Zendaya was first announced to be in talks to play the rocker in 2020. She was hand-selected by Ronnie Spector, who was an ...

run by Phil Spector, who would later become Ronnie’s husband. The group recorded their hit “Be My Baby” at the label. Per Variety, the film will also cover the Spectors’ divorce in 1974 ...

endaya is set to lead the film, playing the ’60s music icon who co-founded and led the 1960s girl group the Ronettes ...

Zendaya is set to star as Ronnie Spector in a new biopic about the Ronettes singer from filmmaker Barry Jenkins (Moonlight). The film is titled Be My Baby and is based on the memoir Be My Baby ...

After the couple separated in 1972, Ronnie reformed the Ronettes and launched a solo career — and went on to successfully sue Spector for unpaid royalties — that brought collaborations with ...

This vision also suggests that Zendaya’s acting talents will still be at the forefront of this film, and won’t directly rely on her singing voice to grow and change, as Ronnie Spector’s did ...

Barry Jenkins has signed on as director for the upcoming Ronnie Spector biopic Be My Baby The A24 film will see Zendaya as the legendary Ronettes singer, in a story about her life Spector died of ...

Oscar winner Barry Jenkins will direct A24’s “Be My Baby,” a biographical drama about Ronnie Spector. Zendaya, who will portray the ’60s music icon, has been attached to the project since ...

A24 has tapped Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins to direct Be My Baby, the Zendaya-starring biopic of singer Ronnie Spector. The film has been in development since 2020, with Spector originally ...