In the past few weeks, biopics have been the source of the weirdest casting news.
Ashton Kutcher is playing
Steve Jobs, and
Jane Fonda is playing Nancy Reagan. Now a casting choice that seemed like a PR stunt when first mentioned -
Lindsay Lohan playing
Elizabeth Taylor in a Lifetime movie - has come to pass, while
Taylor Swift is said to be lining up to play folk and feminist icon
Joni Mitchell.
On the other side of casting ...