Spielberg Heating Up Gershwin and Quinto

by Anne Thompson
February 1, 2010 1:06 AM
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It looks like DreamWorks and Steven Spielberg are heating up on Doug Wright's script for a planned biopic of composer George Gershwin. Several biopics--including Tony Kushner's Lincoln and a still-in-development look at the life of Martin Luther King--are in the works, and there's also the ten-part family adventure The 39 Clues, written by Jeff Nathanson, which Spielberg could decide to take on. But clearly, the DreamWorks filmmaker is excited about Gershwin. The script is set in the 30s during the period when the songwriter, hugely popular, stretched himself by turning to more serious Broadway musicals.

Mike Fleming reports that Spielberg has even chosen his Gershwin: Zachary Quinto, hot off TV's Heroes and the Star Trek reboot and ready to step up to the next level as an actor.

More: Directors, Genres, Steven Spielberg, Biopics

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Terry McCarty | February 2, 2010 9:57 AMReply

And Katy Perry as Paulette Goddard....
lovecinema | February 1, 2010 6:09 AMReply

I love Zach, I also Love Gershwin. I am very excited.

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