Selena Gomez will star in the upcoming David O. Russell-directed biopic about legendary singer Linda Ronstadt.

Gomez cryptically shared her involvement in the biopic earlier this week by posting a picture of Ronstadt’s 2013 memoir 'Simple Dreams' on her Instagram story.

James Keach and Ronstadt’s longtime manager, John Boylan, are co-producing the film, which is currently in pre-production. Signing up to direct the film is David O. Russell.

Ronstadt is a country, rock ‘n’ roll and Latin music legend known for her 1970s albums ‘Heart Like a Wheel’ and ‘Simple Dreams’. Throughout her career she has released 29 studio albums, won 11 Grammys, and was honoured by both the Recording Academy and the Latin Recording Academy with Lifetime Achievement Awards. In 2014, Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

David O. Russell is an Oscar-nominated director and writer known for films like American Hustle (2013), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), The Fighter (2010), I Heart Huckabees (2004) and Three Kings (1999). The filmmaker’s most recent film, Amsterdam, was released in 2022, starring Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Chris Rock and Anya Taylor-Joy.

Source: Press Release