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Nicole Kidman plays Grace Kelly in a new film, but there's one person who won't be gracing the film with his blessing- Prince Albert of Monaco!

The Palace of Monaco released a statement blasting Grace of Monaco as being completely distorted. The Palace says:

"The Princely family wishes to emphasise that this film is by no means a biopic. [It contains] major historical untruths and a series of purely fictional scenes.

It recounts one rewritten and needlessly 'glamorised' page in the history of the Principality of Monaco and its family.

The Palace of Monaco cannot accept that the producers of this film imply they have received Their Highnesses' support in any way whatsoever, since this is not the case."

Sure, Prince. Next thing, you'll tell us Abraham Lincoln never fought any vampires!

Sounds like either the film struck a nerve because of a negative portrayal of the Palace- or it really is completely dramatized.

Our money is on the latter, seeing as it is, you know, a movie!

Of course it's glamorized! That's what happens when movie stars play real people!

Though it is pretty tough to imagine over-glamorizing Grace Kelly! You don't get much more fabulous than that!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: biopic, grace kelly, grace of monaco, movie, nicole kidman, palace, prince albert, slams

Have you been sitting around, just waiting for some news about the Jackie Robinson biopic, 42??

Well you're in luck! They've just released a new, longer trailer!

In case you're unfamiliar, we already mentioned that Harrison Ford was going to be starring in the film.

And no, not as the lead. Ha!

The movie is about Jackie Robinson, the African American sports star who broke the color barrier in baseball.

Looks like an action packed, heart-warming, dramatic movie. The perfect blend of sports and emotional roller coaster!

Check out the video (above) to watch the newest trailer for 42.

Tags: african american, baseball, biopic, black, color barrier, film, jackie robinson, mlb, movie, race

Is Brad Pitt starring in a biopic about the inventor of Pilates? We wish!

Almost as cool, the totally talented thespian is in talks to take the titular role in Pontius Pilate!

One of history's original bad dudes, Pilate is a fierce Roman warrior handpicked by the emperor to quell religious tensions in Jerusalem at any cost.

Spoiler alert: 2,000 years later they still haven't solved that riddle!

The script supposedly reads less like The Passion of the Christ and more like The West Wing: Ancient Judea, meaning Pilate treads water between Biblical epic and historical account.

We won't ruin the ending, except to say Pontius eventually becomes the Lex Luthor to Jesus Christ's Superman.

We're really rooting for this to happen!

Brad made a FINE soldier in Troy, hopefully he gets another crack here!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: biopic, brad pitt, film flickers, jesus christ, lex luthor, period pic, pontius pilate, religion, the passion of the christ, west wing

Hillary Clinton may not be heading to the White House, but it looks like she will be headed to the big screen!

Fresh off the Black List of the year's best screenplays, a biopic about the Secretary of State is heading to the fast track like it's rolling down a Hill!

So which actress will get the coveted role of one of the most powerful American women of all time? Meryl Streep?

Not unless she can still play late 20s!

Rodham will tell the story of Hillary's years just after law school, when she was serving on the House Judiciary Committee that impeached Richard Nixon.

Screenwriter Young Il Kim says:

"There’s this incredible irony that she worked on the impeachment process that was used against her husband.

But it’s also really a journey of a woman who was torn between her personal desires and her professional ambition — both literally pulled her thousands of miles apart, because Bill did not want to leave Arkansas, and she did not want to leave Washington, D.C."

Ch-ch-check out the pics (below) to see our top guesses to play the girl with bright future!

Whoever does might have a bright future themselves! Shiny as Oscar gold!

[Image via News Pictures/WENN.]

Tags: actress, biopic, blake lively, hillary clinton, husband, michelle williams, white house, women

Let us bask in the warm, blue glow that will be jOBS!

Ashton Kutcher puts his mega-genius-thinking-cap on in forthcoming Steve Jobs biopic jOBS, and we simply cannot WAIT to see how he embodies the iconic creator of Apple Inc!

The film is set to premiere during the Sundance Film Festival happening later this month, and will then be released nation-wide in April!

Open Road CEO Tom Ortenberg recently expressed:

Tags: apple, ashton kutcher, biopic, creator, film, jobs, premiere, released, steve jobs

Well, Katy Kat was rumored to be cozying up to Robert Pattinson post-cheating scandal…

But no, Kristen Stewart and Katy Perry are NOT hankering after the same undead male, they're lusting after Queen frontman Freddie Mercury!

Or at least, the ladies are both aching to play "the love of his life" Mary Austin (his life-love before Freddie revealed he actually preferred men!) in the as yet untitled Freddie Mercury biopic…

Starring Sacha Baron Cohen as the Queen himself!

One film insider explains:

Tags: biopic, film, freddie mercury, katy perry, kristen stewart, love, mary austin, music, queen, role, sacha baron cohen

Aaaannnddd we've melted into a pool of pure bliss!

SeXXXy, smart actor Matt Damon is playing one of his most controversial roles EVER as Liberace's lover Scott Thorson in HBO's upcoming Steven Soderbergh-directed biopic Behind the Candelabra…

AND he just happens to be taking off his clothes. A LOT.

Ben Affleck's bestie recently shared:

Tags: behind the candelabra, biopic, controversial, film, hbo, kiss, kissing, liberace, love, matt damon, michael douglas, movie, naked, sex