Renee as Janis a Blow to Melissa
Renee as Janis a Blow to Melissa
News that Renee Zellweger is now set to play Janis Joplin for
Paramount once she wraps work on the sequel to "Bridget Jones' Diary"
has to have come as a blow to Melissa Etheridge.
Melissa was, just a few years ago, gunning so hard for the part
of the blues-rock singer who died of a heroin overdose in 1970,
she got members of Joplin's Big Brother and the Holding Company
group together and did a gig with them in San Francisco, singing
ala Joplin. Attendees told us it was a remarkable performance,
that it was possible to believe the hard-partying, doomed '60s
singer was back. Melissa aimed to make Janis her performance of
a lifetime.
Brittany Murphy was also a Joplin prospect -- but one that was
a stretch to imagine.
Zellweger, who relates to Joplin's Texas roots, seems determined
to prove she's versatile enough to play anyone -- and she may
well be. But how Renee expects to emulate Joplin's stunning whiskey-
voiced song stylings most definitely remains to be seen. Remember,
Renee was so uncertain of her singing ability that she passed on
performing a "Chicago" number live on the Oscar show, although
within the safety of multiple takes in the studio, she did well.
In respect to their ages, it does make more sense for Zellweger
to play the legendary figure. Renee is 34, Melissa 42 -- and
Joplin was only 27 when she died.
Renee is a born competitor, who loves nothing more than rising
to a seemingly impossible challenge, especially when naysayers
insist she can't do something. Expect her to turn in a more than
credible Joplin performance -- perhaps even to snag that Oscar.
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