It looks like Nicole Kidman will become Dusty Spingfield in a biopic about the soul singer’s life and times. We get the following scoop from our friends at Cinematical:
So Nicole Kidman might have already proven she can sing (a little), but is she really good enough to tackle the White Queen of Soul? Michael Cunningham, writer of The Hours and A Home at the End of the World, told NY Magazine that Kidman will star as singing legend Dusty Springfield in a music biopic that he is currently writing the screenplay for.Springfield began her career at the tender age of 11, and by 1963 she had recorded her first major hit, I Only Want to Be With You. By 1967, the star had tired of show business and proceeded to record a string of flops from 1971 to 1986. Her comeback came in 1987 when The Pet Shop Boys asked her to sing on their hit What Have I Done to Deserve This? Springfield passed away from breast cancer in 1995 at the age of 60.
Nicole Kidman is a delicious lady, and always a welcome addition to most films. She has golden pipes of song, so it’s no surprise to me that she’s been tapped for a musical biopic. Can she belt out songs like Dusty? That remains to be seen.
I am not that familiar with the story of Dusty, I have heard her songs on the radio, but her life remains a mystery to me. I enjoy biographies and biopics, and will usually always be entertained if the person has an interesting story, and if the film is done in an entertaining fashion. The fear is (as many of our readers have pointed out) that too many biopics will start to spoil it for everyone from overkill. With luck, these films will dry up a bit and we can enjoy one here and there.
Until the film is released, please enjoy some Dusty:
