Cameron Crowe hasn’t directed a film in almost ten years. Above the Line is reporting that could change very soon as Crowe is about to direct a Joni Mitchell biopic.
The writer-director was all the rage between 1989-2001 with “Say Anything,” “Almost Famous,” “Jerry Maguire,” “Vanilla Sky” and “Singles.” Then he struck out with 2005’s “Elizabethtown,” 2011’s “We Bought A Zoo” and 2015’s “Aloha.”
He’s been MIA ever since.
Crowe was a journalist for Rolling Stone in the ‘70s and even interviewed Mitchell for the July 26, 1979 edition of RS.
The film is said to be deeply personal for Crowe as he has remained close friends with Mitchell over the years, they’ve both been working on the script together.
Crowe has been working low-key on a few non-film projects in recent years. In 2016, he had a cancelled Showtime series called “Roadies”, he also produced the 2019 documentary “David Crosby: Remember My Name,” but sources are telling ATL that he’s finally readying a return behind the camera.
Crowe will write and direct the Mitchell biopic that he’s been developing with the singer-songwriter for the past two years. It’s said to not be a traditional biopic in the conventional sense of the word.
Crowe won an Oscar for writing “Almost Famous”, maybe his best and most personal film, - coming-of-age film that was based on his own experience as a teenage reporter for Rolling Stone. He was once known as one of the great screenwriters of the industry.