With films likeBohemian Rhapsody 2018 andRocketman 2019, we are in a truly great time for biopics. But that's not all - 2020 should be a great year for films based on real life, from biopics to outright fantasy films that are still completely inspired by real events. Regardless of genre, these films prove that truth is often stranger than fiction.
From a movie about French mime that saved thousands of orphans from the Nazis during World War II to biographies of musical legends like Aretha Franklin and David Bowie, here's a list of the best films based on true events coming out in 2020-2021 year.
This war drama tells the true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitzenbarger (played in the film by Jeremy Irvine), a US Air Force pararescue who personally rescued over sixty people, overcoming situations in which many other soldiers had given up looking for him. save our fellow Americans. The film is told in flashback 32 years after Pitzenbarger's heroic actions in Vietnam, as a Pentagon official (played by Sebastian Stan, aka the Winter Soldier) seeks testimonies from people close to the veteran in response to a request from his best friend and his father. Parents that Pitsenbarger be awarded the Medal of Honor. The list also includes William Hurt, Christopher Plummer, Diane Ladd, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Fonda and Ed Harris.
Burden (28th of February)
Burden tells the story of Mike Bearden (Garrett Hedlund), an orphan raised in the Ku Klux Klan who tries to run away to get away and improve his life with the girl he loves. When the clan wants revenge on Mike, his girlfriend and her young son, a black Baptist church congregation led by Reverend Kennedy (Forest Whitaker) agree to protect them. Movie premiere "Burden premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and won the American Drama Audience Award, but will finally hit theaters this year.
I still believe (March 15th)
fansRiverdale line up forI still believe" starring Archie Andrews himself and starring KJ Apa as real-life singer-songwriter Jeremy Camp. Based on Camp's memoir of the same name, the film tells the story of his affair with his first wife, Melissa Lynn Henning-Camp (played by Britt Robertson), who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer shortly before their wedding and died four years ago. – a month and a half after they walked down the aisle. Gary Sinise, Shania Twain and Melissa Roxburgh also appear in the faith-based Christian drama.
Resistance (March 27)
Jesse Eisenberg stars in this drama about French actor Marcel Marceau, best known for pantomime as Bip the Clown. Before achieving fame as a performer, Marceau joined the French Resistance and helped save thousands of orphans from the Nazis.
Sergio (April 17)
This biopic about Sergio Vieira de Mello, a Brazilian UN diplomat, screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2020 and has been selected for distribution by Netflix with an April release date on the streaming platform. movie starsNarko" lead Wagner Moura and oversee the efforts made to save Vieira de Mello's life when he was trapped under rubble after the 2003 attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad in Iraq.
David Bowie: The Story of a Man from the Stars (May 1)
In 2018, the story of Freddie Mercury and Queen hit the big screen inBohemian Rhapsody . In 2019, Elton John's life was portrayed in a magnificently surrealRocketman . In 2020, the life story of the late rock legend David Bowie hits the screen in "Stardust". The focus of the film will be on Bowie's first visit to the US in 1971 and the creation of his alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, after the trip.
Johnny Flynn plays Bowie, with Jena Malone, Marc Maron, Aaron Poole, Roanna Cocharn, George Cadance, Annie Briggs and Ryan Blakely in supporting roles.
Ivan, the one and only (August 14)
Yes,"Ivan, the one and only" is a fantasy children's drama with lots of wild and exotic animals voiced by some of Hollywood's most prominent talents today. Yes, it's about a gorilla named Ivan who lives in a cage in a shopping mall and video arcade and hatches an escape plan with his friends - an elephant named Stella and a dog named Bob - in order to break free and learn about their past. And yes, it's technically inspired by a true story.
While the film - and the children's novel of the same name it's based on - are entirely fictional, both were inspired by the true story of a gorilla named Ivan, who lived in a similar situation for 27 years before finally being adopted by the Zoo. . Atlanta in 1994 Sam Rockwell voices Ivan, and he's joined by a host of living legends (and future legends) including Angelina Jolie, Bryan Cranston, Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren, Ramon Rodriguez, the Brooklyn Prince and the charming Ariana Greenblatt.
The Case of the Chicago Seven (September 25)
After a hectic pre-production life that included a temporary closure in 2018 to accommodate writer/director Aaron Sorkin's work on its Broadway adaptation, "To Kill a Mockingbird" , this movie is finally slated for release later this year.Trial of Chicago 7 will tell the story of the infamous 1969 trial in which seven defendants were charged with, among other things, conspiracy by the federal government following their involvement in the anti-Vietnamese War and counterculture protests held in Chicago in 1968. Democratic National Convention.
The film's impressive ensemble cast includes Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jeremy Strong, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Alex Sharp, Thomas Middleditch, Frank Langella, William Hurt, Michael Keaton and Mark Rylance.
Respect (October 9)
Jennifer Hudson stars in this highly anticipated and highly anticipated biopic of Aretha Franklin, with whom Franklin was personally involved until her death in August 2018. Filming wrapped in February 2020 and features an amazing cast of talented actors including Forest Whitaker and Marlon. Wayans, Audra McDonald, Mary J. Blige, Tate Donovan and Titus Burgess.
King Richard (November 25)
Will Smith stars in this biopic of Richard Williams, father and coach of tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams, and tells the story of how, despite his lack of experience in the sport, he turned his daughters into the legendary players they are today . Jon Bernthal, Aunjanue Ellis, Sanya Sidney and Demi Singleton also star.
