Glenn Close to star in Susan Boyle biopic, say reports | Film | guardian.co.uk

Glenn Close to star in Susan Boyle biopic, say reports | Film | guardian.co.uk: "Glenn Close is to play reality TV star Susan Boyle in a forthcoming biopic of the Scottish singer's life, according to the Sun.

The newspaper says Close has agreed to take the role despite Boyle's preference for her compatriot Elaine C Smith, best known for playing Rab C Nesbitt's long-suffering wife in the BBC sitcom that shares his name.

A source told the paper's Bizarre column: 'The film is full steam ahead now the leading role is sorted. It was always going to be a tricky one to cast. [Susan Boyle's] incredible story is so well-known across the planet that the film is bound to go down a storm."

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