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Peggy Lee biopic has been in the works for years, with Reese Witherspoon once being attached to play the beloved singer/actress. But the project was put on hold after its screenwriter, Nora Ephron, died in 2012, and it’s been idling ever since.
Now the film has new life, because four-time Oscar nominee
Michelle Williams has come on board to star for director
Todd Haynes (
Carol), and MGM is in talks to distribute the movie, which is called
Fever after Peggy Lee’s famous cover of the Little Willie John song. Witherspoon is still involved in a producing capacity; she’ll executive produce alongside