David O. Russell to Direct Selena Gomez’s Linda Ronstadt Biopic

The feature starring as Grammy winner Linda Ronstadt is taking shape. Filmmaker is attached to direct the film, has confirmed. The film, which is not yet set up at a studio, first came to public light last week, when Gomez shared a post to her Instagram Stories featuring Ronstadt’s 2013 memoir, . Ronstadt’s key 1970s albums include and .

Her music ranged from country to rock ‘n’ roll to Latin. She released 29 albums over her decades long career and received lifetime achievement awards from the Recording Academy and the Latin Recording Academy. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. The artist, who won 11 Grammys during her career, retired from singing after being diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, a degenerative disease.

Gomez, a two time Grammy nominee, currently stars in , alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short. Some of her other acting credits include and Producers on the project include James Keach ( ) and Ronstadt’s manager, John Boylan. Russell has been nominated for five Oscars for directing as well as writing on projects such as , and .

He was last in theaters with the 1930s set , which featured an all star cast including Christian Bale, Margot Robbie and John David Washington though it failed to ignite the box office. He is repped by CAA. first reported the news. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood Reporter.