Cameron Crowe revealed last year that he is working on a Joni Mitchell biopic, and he now says he could have it ready for Christmas 2025.
In a new interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, the music journalist-turned-filmmaker gave an update on the project, sharing the anticipated release date.
"I'm super-excited. We're going to start in by the end of this year and hopefully have it done for Christmas next year," he said. "It's Joni's life, not through anybody else's prism. It's through her prism. It's the characters who impacted her life that you know and a lot that you don't know. And the music is so cinematic."
Crowe added that he and his team have done their research, ensuring they get all of the facts straight in telling the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter's life story.
"I found a lot of the people from her early life, a lot of them are still alive," he explained. "We've talked to them and what it was like to know Joni back then, as opposed to now. She's the same girl from Saskatoon, you know? She's got a lot of will and grit. It's a life with a tale worth telling, filled with great music — and I get out of the way."
Crowe has long had ties to Mitchell, having first interviewed her back in 1979, while remaining good friends with her ever since. Mitchell's site says "They've been working on the script together for the better part of 3 years - it's said to not be a traditional biopic."
Back in July, Joni Mitchell's website confirmed that multi-Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep has been lined up to play Mitchell in the later part of the singer's career.
Streep, a long-time admirer, made a guest appearance alongside Elton John, Annie Lennox and Jon Batiste at Mitchell's star-studded comeback concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles Monday night (October 21).