Celine Dion has a clear vision when it comes to her hypothetical biopic. Dion is set on Angelina Jolie depicting her in a film portraying her world-renowned career and her recent battles with Stiff Person Syndrome . "They have discussed it many times over the years," an insider revealed to Life and Style of the possible biopic which is still in its very early stages.
Celine Dion could tap another pop singer for Olympics comeback performance Celine Dion took 'near-lethal' doses of Valium before getting Stiff Person diagnosis “Despite all the personal issues Céline has been dealing with, she still has this dream of telling the triumph-and-tragedy story of her relationship with her late husband René and her climb to stardom,” they added of Dion’s expectations for the story. However, Jolie has reportedly turned down the role, as she recently wrapped up filming a movie about opera singer Maria Callas, where she plays the titular role. This apparently left Dion “devastated,” but the vocal powerhouse remains persistent that she can change Jolie’s mind.
“[Dion] has always envisioned Angelina as perfect for the role. Angelina’s age isn’t an issue either – the idea has always been to de-age Angelina using CGI so she can offer a full portrait of Céline’s journey,” the source shared. The insider also explained why Dion wants her full story to be told by Jolie now.
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That hasn’t materialized yet and Angelina has moved on to make her Maria Callas movie, which has a lot of overlap with Céline’s story, at least on the surface,” they admitted..
