Meryl Streep to Star as Joni Mitchell in Upcoming Biopic Directed by Cameron Crowe

Meryl Streep will portray Joni Mitchell in an upcoming biopic directed by Cameron Crowe, according to an announcement by record executive Clive Davis.

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The multi-Oscar winner had been rumored for the role, and Rolling Stone reports that Davis confirmed the casting at his pre-Grammy awards party on Saturday, January 31, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

Details remain scarce, though reports last year suggested Anya Taylor-Joy might play a younger version of the singer. Casting for Mitchell's younger years is unconfirmed.

Crowe, known for Almost Famous, indicated in 2023 that the project aimed for a late 2025 release, which didn't happen. He told Ultimate Classic Rock: “It’s Joni’s life, not through anybody else’s prism. It’s through her prism. It’s the characters who impacted her life that you know and a lot that you don’t know. And the music is so cinematic.”

Last year, social media buzzed with support for Amanda Seyfried, with many considering her a great fit. This speculation grew after her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she covered Mitchell’s 1971 song ‘California.’ However, the actor quickly denied any involvement, telling Variety’s Just For Variety podcast: “It was not an audition. In fact, I didn’t even consider that, which is funny. What I know about that project is that I’m very, very much aged-out of [playing] young Joni.”

Meryl Streep to Star as Joni Mitchell in Upcoming Biopic Directed by Cameron Crowe

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