Shania Twain To Get The Hollywood Treatment In Upcoming Film
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“Let’s go, girls! Come on.”
That’s what fans of Shania Twain will be saying as they hop in line at their local movie theater to see a newly announced film about the country-pop artist.
Details of the upcoming biopic were first announced by Deadline on June 3, with the film, simply titled Shania, being announced as being in the works from Sony Pictures.
Now, two months later, Shania Twain is addressing the film, and she says she has some actresses in mind for the main part.
Shania Twain Speaks About Actresses For Lead Part
In a video interview shared by PEOPLE on Sunday, Aug. 2, Shania Twain was asked who she wanted to play the lead role in the upcoming film about her life.
Shania said, “So I will say that I do have two actresses in mind, but I don’t want to say because I don’t want to jinx it. Like, what if they don’t want to do it? You know, I’m gonna have to be able to take that on the chin, right?
Continuing, she said, “What if they don’t want to do it, or they’re not available, or, I don’t know, so I don’t want to jink it and then put it out there and then it doesn’t happen. So yes, but I do have two people in mind.”
Concluding her remarks on the casting of the film Shania, she said that the next time she speaks with PEOPLE that she will be honest and share whether one of her choices got the part.
Watch Shania speak on the casting of the film, here:
@people There are 2 potential people #ShaniaTwain ♬ original sound – People Magazine
In the comments on TikTok, some people said that the role of Shania should be played by Dakota Johnson or Hailee Steinfeld.
Another looked to the British-Albanian singer-songwriter Dua Lipa as a unique option.
There were also a few mentions of country star Ella Langley as someone who might have potential as a Shania-type.
For now, the film’s casting remains a big question mark.
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What To Know About ‘Shania’
Attached to write and direct the film is Leah McKendrick, a filmmaker who previously wrote the film M.F.A. (2017) and wrote and directed Scrambled (2023) and the upcoming Netflix rom-com Voicemails for Isabelle (2026).
McKendrick wrote of the news on Instagram in June, saying, “Long before I was making movies, I was shooting Shania music videos in my bedroom. This wild-hearted force of a woman means so much to me — and the world.”
She added, “It is a surreal dream come true to get to bring her trailblazing, gut-punching, awe-inspiring story to the screen (and ride horses and eat pasta in the process!)”
Stating that she is “honored,” “humbled,” and “READY,” she concluded her post by writing the obligatory, “Let’s go, girls.”‘
See McKendrick’s post, here:
The film has not yet been cast, but this could prove to be a well-sought-after role for actresses in Hollywood.
It remains unclear which aspects of Shania’s life will be dramatized in the film, but Shania is simply described as a “biopic.”
Consider the range of moments to depict in her career, which has seen the Canadian artist win five Grammy Awards, star in several iconic music videos, and more.
While she did not provide comment, Shania Twain did share Deadline‘s article announcing the deal to produce the film on her story on Instagram.
News of the upcoming film comes about a month before the release of her seventh studio album, Little Miss Twain, which is expected to be released on July 24.
A release date for McKendrick’s film Shania has not yet been announced.
Of course, country music is no stranger to cinema, with films like Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980) and Walk The Line (2005) being some of the biggest biopics of their day.
Even films like Robert Altman’s revered ensemble drama Nashville (1975) and Peter Bogdanovich’s The Thing Called Love (1993) capture the drama built into the fabric of the country music scene.
Early next year, a country music comedy written by and starring Glenn Powell, titled The Comeback King, is expected to be released in theaters.
Watch Shania Twain look back on her past music videos, here:
This is a developing story.
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