Alanis Morissette has joined the cast of the semi autobiographical Phillip K. Dick adaptation “Radio Free Albemuth.”
The Canadian new-agey rocker will play Sylvia, a woman who shows up in the vision of a record label executive (Jonathan Scarfe) as a, wait for it… glamorous singer.
Directed by first-timer John Alan Simon, the film will also star Shea Whigham (“Wristcutters: A Love Story“), Katheryn Winnick (“Failure to Launch“) and Hanna Hall (2007’s “Halloween“). [Hollywood Reporter]
Meanwhile, having not released a relevant album in over a decade, Lenny Kravitz will make his bigscreen debut alongside Mo’nique, Paula Patton and newcomer Gabourey “Gabbie” Sidibe in the indie film, “Push.”
The story follows an overweight, illiterate African-American teen in Harlem about to give birth to her second child as she receives the news that she’s been accepted into an alternative school. Kravitz will play a male nurse who shows kindness to the young girl. Hopefully it will be as as good as the Absolut Vodka-inspired track that “reflected his personal vision” of the product, “Breathe.” [Variety]
– The long-awaited “U2 3D” has been picked up by, of all people, National Geographic Cinema Ventures. However your hopes of seeing Bono’s megalomanical ego in largescreen 3D have been dashed; the film is only coming on on DVD here in late January. [Variety]
Want to fly like an eagle in December? You can. The Steve Miller Band (woo! woo!) will be releasing the live DVD, “Steve Miller Band: Live in Chicago,” on December 4. UK fans will have to wait until February. [AntiMusic]
Born in Chile, raised in Canada, now living in Brooklyn, NY, Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2007. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, MuchMusic, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.
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