Sony Pictures is developing a biopic about global country-pop star Shania Twain, with filmmaker Leah McKendrick attached to write and direct. The project, titled Shania, is currently in early stages, with plot details under wraps.
McKendrick, known for her work on Scrambled and the upcoming Netflix rom-com Voicemails for Isabelle, reportedly secured the role due to her background as a pop singer-songwriter. Twain will produce alongside Amie Karp, while Jessica Welsh previously wrote a script on the singer for the studio.
The biopic joins Sony's growing slate of music films, following 2022's Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody and Sam Mendes' forthcoming The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event. Twain, a five-time Grammy winner, has sold over 100 million albums worldwide, making her the best-selling female country-pop artist of all time. She also made history as the first artist to release three consecutive Diamond-certified albums.
Twain's seventh studio album, Little Miss Twain, described as her most personal work, is set for release on July 24. McKendrick is represented by UTA, Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment, and McKuin Frankel Whitehead.
