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erin_broadley

erin_broadley

Los Angeles, CA
October 2006

JAN 29, 2007 03:37 PM



After much speculation and rumor surrounding which "it girl" would land the part of Janis Joplin in the upcoming biopic The Gospel According to Janis, director Penelope Spheeris has settled on 26-year-old, indie-sweetheart Zooey Deschanel (Almost Famous, Winter Passing) to fill the lengendary singer's paisley bell-bottoms. Pink was originally tapped for the Southern Comfort-swigging role but dropped out, calling it "some circus pop contest."

Gospel follows Joplin's ups and downs from her arrival in California in 1963 until her heroin overdose in Hollywood in October 1970 at age 27.

The film is scheduled for release in 2008.

AndersWolleck

AndersWolleck

Astoria, NY
February 2003

JAN 29, 2007 11:06 PM

i hope they get to put on some pounds because shes a rail

aleksa

aleksa

Tacoma, WA
April 2006

JAN 29, 2007 11:07 PM

I love Zooey, but isn't she a little too cute to play Janis? And can she sing?

handsome_rob

handsome_rob

Burlington, IA
May 2004

JAN 29, 2007 11:21 PM

well, her character sang in elf, but i dunno if it was really her voice.

legocupcake

legocupcake

Hewlett, NY
August 2005

JAN 29, 2007 11:23 PM

She also sang in the beginning of Winter Passing, but I'm not sure how Janis-y it was. Either way, I love her, and I bet they pull this off.

DisposableArgent

DisposableArgent

I'm lost
December 2006

JAN 29, 2007 11:34 PM

aleksa said:
I love Zooey, but isn't she a little too cute to play Janis? And can she sing?



She can outsing Pink

Watch Elf or Winter Passing those films both feature her voice.

craftygrrl

craftygrrl

Bellingham, WA
July 2006

JAN 29, 2007 11:35 PM

I love Zooey, so I really hope she pulls this off.

PerfectEquation

PerfectEquation

Jamaica Plain, MA
May 2005

JAN 30, 2007 12:13 AM

handsome_rob said:
well, her character sang in elf, but i dunno if it was really her voice.



it was her voice.

she can outsing pink anyday. i love zooey.

Vestril

Vestril

Coronado, CA
February 2003

JAN 30, 2007 12:15 AM

aleksa said:
I love Zooey, but isn't she a little too cute to play Janis? And can she sing?



Hah. Yeah, she can.

AnchorpersonOnTV

AnchorpersonOnTV

Chicago, IL
April 2006

JAN 30, 2007 01:00 AM

I looooove Zooey. Good for her.

brhood

brhood

Australia
April 2004

JAN 30, 2007 02:31 AM

Zooey actually sings in a band called If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies.
I love her and want to father her children... after this Janis Biopic of course... smile

bxx

1justin

1justin

Toronto, ON
September 2006

JAN 30, 2007 04:34 AM

aleksa said:
I love Zooey, but isn't she a little too cute to play Janis?



She pulled off some rather uncute things in Winter Passing.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)
Like snorting coke in a dirty bar bathroom and DROWNING A SICK KITTEN.

BruisedPassion

BruisedPassion

Tucson, AZ
September 2006

JAN 30, 2007 06:02 AM

I don't think we have to worry about anyone being to cute for a role. Remember Charlize Theron in Monster? And I've always thought she had a bit of a bluesy sound to her voice so I think she can pull off the vocals.

Tinyhobo

Tinyhobo

Boulder City, NV
December 2006

JAN 30, 2007 06:12 AM

this pleases me..

PointBlank

PointBlank

New York, NY
November 2004

JAN 30, 2007 06:17 AM

Bette Midler did it best in The Rose. Technically not a biopic, but certainly based on Joplin.

apesamongus

apesamongus

Atlanta, GA
July 2002

JAN 30, 2007 07:52 AM

How did they start out with all of those god awful choices and end up with a good one?

mydogfarted

mydogfarted

Oakland, NJ
June 2003

JAN 30, 2007 07:55 AM

I love Zooey, but she's not big enough to be Janis' thigh! frown

PointBlank

PointBlank

New York, NY
November 2004

JAN 30, 2007 08:44 AM

Why do people think Janis Joplin was fat?

DhD_No_Pants

DhD_No_Pants

Katy, TX
May 2006

JAN 30, 2007 09:08 AM

PointBlank said:
Why do people think Janis Joplin was fat?



I was just wondering that myself.

CherishChain

CherishChain

Houston, TX
October 2006

JAN 30, 2007 09:56 AM

I love me some Janis. It's required of Texas girls to scream Piece of my heart at the top of their lungs in their cars. I think Zooey will do nicely

aleksa

aleksa

Tacoma, WA
April 2006

JAN 30, 2007 11:35 AM

PointBlank said:
Why do people think Janis Joplin was fat?



I don't know that they're so much saying that Janis was fat (far as I can tell, she had a very normal figure), as much as saying that Zooey is just very thin.

Annika

Annika

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

JAN 30, 2007 11:38 AM

Better her than Brittany Murphy or those other bullshit singers that wanted the role.

mydogfarted

mydogfarted

Oakland, NJ
June 2003

JAN 30, 2007 11:50 AM

PointBlank said:
Why do people think Janis Joplin was fat?



She wasn't fat, but she certainly was a "thicker" gal then Zooey.

Bastardo

Bastardo

Boston, MA
January 2005

JAN 31, 2007 04:26 PM

PointBlank said:
Why do people think Janis Joplin was fat?



I only see sexy.

cmjfoxfyre

cmjfoxfyre

Cupertino, CA
February 2006

FEB 01, 2007 10:54 AM

Bastard_ said:

PointBlank said:
Why do people think Janis Joplin was fat?



I only see sexy.
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sexy=curvacious, which is truly more that Sexy...it's perfection. smile

Janis wasn't a size 4, which by modern Fashion Standards, that makes her "fat", in Main Stream Media.

now, i really hope they get someone good for Country Joe McDonald...and we get to see some Girl on Girl action, too. woohoo!

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