Zendaya has signed on to portray legendary singer Ronnie Spector in the upcoming biopic ‘Be My Baby’, helmed by Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins for A24.

Zendaya, who has been attached to the project since 2020, will portray the ’60s music icon in the biographical drama. Before Spector passed away in 2022, she was an executive producer on the film and hand-picked Zendaya to portray her on screen.

A24 confirmed the news of Zendaya and Jenkins’ involvement on social media, writing: “Dream reunion with
@BarryJenkins and @Zendaya for BE MY BABY, a new film about the life and work of legendary songstress Ronnie Spector”

The biopic will be written by Dave Kajganich, adapted from Spector’s 1990 memoir “Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or, My Life as a Fabulous Ronette” that Spector co-wrote with Vince Waldron. The film is expected to focus on the singer’s life with the troubled producer Phil Spector, per Deadline, who first reported the news of Jenkins’ involvement. Jonathan Greenfield is set to executive produce the film, with producers including Zendaya, Marc Platt and Adam Siegel.

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