Zachary Quinto Set for George Gershwin Biopic Produced by Spielberg
Mr. Spock meet Mr. Gershwin. Following his breakout role as Spock in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot, Zachary Quinto is reportedly set to play iconic musician and composer George Gershwin in a biopic produced by Steven Spielberg.
In a recent interview with Wired, Quinto mentioned he’d be breaking from the limelight until it was time to promote Star Trek 2 and put on the pointy ears again -”no conventions, no anything for a while…wanting to venture into other areas and other styles of storytelling.”
Courtesy of Deadline Hollywood we now know that one of those areas involves him starring in the Steven Spielberg produced biopic about composer George Gershwin.
The story, written by Doug Wright, will span Gershwin’s life, from his humble beginnings in Brooklyn as the child of Russian immigrants to his death in Hollywood in 1937 at age 38.
George Gershwin composed music for both Broadway and the classical concert hall, as well as popular songs that brought his work to an even wider public. His compositions have been used in numerous films and on television, and many became jazz standards recorded in numerous variations. Countless singers and musicians have recorded Gershwin songs. Some of his most famous projects include Porgy and Bess, Rhapsody In Blue, Funny Face and Girl Crazy.
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