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Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Two years after her death, a biopic on Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor is in the works
Two years after her death, a biopic on legendary Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor is reportedly in development. According to Variety, the film will be directed by Josephine Decker, known for the 2020 feature Shirley, based on the life of novelist Shirley Jackson. Decker will work from a script by Irish writer Stacey Gregg. Helming the project is Irish production company ie: entertainment, which already executive produced the 2022 Sinéad O'Connor documentary Nothing Compares. The upcoming film has reportedly been in the works since the release of the critically acclaimed documentary, on which the singer had collaborated. Other production companies involved in the biopic include Oscar-winning See-Saw Films, known for The King's Speech, Shame, Lion and The Power of the Dog, as well as Nine Daughters, which produced Lady Macbeth and God's Creatures. Both companies previously collaborated on Francis Lee's 2020 period drama Ammonite. The film is expected to focus on O'Connor's early life and career. It will tell the story "of how one young woman from Dublin took on the world, examining how her global fame may have been built on her talent, but her name became synonymous with her efforts to draw attention to the crimes committed by the Catholic Church and the Irish state." Sinéad O'Connor died in 2023 at age 56. The biggest commercial success of her four-decade career remained her 1990 album 'I' Do Not Want What I Haven't Got', which featured her hit cover of Prince's song 'Nothing Compares 2 U'. O'Connor, who self-identified as a 'protest singer', intertwined her music and activism throughout her life. She most vehemently advocated against child abuse in the Catholic Church. During a 1992 performance on US comedy show Saturday Night Live, she tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II, a gesture that drew wide condemnation. In 2018, she converted to Islam and took the name Shuhada' Sadaqat, while continuing to perform under her birth name. The Irish musician released her memoir 'Rememberings" in 2021, just two years before her death. Her legacy was a subject of controversy during the 2024 US presidential campaign, when her estate asked Donald Trump to stop using 'Nothing Compares to U' at his political rallies. "Throughout her life, it is well known that Sinéad O'Connor lived by a fierce moral code defined by honesty, kindness, fairness, and decency towards her fellow human beings,' O'Connor's estate and her label Chrysalis Records said in a statement at the time. "As the guardians of her legacy, we demand that Donald Trump, and his associates desist from using her music immediately."
Geek Tyrant
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Sinéad O'Connor Biopic in the Works From See-Saw Films and NOTHING COMPARES Doc Producers — GeekTyrant
A biopic based on singer and activist Sinéad O'Connor is in development. The film will tell the story of her early life and career, ending with her untimely death in 2023 at the age of 56. Behind the project is Irish production company ie: entertainment, which executive produced the critically acclaimed O'Connor documentary Nothing Compares (and worked with the singer in the process), alongside fellow Irish banner Nine Daughters ( God's Creatures , Lady Macbeth ) and See-Saw Films ( Slow Horses , The Power of the Dog ). The film — which is understood to have been in the works since 2022's 'Nothing Compares' doc — is being directed by Josephine Decker ( Shirley ), working from a script by Irish writer Stacey Gregg. O'Connor became one of the most legendary figures in Irish cultural history and a trailblazer for women across the world. At 23, she won a Grammy for her sophomore album I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got , which spent six weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard chart in 1990 and contained the hit single 'Nothing Compares 2 U,' one of the biggest selling songs of the year. The album and single amassed multiple global music accolades, including a Billboard and Brit Award, while O'Connor became the first woman to win MTV Video of the Year. Alongside her music, O'Connor was a passionate campaigner, activist and, as she described it, 'protest singer,' using her platform to denounce issues such as sexism in the music business and corruption within the Catholic Church. During a 1992 appearance on Saturday Night Live and just 25 years old at the time, she famously tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II, sparking a wave of condemnation. The biopic will reportedly explore O'Connor's early life and beginnings in the music industry. It will look to tell the story of how one young woman from Dublin took on the world, examining how her global fame may have been built on her talent, but her name became synonymous with her efforts to draw attention to the crimes committed by the Catholic Church and the Irish state. Stay tuned for updates on the project. via: Variety
The Independent
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Sinéad O'Connor biopic to focus on singer's activism against Catholic Church
A biopic about the late Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, who died in 2023, is currently in development. The film will reportedly focus on O'Connor's early life and career, exploring how her global fame was intertwined with her activism regarding 'the crimes committed by the Catholic Church and the Irish state'. Irish production company ie: entertainment, known for the documentary Nothing Compares, is leading the project alongside Nine Daughters and See-Saw Films. The biopic is expected to cover significant moments, including the success of O'Connor's 1990 album and her protest on Saturday Night Live in 1992, which saw her rip up a photo of the Pope. Josephine Decker, director of the 2020 film Shirley, is reportedly set to direct the project.
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Sinéad O'Connor biopic in the works produced by company behind Slow Horses
A biopic of Sinéad O'Connor is in the works, with its backers including the company involved in Nothing Compares, the acclaimed 2022 documentary about the singer. According to Variety, the film will be directed by Josephine Decker, who made a much-liked biopic of horror writer Shirley Jackson, starring Elisabeth Moss, in 2020. The script will be by Stacey Gregg, who has credits on TV series Mary and George, Little Birds and The Letter for the King. Production companies behind the project include See-Saw Films, whose past output includes The King's Speech, Shame, The Power of the Dog and Slow Horses, alongside Nine Daughters (God's Creatures, Lady Macbeth) and ie:entertainment, which acted as executive producer on Nothing Compares. O'Connor died in 2023, aged 56, after a string of hit records including the huge-selling Nothing Compares 2 U in 1990, and a tumultuous life marked with outspoken protest and controversy. In 1992 she ripped up a picture of the pope on US TV; in 1999 she was ordained as a priest by an independent Catholic group, and in 2018 she converted to Islam. According to Variety, the film will follow O'Connor's early years in the music industry, 'tell[ing] the story of how one young woman from Dublin took on the world, examining how her global fame may have been built on her talent, but her name became synonymous with her efforts to draw attention to the crimes committed by the Catholic church and the Irish state'.
The Guardian
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Sinéad O'Connor biopic in the works produced by company behind Slow Horses
A biopic of Sinéad O'Connor is in the works, with its backers including the company involved in Nothing Compares, the acclaimed 2022 documentary about the singer. According to Variety, the film will be directed by Josephine Decker, who made a much-liked biopic of horror writer Shirley Jackson, starring Elisabeth Moss, in 2020. The script will be by Stacey Gregg, who has credits on TV series Mary and George, Little Birds and The Letter for the King. Production companies behind the project include See-Saw Films, whose past output includes The King's Speech, Shame, The Power of the Dog and Slow Horses, alongside Nine Daughters (God's Creatures, Lady Macbeth) and ie:entertainment, which acted as executive producer on Nothing Compares. O'Connor died in 2023, aged 56, after a string of hit records including the huge-selling Nothing Compares 2 U in 1990, and a tumultuous life marked with outspoken protest and controversy. In 1992 she ripped up a picture of the pope on US TV; in 1999 she was ordained as a priest by an independent Catholic group, and in 2018 she converted to Islam. According to Variety, the film will follow O'Connor's early years in the music industry, 'tell[ing] the story of how one young woman from Dublin took on the world, examining how her global fame may have been built on her talent, but her name became synonymous with her efforts to draw attention to the crimes committed by the Catholic church and the Irish state'.
