Amy Adams to play Janis Joplin - Blu-ray Forum

sfmarine · 07-25-2010, 09:25 PM

I thought this was an interesting read. Supposedly she beat out Zooey Deschanel for the role of Janis Joplin. I'll definitely see this one. I think Adams is a great actress and a pretty good singer. Zooey is good too though..I'm sure it was a tight race. How will they pull this one off? Joplin was quite the character.

Oscar nominated actress Amy Adams will play troubled singer Janis Joplin in the long delayed biopic of the singer. The film, titled Get It While You Can, will be directed by Fernando Meirelles, the man behind the award-winning City of God and The Constant Gardener, reports Total Film.

Adams is no stranger to either biopics or musical roles, having sung in Disney musical Enchanted and starred in biopic Julie And Julia, in which she played writer Julie Powell.

A biopic of Janis Joplin has been in the works for the last two decades, with two projects previously not making it to the screen.

Piece of My Heart, starring Renee Zellweger as Joplin was never made. And The Gospel According To Janis, which had singer Pink attached to play Joplin also fell through, despite The Squid And The Whale producer Peter Newman securing rights to Joplin’s most famous songs.

http://www.nme.com/movies/news/amy-a...ew-film/180125

Batman1980 · 07-25-2010, 09:27 PM

Janis Joplin looks like a man, baby! They'll have to do a lot of makeup work for her to do that role.

masoud90 · 07-25-2010, 09:54 PM

Amy Adams is a great actress. I can't wait to see this!

P@t_Mtl · 07-25-2010, 10:11 PM

Plus she as a much better voice then Janis ever did...well I might watch it but I never really understand the appeal Janis had over people, she was a horrible singer.

Belloche · 07-25-2010, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Janis Joplin looks like a man, baby! They'll have to do a lot of makeup work for her to do that role.

lol I was thinking the same thing. Amy Adams is way to cute to be mistaken for Janis Joplin. If they can make Charlize Theron look that unattractive in Monster I'm sure they can make it work.

Belloche · 07-25-2010, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Plus she as a much better voice then Janis ever did...well I might watch it but I never really understand the appeal Janis had over people, she was a horrible singer.

It was never about a pretty singing voice with Janis Joplin. It was about pouring every bit of her soul into the song. I love her voice.

P@t_Mtl · 07-25-2010, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Belloche

It was never about a pretty singing voice with Janis Joplin. It was about pouring every bit of her soul into the song. I love her voice.

Oh I am sure a lot of people loved her voice considering but I never understood it. All she does is screaming like a cat in heat for me

I would never call that singing.

sfmarine · 07-25-2010, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Belloche

lol I was thinking the same thing. Amy Adams is way to cute to be mistaken for Janis Joplin. If they can make Charlize Theron look that unattractive in Monster I'm sure they can make it work.

haha I was thinking the same thing. They made Charlize look hideous and she's a beautiful woman. As far as me being a fan of Joplin...not really haha. I never liked her performance on the Woodstock Blu-ray. I thought this one wasn't too bad on the Monterey Pop blu..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LALqJzmjnaA

She was definitely a character and there will probably never be a singer quite like her again. Her sound was unique..that's for sure.

Jellybeans · 07-25-2010, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Oh I
am sure a lot of people loved her voice considering but I never understood it. All she does is screaming like a cat in heat for me I would never call that singing.

T.M.I.

I don't wanna picture Joplin like that.

*Tries to erase the mental image*

Batman1980 · 07-25-2010, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Jellybeans

T.M.I.

I don't wanna picture Joplin that.

Too bad, the mental image is already burned into your brain, permanently.

Joplin actually looks a lot like Howard Stern to me.

ArmyOfDarknessAW · 07-25-2010, 11:49 PM

Not a fan of Janis Joplin but i am a massive Amy Adams fan so day 1 for me.

Ray O. Blu · 07-26-2010, 12:15 AM

Right on. Hope Amy can at least be half as good as Janis was. I have the Woodstock and Monterey Pop Blu-Rays and I've never seen anyone come close to the passion and intensity that Janis had.

wonkavision · 07-26-2010, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Plus she as a much better voice then Janis ever did...well I might watch it but I never really understand the appeal Janis had over people, she was a horrible singer.

I doubt they will use Amy Adams' real singing voice for the film....practically impossible. Janis Joplin was a great singer.

sfmarine · 07-26-2010, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray O. Blu

Right on. Hope Amy can at least be half as good as Janis was. I have the Woodstock and Monterey Pop Blu-Rays and I've never seen anyone come close to the passion and intensity that Janis had.

Both are great Blu-ray's..I may not be a fan of her music, but I agree with you about her passion for performing.

I wonder if they will make a replica of her Porsche and have Amy drive around in it. It was definitely "far out" for its time.

The_Basterd · 07-26-2010, 04:40 AM

Why no Zooey Deschanel?

She was the "better choice!"

KilloWertz · 07-26-2010, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Basterd

Why no Zooey Deschanel?

She was the "better choice!"

I am a Zooey fan, so I obviously would have rather had her in it, but Amy Adams seems to be well liked here as well. Nothing against her. I've never seen anything with her in it, that's all.

Offender_Mullet · 07-26-2010, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sfmarine

Well she's a dead ringer for Joplin.

My note for the musically inclined: Her voice has absolutely nothing to do with her legacy. She was known as the first 'rocker chick'.

repete66211 · 07-26-2010, 05:45 PM

I never understood this stuff. It helps if actors can actually act, but the #1 reason stars are hired is their sex appeal. So what do they do here? They hire a woman with whom every red-blooded heterosexual man would want to make babies only to turn her into a woman few men with functional eyesight would idealize sexually. I know a movie's bankability is all about its star power, but you can't tell me there isn't a very talented actress out there who more closely resembles Janis Joplin.

wonkavision · 07-26-2010, 06:02 PM

When you strip away the make-up and glamour woman wear, most women are pretty average, like Janis. Amy Adams is cute, but she is average looking. It took me most of the film to realize the mousey nun was Amy Adams in Doubt.

ArmyOfDarknessAW · 07-26-2010, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by wonkavision

When you strip away the make-up and glamour woman wear, most women are pretty average, like Janis. Amy Adams is cute, but she is average looking. It took me most of the film to realize the mousey nun was Amy Adams in Doubt.

If Amy Adams is just average then give me average any day. I think she's gorgeous and a great actress. I think Zooey was also a great choice but i am happy for whatever movie Amy gets.

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Ray O. Blu Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:The £ßÇ 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:50 Trading Score:6	Right on. Hope Amy can at least be half as good as Janis was. I have the Woodstock and Monterey Pop Blu-Rays and I've never seen anyone come close to the passion and intensity that Janis had. Last edited by Ray O. Blu; 07-26-2010 at 12:17 AM. Reason: It's a free world

07-25-2010, 09:25 PM	#1
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:931 Blu-ray collection:2312 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	Amy Adams to play Janis Joplin I thought this was an interesting read. Supposedly she beat out Zooey Deschanel for the role of Janis Joplin. I'll definitely see this one. I think Adams is a great actress and a pretty good singer. Zooey is good too though..I'm sure it was a tight race. How will they pull this one off? Joplin was quite the character. Oscar nominated actress Amy Adams will play troubled singer Janis Joplin in the long delayed biopic of the singer. The film, titled Get It While You Can, will be directed by Fernando Meirelles, the man behind the award-winning City of God and The Constant Gardener, reports Total Film. Adams is no stranger to either biopics or musical roles, having sung in Disney musical Enchanted and starred in biopic Julie And Julia, in which she played writer Julie Powell. A biopic of Janis Joplin has been in the works for the last two decades, with two projects previously not making it to the screen. Piece of My Heart, starring Renee Zellweger as Joplin was never made. And The Gospel According To Janis, which had singer Pink attached to play Joplin also fell through, despite The Squid And The Whale producer Peter Newman securing rights to Joplin’s most famous songs. http://www.nme.com/movies/news/amy-a...ew-film/180125

07-25-2010, 09:27 PM	#2
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	Janis Joplin looks like a man, baby! They'll have to do a lot of makeup work for her to do that role.

07-25-2010, 09:54 PM	#3
masoud90 Power Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Seattle, WA Blu-ray collection:180 Trading Score:3	Amy Adams is a great actress. I can't wait to see this!

07-25-2010, 10:11 PM	#4
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Plus she as a much better voice then Janis ever did...well I might watch it but I never really understand the appeal Janis had over people, she was a horrible singer.

07-25-2010, 11:49 PM	#11
ArmyOfDarknessAW Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Moosic, PA Home Theater Gallery:21 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:64	Not a fan of Janis Joplin but i am a massive Amy Adams fan so day 1 for me.

07-26-2010, 04:40 AM	#15
The_Basterd Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Grapes Are Fun! Blu-ray collection:307 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	Why no Zooey Deschanel? She was the "better choice!"

07-26-2010, 05:45 PM	#18
repete66211 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Kansas City area Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:196 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	I never understood this stuff. It helps if actors can actually act, but the #1 reason stars are hired is their sex appeal. So what do they do here? They hire a woman with whom every red-blooded heterosexual man would want to make babies only to turn her into a woman few men with functional eyesight would idealize sexually. I know a movie's bankability is all about its star power, but you can't tell me there isn't a very talented actress out there who more closely resembles Janis Joplin.

07-26-2010, 06:02 PM	#19
wonkavision Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:PST 4K collection:316 Blu-ray collection:1537 iTunes collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	When you strip away the make-up and glamour woman wear, most women are pretty average, like Janis. Amy Adams is cute, but she is average looking. It took me most of the film to realize the mousey nun was Amy Adams in Doubt.

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