Zooey Deschanel In 'The Gospel According To Janis'

[Tuesday, September 19th, 2006]
Zooey Deschanel is set to replace Pink in the dramaThe Gospel According to Janis, according to Variety.

Penelope Spheeris is directng with filming starting on Nov. 13 in Philadelphia. Spheeris wrote the script with David Dalton.

Producer Peter Newman said the script was overhauled considerably from past versions, and the turning point was co-writer Dalton. Once assigned by Rolling Stone to write a cover story that was going to compare the troubled Joplin to Judy Garland, Dalton accompanied the singer on a long tour. His adventure has become the central plot of the film, and an actor soon will be cast to play him.

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