A Busby Berkeley biopic

Warner Bros. Pictures is giving iconic choreographer Busby Berkeley the chance to be reborn, with actor Ryan Gosling rumoured to play the famous director and choreographer of musicals from Hollywood’s golden age. Named "Buzz: The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley" by Jeffrey Spivak, the adaptation is set to be produced by Marc Platt and Gosling. The project will be developed as an acting vehicle for Gosling, who also may direct too. The project is in the early stages and no writer is attached as yet. Platt has musical experience in that he produced Broadway’s box-office hit Wicked, and is currently working on Disney’s adaptation of the Broadway musical Into the Woods, due in December. He also produced the popular film Legally Blonde, which was turned into a Broadway and then West End musical. Chantal Nong will oversee the project for the studio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIO9y1xMPIA Choreographer and film director Busby Berkeley became famous for his elaborate dance routines in Hollywood musicals, such as the 1933 42nd Street and the 1935 Gold Diggers, two of the many movies he choreographed for Warners. He was especially famous for his overhead shots in which chorus girls began shifting kaleidoscopic patterns, and he earned three Oscar nominations for best dance direction, a category that no longer exists. These overhead spectacles are awe-inspiring, the choreographic movement impeccable. The son of an actor and actress, Berkeley became a Broadway dance director in the 1920s after serving in the army during World War I. He came to Hollywood to work on films like Eddie Cantor’s Whoopee! in 1930. He turned to directing with the 1933 She Had to Say Yes and then Gold Diggers, and continued to work right through to the early 1960's as choreographer on MGM's Billy Rose's Jumbo. His work came back to the forefront in the late 60's and he toured the college and lecture circuit. During his 75th year Berkeley returned to Broadway to direct a successful revival of No No Nanette. He died of natural causes at the age of 80, his legacy lives on!