Shailene Woodley wants to Play Stevie in a Movie

[michelej1]

Rock'n role! Shailene Woodley reveals she wants to play Stevie Nicks as she strips down to a sexy but sporty swimsuit
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2660552/Shailene-Woodley-reveals-wants-play-Stevie-Nicks-strips-sexy-sporty-swimsuit.html

ByChelsea White, Daily Mail UK June 17, 2014

Shailene Woodley is booked to star in films until 2017, but the actress has her eye on her next project already.

Starring on the cover of Women's Health, the 22-year-old revealed she wants to play music legend Stevie Nicks.

She told the magazine that being the Fleetwood Mac front woman would be her dream role: 'She’s just such a fascinating woman who’s lived such a life and is still living such a life.

'Her music was really profound for me in my life. Yeah I think it’d be an adventure to play Stevie Nicks.

Inspiration: The 22-year-old says the singer, pictured 1989, lives her life being an individual and that is what she admires

'I love that there is no other Stevie Nicks in this world. She is so fully herself, and undividedly herself.

'That in itself is such a powerful lesson to take in and be like, ''wow.'' No one is going to be the next Stevie Nicks and Stevie Nicks was not the next anyone.

'And I think that’s such beautiful advice for all of us. You do you, we do we. She does she in such a beautiful way.'

The Divergent star says she would also like to sing in a film with her eye on a role in a film like Irish movie Once.

'I think it’d be great to sing in a film. I love to sing. I guess another dream movie would be a movie like Once. It’s so romantic and sensual and musical but doesn’t feel like a musical necessarily.'

Shailene currently stars in romantic drama The Fault In Our Stars as a young cancer sufferer who finds love but is also signed on to a four movie deal for sci-fi thriller, the Divergent series.

The action packed dystopian future flick sees the 22-year-old put through her paces, which she clearly relishes: 'I guess I’m proud that I’m very fit. I’m really proud of my ability to be fit or stay fit and honour my body in that way.


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[StreetAngel86]

oh hell NO.
sorry, not a fan at all.
Stevie should choose
and not someone who says they want the role
they need to be an unknown

[madeline]

I agree with you 100 percent. Get an unknown and Stevie should not have a say at all. She wanted Reese Witherspoon to play her for crying out loud.

[Steviegirl]

I really like SW as Stevie! She was wonderful in The Fault in Our Stars. I think it's exciting too that such a young girl is so appreciative of Stevie's uniqueness and individualism. If all the kids who are Divergent and TFiOS fans became fans of Stevie and FM, that could be huge for the band.

[Jondalar]

It's a compliment.

[Macfanforever]

Who's that.................

[louielouie2000]

I love it when the media picks the absolute worst pictures of Stevie to reference. :laugh:

Regarding Shailene... all I know her from is The Descendants. While I thought it was a great movie, all of the characters were all a bit stilted & 1 dimensional. So I can't really base any sort of impressions of her abilities from that one.

I've recently come to the conclusion that we all probably overthink this whole 'who would play Stevie?' thing. Stevie is a relatively straight forward person to portray. She generally says what she thinks, speaks pretty plainly, and you can read her emotions quite easily.

Someone like Christine would be much tougher, though. You'd need an actor with a high level of restraint, and that's much tougher to find. Which is why I've mourned the Dennis Wilson movie being shelved- Vera Farmiga is one of the best actors of her generation, and could have absolutely done Christine justice.

[Macfanforever]

To look at the money aspects of a Stevie movie.They probably could not afford a top payed actress to play Stevie.They can get an unknown to play the roll for a cheap paycheck.Also as we know Stevie is one of those underrated artists not like Madonna,Beatles,Elvis or Cher and others which are hot all the time and it probably sink at the box office.

I do hope some movie is made about Stevie in my lifetime anyway.

Coal Miners Daughter was the best biopic of an music artists I've ever seen.There is others to but I got memory block at this moment.

[editme2]

To look at the money aspects of a Stevie movie.They probably could not afford a top payed actress to play Stevie.They can get an unknown to play the roll for a cheap paycheck.Also as we know Stevie is one of those underrated artists not like Madonna,Beatles,Elvis or Cher and others which are hot all the time and it probably sink at the box office.

I do hope some movie is made about Stevie in my lifetime anyway.

Coal Miners Daughter was the best biopic of an music artists I've ever seen.There is others to but I got memory block at this moment.


I agree. I just don't think there's a big enough market for a Stevie-centric movie; however, I think a movie based on the life and times of Fleetwood Mac could do really well, if done at the caliber of a Coal Miner's Daughter or Walk the Line. Lots of drama, heartache, joy, tension, great music. I'd love to see it.

[bethelblues]

We don't need a Stevie movie. We need a Fleetwood Mac film, by a top director who is interested in depicting the relationships between band members from the beginning. I actually don't think there is a great film that has ever been done about the music business. The Fleetwood Mac material, songs and drama and characters, could provide the basis for one---as long as it's done with verve, style, and exceptional direction. Always felt it could be kind of like Goodfellas, a stylistic take on the entry into a fascinating world and the trials and tribulations. Also, shouldn't the stars lip-synch like Angela Bassett did for Tina Turner, which worked out very well?

[FMlex]

I am actually oddly okay with this.

I don't know if Shailene has the "look" of Stevie, but she definitely has the "vibe" of Stevie (especially young Stevie).

Shailene Woodley has come a long way from the awful, awful High School Teenage Mom or whatever that ABC Family show was called.

She was good in The Descendants, great in Divergent, and fantastic in The Fault In Our Stars. I really think she is one to watch for of the younger generation.

[lovethemac1]

I agree that they need to do a Fleetwood Mac movie. I was sitting here trying to imagine how that would happen and what you would put in and what you would leave out. I wouldn't want anything left out, you would want all the tidbits and romance. So then I thought that would be a 25 hour movie, not likely, but wouldn't it be great if they did one that was a mini-series like "Roots?" :nod:

[PenguinHead]

oh hell NO.
sorry, not a fan at all.
Stevie should choose
and not someone who says they want the role
they need to be an unknown

It's always nice to hear from fans of Stevie who have been impacted by her music and recognize how unique she is.

I'm not thrilled at the prospect of a movie depicting her life. There is a big risk in it being very cheesy and pandering. A serious documentary is more preferable to me.

Still, if anyone went forth a movie, it's likely Stevie would not (and should not) be involved with it. Stevie is not a movie producer, nor is she a casting director. Par for course, movies about real people don't usually involve the subject in the project. These kind of movies are usually interpretations, and not directly autobiographical.

I can see Stevie writing her own story in book form (with significant help from/with a cowriter/ghost writer/editor). Even then, it would contain a large amount of revisionist history, with many fictionalized realities.

[PenguinHead]

I agree. I just don't think there's a big enough market for a Stevie-centric movie; however, I think a movie based on the life and times of Fleetwood Mac could do really well, if done at the caliber of a Coal Miner's Daughter or Walk the Line. Lots of drama, heartache, joy, tension, great music. I'd love to see it.

They have to be dead for that to happen. Why do so many fans want a fictional version of their lives? Are we and they not alive enough now to experience their lives in real time?

[Danielle]

I don't think I've seen her in anything but I have to say it warms my heart whenever someone says nice things about Stevie. I certainly think she deserves it.

[Macfanforever]

CBS News picked up the story too.



http://www.cbsnews.com/news/shailene-woodley-wants-to-play-stevie-nicks/

By Jessica Derschowitz CBS NewsJune 18, 2014, 10:25 AM



Shailene Woodley wants to play Stevie Nicks



Shailene Woodley has scored some coveted movie roles -- working alongside George Clooney in "The Descendants," playing Tris Prior in the "Divergent" series and Hazel Grace Lancaster in "The Fault in Our Stars," but she's got a dream role of her own in mind.



The 22-year-old star has a particular music icon that she'd love to portray: Stevie Nicks.


Women's Health
"She's just such a fascinating woman who's lived such a life and is still living such a life. Her music was really profound for me in my life," Woodley says in a new interview with Women's Health.

"I love that there is no other Stevie Nicks in this world. She is so fully herself, and undividedly herself," the actress added. "That in itself is such a powerful lesson to take in and be like, 'wow.' No one is going to be the next Stevie Nicks, and Stevie Nicks was not the next anyone."

"And I think that's such beautiful advice for all of us. You do you, we do we," Woodley tells the magazine. "She does she in such a beautiful way. I think it'd be great to sing in a film. I love to sing. I guess another dream movie would be a movie like 'Once.' It's so romantic and sensual and musical but doesn't feel like a musical necessarily."

So if a Nicks biopic comes to be, we can bet Woodley will be practicing her twirls. In the meantime, the star is signed on to reprise her role as Tris in the next three "Divergent" sequels -- "Insurgent" and the two "Allegiant" films.

Woodley's interview appears in the new issue of Women's Health, hitting newsstands June 24.

[Macfanforever]

I agree. I just don't think there's a big enough market for a Stevie-centric movie; however, I think a movie based on the life and times of Fleetwood Mac could do really well, if done at the caliber of a Coal Miner's Daughter or Walk the Line. Lots of drama, heartache, joy, tension, great music. I'd love to see it.

I agree that they need to do a Fleetwood Mac movie. I was sitting here trying to imagine how that would happen and what you would put in and what you would leave out. I wouldn't want anything left out, you would want all the tidbits and romance. So then I thought that would be a 25 hour movie, not likely, but wouldn't it be great if they did one that was a mini-series like "Roots?" :nod:

We don't need a Stevie movie. We need a Fleetwood Mac film, by a top director who is interested in depicting the relationships between band members from the beginning. I actually don't think there is a great film that has ever been done about the music business. The Fleetwood Mac material, songs and drama and characters, could provide the basis for one---as long as it's done with verve, style, and exceptional direction. Always felt it could be kind of like Goodfellas, a stylistic take on the entry into a fascinating world and the trials and tribulations. Also, shouldn't the stars lip-synch like Angela Bassett did for Tina Turner, which worked out very well?


Yes I agree about a FM biopic.A two part TV miniseries on HBO probably be right with all the soap opera drama going on.

If I had all of the cable channels I probably know who Shailene is.I have to watch her shows online.

[Steviegirl]

I guess the article sort of suggests this as something that focuses on Stevie exclusively; however, I always think of any discussion of a biopic in the context of an FM film--not just a movie about Stevie. :shrug:

[elle]

someone must have found this tweet from more than a year ago so it resurfaced today -

@shailenewoodley 12 Feb 2013
stevie nicks. lindsey buckingham. oh how you do something to my soul!

[Jondalar]

I wish people wouldn't be negative about this. This a major compliment to Stevie who is still impacting young girls lives

[Steviegirl]

Indeed, it's a huge compliment, and it could prove very beneficial to the band we love.

[Lee]

Not too familiar with her, so I don't know if she could carry it off or not. :shrug:

Shailene Woodley eager to play Stevie Nicks onscreen

Actress Shailene Woodley is eager to show off her musical skills and portray singer Stevie Nicks onscreen.

The actress has taken on drama, romance and sci-fi flicks over the past few years, and now she's keen to take on a musical role, setting her sights set on playing Fleetwood Mac's Nicks. Woodley tells Women's Health magazine, "I would love to play Stevie Nicks. She's just such a fascinating woman who's lived such a life and is still living such a life. Her music was really profound for me in my life. I think it'd be an adventure to play Stevie Nicks. I love that there is no other Stevie Nicks in this world. She is so fully herself, and undividedly herself. That, in itself, is such a powerful lesson to take in and be like, 'Wow.' No one is going to be the next Stevie Nicks, and Stevie Nicks was not the next anyone. And I think that's such beautiful advice for all of us. You do you, we do we. She does she in such a beautiful way."

The 22-year-old divulges she's willing to show the world she can carry a tune, eager to take on any role that will show off a different side of her talents. She adds, "I think it'd be great to sing in a film. I love to sing. I guess another dream movie would be a movie like 'Once.' It's so romantic and sensual and musical but doesn't feel like a musical necessarily."

Lee :)

[BlueDenimLamp]

There's a whole thread on this Shailene Woodley wants to Play Stevie in a Movie (http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=53820) from 2 or 3 weeks ago...

[Lee]

Never saw the thread but by if a mod wants to delete this thread, he or she is welcome to.

Lee :shrug:

[TrueFaith77]

She's the star of the new Gregg Araki movie.

[goldustsongbird]

I love it when the media picks the absolute worst pictures of Stevie to reference. :laugh:


From 1989, as if she's reclusive and they have to resort to old pictures. :laugh:

[He's So Unusual]

I've always thought the very beautiful Majandra Delfino would be great as Stevie Nicks.

http://www.stud-center.com/wallpaper/majandra-delfino/majandra-delfino-16830.jpg

[Phil]

Originally Posted by He's So Unusual
I've always thought the very beautiful Majandra Delfino would be great as Stevie Nicks.


Good call - she is gorgeous and most definitely looks like Stevie. Even though Stevie was in her 40's at the time, I can recall some paparazzi shots from the time of The Other Side Of The Mirror that remind me of the photo you've included.

I used to think Alicia Silverstone looked a little like Stevie, but she just isn't beautiful enough to pull it off. Shakira sometimes looks similar to Stevie. If Carrie Fisher was younger, she would have also made a good Stevie!

[PenguinHead]

oh hell NO.
sorry, not a fan at all.
Stevie should choose
and not someone who says they want the role
they need to be an unknown

Usually the subject matter is not directly involved or has no say in the matter in these kind of endeavors. There needs to be some distance and objectivity. Otherwise, it would become a vanity project . Most often, the subjects are long dead before a movie would even be conceived.

Instead of a salacious docudrama of Stevie's life, how about a serious documentary which focuses on how Stevie has made a worldly impact in the field of music, as well as the connection she as forged with her legion of fans, on a deeply loyal, personal and emotional level? I'd rather have her depicted in reality. Her life is a movie that wrote itself. I see no good for it to be interpreted with actors and a screenplay writer. As some have noted, Stevie's appeal is not universal, yet she still has a substantial audience.

While it might seem entertaining to see her story portrayed and interpreted by someone else, the likely outcome might not be so satisfying. The novelty of it will wear off quickly (as would as Fleetwood Mac movie of similar nature). I'm afraid it would likely become a parody-of itself. The movie world, and the world in general, isn't calling tout for this; just a few enamored actresses. If anything, it would be on cable network, and do just as welll as Stevie's In Your Dreams DVD documentary.