For years, Hollywood has kicked around various biopics of legends from the 1960s and 1970s. One of those biopics is for Joni Mitchell, who is very much alive and able to contribute to the discussion. That’s probably why Cameron Crowe is on board as writer-director – Crowe is a former Rolling Stone reporter, and he’s one of the few directors who could really do a Joni Mitchell biopic justice. So, now the issue is casting. Who could conceivably play Joni, and would that actress use her real voice or would they just use Joni’s recordings? Well, we have an update.

Sorry, Amanda Seyfried: It sounds like Anya Taylor-Joy and Meryl Streep will play Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe’s biopic, according to The InSneider. Rumors say Taylor-Joy will star as the legendary singer-songwriter during her peak years in the ’60s and ’70s while Streep will portray present day Mitchell.

Taylor-Joy most recently acted in February’s The Gorge alongside Miles Teller. Crowe, who profiled Mitchell for a 1979 Rolling Stone cover story, is known for classic films like Almost Famous and Say Anything. He reportedly had been eyeing a March start for production, but the Los Angeles wildfires caused a delay as his home was one of the many affected. It’ll be his first movie since 2012’s Aloha; he attempted to make a Marvin Gaye biopic for years but it never came into fruition. Meanwhile, Mitchell releases the new Joni’s Jazz box set next month.

[From Stereogum]

I’m fine with Meryl as an older Joni, and Meryl is actually a singer/vocalist. She could totally do Joni’s current singing voice. But the younger Joni will be so tricky! I think Anya Taylor-Joy already LOOKS a lot like a young Joni. But does Anya sound like her? Especially compared to Amanda Seyfried, who has been publicly auditioning for this role for a long time? I’m including Amanda’s appearance on the Tonight Show earlier this year, where she played the dulcimer and beautifully covered Joni’s “California.”

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