Overview

• Selena Gomez has been cast to play Linda Ronstadt in an upcoming biopic directed by David O. Russell.
• The film is based on Ronstadt's 2013 memoir 'Simple Dreams' and will be produced by her longtime manager John Boylan and James Keach, who also produced her 2019 documentary.
• Gomez expressed her excitement and gratitude for the project on her Instagram, stating that she had been hoping for this dream to become her reality for years.
• Both Gomez and Ronstadt are of Mexican descent, and Gomez has previously noted their similarities in appearance.
• Ronstadt, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013, has won 11 Grammys throughout her career and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.