Multi-time award winning singer and actress, Cher, also known as the Goddess of Pop is getting a biopic.
The legendary singer took to her twitter account to announce that the biopic was in the works, courtesy of Universal Pictures.
The untitled biopic is being written by Oscar-winning writer Eric Roth. Roth is the brain behind films like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Forrest Gump, A Star is Born, and more recently, Mank. He also previously worked with Cher on the classic film Suspect.
Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman of both Mamma Mia! The Movie and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again will also serve as producers alongside Cher.
Speaking on the movie, Craymer said
“Gary and I are thrilled to be working with Cher again and this time bringing her empowering and true-life odyssey to the big screen.”
“One cannot help but be drawn to and inspired by Cher’s larger than life talent, fortitude, unique wit, warmth, and vision. Her unparalleled success in music, film, and tv has inspired generations. We could not be happier to tell her story to cinema audiences.”
There’s no release date for the biopic yet.
About Cher
Cher rose to popularity in 1965 as a part of the rock duo Sonny & Cher, a group she was in with her ex-husband Sonny Bono. After her divorce in 1975, she established herself as a solo artist with multiple number one singles on the charts.
She made her debut on Broadway in 1982 and went on to star in films like Silkwood (1983), Mask (1985), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), and Moonstruck (1987). She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1987 for Moonstruck as well.
Cher has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the highest-selling artists of all time. She’s received a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, an Academy Award, and three Golden Globe Awards.
She’s also the only artist to have a number-one single on a Billboard chart in six consecutive decades. In other words, from the 1960s to the 2010s.