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Music Shailene Woodley confirms she will be singing in character as Janis Joplin for the musical biopic in which she stars.<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s going to be a big year for musical biopics with Bob Dylan<\/a>, Led Zeppelin<\/a>, The Beatles<\/a>, and Yacht Rock<\/a>. And now, actress Shailene Woodley has confirmed another detail in the Janis Joplin film in which she will star as the legendary singer: she will be singing in character, as well. The project was announced earlier this year, with Woodley starring and producing.<\/p>\n During her recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Woodley explained<\/a> how the project has been in the works for nearly a decade. \u201cWe\u2019ve been working on it for seven years now, and [Joplin] is such a groovy chick, man. She really brought the light to this planet in a singular way, and it has been so much fun to dive into her story.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c[Perry] is a legend. She\u2019s incredible,\u201d said Woodley. \u201cShe really pushed me to figure out how to find my own voice. Because I was like, \u2018I can\u2019t sing like Janis.\u2019 And she put me in a lot of uncomfortable situations where she\u2019s like, \u2018Sing. Show up here on this date,\u2019 to a massive empty warehouse with a full band. She\u2019s like, \u2018Have fun. Sing some songs.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\nWoodley revealed the film will include real singing from the actors involved. \u201cWe\u2019re going to sing everything. I\u2019m going to sing,\u201d she said, explaining that doing so was actually really daunting at first. \u201cI was like, \u2018I don\u2019t know how to sing anything,\u2019\u201d but music producer Linda Perry helped her unlock her singing potential for the role.<\/h4>\n