Dolly Parton Wants to Make a Musical Biopic About Her Life
variety.comWilson Chapman editorDolly Parton has had an unrivaled career as a country music star, with decades of beloved hits and a nearly peerless reputation in the industry.
Now, she recently revealed that she’s in talks to potentially bring the story of her career to the big screen.During a Feb. 23 interview on the radio show “Mr.
Nashville Speaks,” Parton said she was in talks about potentially adapting her life story into a musical biopic.“I do intend someday to be on Broadway, but I’m thinking now that I might do my life story as a feature,” she told the show’s host Larry Ferguson. “Maybe possibly even a musical feature, so we’re in talks about that.”According to Parton, before the COVID-19 pandemic began, she and her team were discussing the possibility of a Broadway musical adaptation with producers.
However, the pandemic’s onset caused conversations to be delayed, and she ultimately changed her mind. Although a potential Dolly biopic might be a long time away, Parton herself will be seen on film soon in the upcoming feature film adaptation of “Run, Rose, Run,” the novel she co-wrote with popular author James Patterson.
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