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Cameron Crowe confirms Joni Mitchell biopic will shoot in 2026

Sat 11 October 2025 13:20, UK

Cameron Crowe has provided an update on his upcoming Joni Mitchell biopic, which will begin filming next year.

The project was first announced by the Almost Famous director in 2023, and for the last two years, it has been in the developmental stage.

While casting has yet to be officially confirmed, it was reported in August that Anya Taylor-Joy is set to play a younger version of Mitchell in the movie, and Meryl Streep will play an older version of the legendary singer-songwriter.

Now, in a new interview with The Guardian, Crowe said: “We start next year. It’s Joni Mitchell’s story from her point of view, and it’s been a delight because her music is already so cinematic.”

Crowe also shared the trope that he finds that directors often get wrong when it comes to music biopics, stating, “Most biopics about musicians are scary because they are usually so solemn and Wikipedia-like.”

In a previous interview with Ultimate Classic Rock in 2024, Crowe shared an insight into what to expect from his film on Mitchell’s life and career, saying, “You know, similarly to Heartbreakers Beach Party, 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.”

However, in that same year, he also shared that he expected the movie to have finished filming by the end of 2025, which hasn’t been the case. The director said, “I’m super-excited. We’re going to start it by the end of this year and hopefully have it done for Christmas next year.”

Mitchell has yet to comment on the movie.