of my voice) with Boylan. The title of the film was not revealed.
The “You’re No Good” singer also appeared to confirm the news by sharing a screenshot on her Instagram account. Diversity And Rolling stoneThere are reports that Gomez will play him in her stories. On his verified Facebook page, he also shared one of those reports, titled, “It all started with a simple dream.”
Board There was no response from representatives for Boylan or Gomez at press time.
Fan speculation about Gomez’s new role began on Tuesday (January 9) when the “Single Soon” singer shared a photo of Ronstadt’s book. Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir For her Instagram Stories. An hour later, Only murders in the building The star announced on the same platform that she was going to take a break from social media to focus on “what really matters” with a message written over a photo of boyfriend Benny Blanco.
It’s not hard to see why Gomez would be perfect for the role. According to the star herself, she resembles the 11-time Grammy winner. “I was always told I looked like her,” Gomez previously shared during an event in 2015. On Air with Ryan Seacrest, “And I started listening to his music because of that.”
Ronstadt announced her retirement in 2011, citing her Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, but later revealed that she actually had a brain disorder called progressive supranuclear palsy, which resembles Parkinson’s. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy in 2016. During his decades-long career, he earned 10 top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits with “You’re No Good”. Reaching the summit in February 1975. Other top five hits included “Don’t Know Much” (with Aaron Neville, No. 2), “Somewhere Out There” (with James Ingram, No. 2), “When Will I Be Loved” (No. 2), “Blue Bayou” (No. 3), “It’s So Easy” (No. 5) and “Heat Wave/Love Is a Rose” (No. 5).
