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Clive Davis Says Meryl Streep Will Play Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe Biopic

The long-developing Crowe project lacks formal casting confirmations or a production timetable.

Overview

  • At his pre-Grammy party at the Beverly Hilton on Jan. 31, Clive Davis told attendees that Streep will portray Mitchell in Crowe’s film.
  • Cameron Crowe directed inquiries to Davis’s remark, and representatives for Streep and Mitchell did not provide comment.
  • No studio, distributor, financing details, or production start has been announced despite widespread coverage of the casting.
  • Reports describe Streep as portraying Mitchell later in life, while Anya Taylor-Joy remains rumored for a younger version without confirmation.
  • Crowe has developed the biopic for years in close collaboration with Mitchell, describing a first-person approach informed by her personal archives, and has suggested a potential 2026 production start.