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Dolly Parton Wants Scarlett Johansson To Play Her In Biopic

Dolly Parton would sing her own songs in the story of her life, so the casting could be narrowed down to someone with the right physical presence.

And she confirmed that ‘Avengers’ star Scarlett Johansson currently tops her wishlist.

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The country legend, who recently performed to the biggest audience of her career at Glastonbury, told the Guardian that while she handle the vocal duties for the biopic, they’ll need to find a real singer for the musical.

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“I would probably sing my own songs,” she said. “So it would just need to be the perfect actress, they wouldn’t have to have the pressure of having to sing it also. But for the stage, that would be a different thing altogether.

“I think they would have to have the right personality. I think they would have to have some big boobs.

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“I think somebody like Scarlett Johansson, somebody like that as an actress for the film, whereas a Kristin Chenoweth would be great for stage, because she’s little and has that great voice.

“At one time, back when I had started working on this film several years ago, I had thought about Scarlett Johansson. They’re all bigger than me, of course, but that doesn’t matter.”

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Parton dropped the news that she was planning a biopic back in May. She already has a theme park opening this year and hopes to follow up with a cosmetics range. So she’s going to be one busy 68-year-old when the film gets off the ground – so long as they find the right star.

Perhaps Miley Cyrus could follow in the footsteps of her country singer father Billy Ray Cyrus and play the role? She already has a version of ‘Jolene’ in her repertoire.

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