Eighteen-year-old Heroes star Hayden Panettiere is set to star as the queen of shock rock, Wendy O. Williams, singer of notorious ‘70s destructo-punks The Plasmatics.
Filming is set to begin in early March 2008 with a 2009 release in mind, the biopic will “follow the shock-rocker's life through her troubled upbringing and early New York punk rock scene,” ending with her tragic suicide. Producers chose the Heroes star as the lead role to "shock" moviegoers - to live up to Williams name. Film,
"[Williams] was all about rebellion and shocking people,” producer Jason Weinberg noted. “Why not the Williams legacy shock the world again with Hayden?"
Williams committed suicide in 1998 at the age of 49, whereas Panettiere has years to go until she loses her good looks and has to contemplate offing herself.
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