Alecia Moore, also known as the singer Pink, will make her big screen starring debut as
Janis Joplin, for director Penelope Spheeris, says Variety.
A screen test for Moore shot last year has been circulating, in which she acts in two scenes and sings Joplin standards in two others. Moore is said to have replicated Joplin's growling vocal style so convincingly that it was decided she will sing the songs live in the film.
"After trying to make a picture on Janis' life for 15 years, I'd call Alecia's screen test the most gratifying moment in my film career," said Spheeris."She is the perfect age to play Janis from when she first came to California at 19 to when she died at 27."