Is Nikki Finke stirring the pot or onto something? Perhaps the latter, while her grade-school FIRST! reporting is intensely juvenile; especially for someone who should have matured in their middle age, her sources are usually on the money.
Obviously, yesterday the world lit up with excitement at the prospect of seeing a Marty Scorsese-led Frank Sinatra biopic, which was in the works for years, but was just officially announced (when that happens though… 2011? 2012?).
Finke says she’s hearing Universal’s first choice is Johnny Depp, which frankly would be an incredible decision. She also notes that Scorsese could want Leonardo DiCaprio in the role – something we were going to say yesterday as a joke – but god, enough is enough already, right? Get a new muse.
Universal has Depp in “Public Enemies” this summer and according to her sources, they definitely want to stay in the “Johnny Depp business.” Another great thing about the biopic, it’s been handled with Frank Sinatra Enterprises, and his label Warner Music Group, so music clearances won’t be an issue and we will hear original Sinatra songs in the film (though, isn’t sometimes better when we at least hear some moments of the actor really singing for authenticities sake?)
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.
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