Shania Twain Biopic: Leah McKendrick Directing For Sony
McKendrick will write from her own original script as Twain produces the authorized film, part of Sony Pictures’ growing music biopic slate.
- Filmmaker Leah McKendrick will write and direct 'Shania', a new biopic about global country-pop star Shania Twain for Sony Pictures, produced alongside Escape Artists.
- McKendrick's background as a singer-songwriter was instrumental in securing the role, following her 2024 film 'Scrambled' and recent Netflix rom-com 'Voicemails for Isabelle' starring Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson.
- With more than 100 million albums sold, Twain remains the top-selling female country-pop artist of all time, having won five Grammy Awards for era-defining hits including 'Any Man of Mine' and 'That Don't Impress Me Much'.
- Sony continues its music biopic strategy, having released 'Wanna Dance With Somebody' and developing a four-film Beatles project, with Twain producing alongside Amie Karp.
- Twain is preparing for the release of her seventh studio album, 'Little Miss Twain', set for July 24, which is said to mark the most personal work of her career.
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