Michael Zam and Jaffe Cohen, the writers behind Feud: Bette and Joan, are set to turn their attention to another silver screen starlet, with Variety reporting that the duo are developing a biopic of Oscar-winner Vivien Leigh.
Based on Hugo Vickers’ book Vivien Leigh: A Biography, the film will focus on the life of the Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire star, as well as her relationship with Laurence Olivier. Tim MacReady and Mira Vucevic of MRG Films are producing the project along with David A. Stern.
In addition to the biopic, Zam and Cohen have several other projects in development, including a biopic of Katharine Hepburn titled Kate, and an adaptation of William J. Mann’s biography Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood’s First Openly Gay Star.
Originally published October 20, 2017. Updated April 18, 2018.
