'Wild' Director Jean-Marc Vallée To Helm Janis Joplin Biopic Starring Amy Adams

Before you hit the comments section and tells us this is "old news" or whatever, consider that when this little nugget broke, we were deep in the midst of the Toronto International Film Festival, so it passed us by. But our recent AFI Fest interview with "Wild" director Jean-Marc Vallée had us poking around to see what was up. During our chat the filmmaker told us "...next year I've got a rock-n-roll film happening. I can't talk about it, though." But it appears he already has.

A couple months back, the director chatted with Journal Du Quebec (via Metro) and revealed that he will directing a Janis Joplin biopic starring Amy Adams. The actress has long been attached to play the rock 'n' roll singer, with Fernando Meirelles and Lee Daniels both in the running to helm at various points, but it looks like it's now in the hands of Vallée. The filmmaker adds it will be an independent film on a lean budget of $15-20...