Daisy Edgar-Jones to Play Carole King in BEAUTIFUL Stage to Screen Film Adaptation
Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People, Where the Crawdads Sing) has signed on to play iconic singer and songwriter Carole King in the film adaptation of Beautiful, based on the Broadway musical of the same name. Academy Award nominee Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right) is directing.
Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg, who co-wrote “Kids Are All Right” together, recently wrote their version of the adapted script, which is currently in development. Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman of Playtone will produce the film with Paul Blake, who also produced the stage show. Sherry Kondor, Christine Russell, Steven Shareshian, and Mike Bosner will serve as executive producers.
Sony obtained the rights to use King’s songs, as well as life rights from King and other artists featured in the show, more than seven years ago. The stage show “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” ran on Broadway for five years and earned a Tony Award for Jessie Mueller’s lead performance.
Carole King herself said of Edgar-Jones in the role:
“Daisy has a spirit and energy that I recognized as myself when I was younger. She’s a tremendous talent and I know she’s going to give a great performance.”
The musical features many of King’s greatest hits, such as “One Fine Day,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “I Feel the Earth Move” and “You’ve Got a Friend.” King’s prolific songwriting career hasn’t just resulted in hits for herself, it’s also provided chart-topping material for the likes of Aretha Franklin, Little Eva and Mariah Carey. She has produced 25 solo albums, including the Grammy-winning “Tapestry,” which holds the record for the most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist.
I am a huge fan of Carole King, and I think Daisy Edgar-Jones is a fantastic actress. I look forward to seeing this adaptation and hearing all the great music included.
via: Variety