Willa Ford has just signed to play Anna Nicole Smith in an independent film about her life.
From Variety…
Dancer-singer Willa Ford has signed to star as Anna Nicole Smith in an indie biopic that will begin shooting next week.
The previously announced film, “Anna Nicole,” is produced by Jack Nasser and Joseph Nasser with Elie Samaha exec producing. Keoni Waxman directs.
Movie will cover Smith’s life from age 17 until her death in February at 39, including her success as a Playboy centerfold, Guess model and actress, her marriage to billionaire oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II, the death of her son and her own death five months after giving birth to a baby girl, Dannielynn. The dispute that erupted over who was the baby’s father was settled Tuesday when a judge in the Bahamas ruled, based on DNA tests, in favor of California photographer and former Smith boyfriend Larry Birkhead.
Ford’s best known for her multiplatinum single “I Wanna Be Bad” and her debut album “Willa Was Here.” She was also a performer on the third season of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.” She is currently writing and recording her sophomore album.
This is great news for Willa!! She is such a great girl, I’m really happy for her!!
Her friend Kelly just IM’d me to tell me she had her hair done platinum blonde today… they start shooting this weekend… and they’re hoping for a June release – that would be FAST!!!
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QueenBee_casting2007
April 11th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
1Yea, Willa starts shooting on Sunday vs. Monday – they moved the productions dates up to try to release at CANNES in May – they are aiming for a 3week shoot, which will be tight(so say my sources involved on the crew side). Congrats to Willa on landing the role; she just edged out Kristy Swanson (buffy the vampire slayer) and an up and coming actress Natalie Victoria (Pirates of the Caribbean 3 and some other credits on IMDB…) I hope Willa can pull it off..we’ll see. I can’t wait to see the finished product!