Shania Twain Biopic Titled SHANIA Is in Development at Sony Pictures

Leah McKendrick (Voicemails for Isabelle) has signed on to write and direct the biopic about the life and career of Grammy winner Shania Twain for Sony Pictures.

Plot details for the film, titled Shania, are being kept under wraps, but it’s been reported that McKendrick’s past work as a pop singer-songwriter was instrumental in landing her the gig.

Twain will produce alongside Amie Karp. Jessica Welch penned a previous script on Twain for the studio. The project is the latest major music biopic for Sony, which released Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody through TriStar in December 2022 and is behind Sam Mendes’ forthcoming The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event.

A five-time Grammy Award winner, Twain has since the ’80s helped redefine country music for a global audience, paving the way for the genre-blending crossover sound shaping country and pop today.

Her era-defining catalog includes timeless hits such as “Any Man of Mine,” “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” “You’re Still the One,” “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!,” “You’ve Got a Way,” and “From This Moment On.”

With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, Twain remains the top-selling female country-pop artist of all time. She also made history as the first artist ever to release three consecutive Diamond-certified albums.

Twain’s seventh studio album, Little Miss Twain, which is said to mark the most personal work of her career, is slated for release on July 24th.

via: Deadline