Daisy Edgar-Jones will “Feel the Earth Move” together with her lead position because the Carole King in Sony’s “Beautiful.” Variety reviews that the musical biopic of the legendary singer-songwriter will probably be directed by Oscar-nominated “The Kids Are All Right” writer-director Lisa Cholodenko.
“Daisy has a spirit and energy that I recognized as myself when I was younger,” King mentioned. “She’s a tremendous talent and I know she’s going to give a great performance.”
Cholodenko and co-writer Stuart Blumberg are presently engaged on the “Beautiful” script, which will probably be tailored from the Grammy-winning Broadway stage present. “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” ran for 5 years and earned a Tony for Jessie Mueller’s portrayal of King. The musical options King’s biggest hits, together with “One Fine Day,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” and her Grammy Song of the Year “You’ve Got a Friend.”
King’s prolific profession consists of 25 studio albums, together with 1972 Grammy winner “Tapestry,” the smooth rock album holding the report most consecutive weeks at primary on Billboard 200 by a girl artist.
Edgar-Jones received her breakout position in Hulu romantic drama “Normal People,” for which landed a BAFTA nom in 2021. Her movie credit embody Mimi Cave’s “Fresh” and Olivia Newman’s “Where the Crawdads Sing.” The former is a black comedy a few whirlwind romance, and the latter is an adaptation of Delia Owens’s novel of the identical identify, and sees Edgar-Jones taking part in a homicide suspect who grew up fending for herself within the marshes of North Carolina.
Cholodenko obtained an Oscar nom for penning the screenplay for “The Kids Are All Right” and gained an Emmy for guiding “Olive Kitteridge.” She most not too long ago helmed episodes of “The Girl from Plainville,” a Hulu drama impressed by a texting suicide case. Elle Fanning stars.