Anna Nicole Smith is being memorialized by her greatest pals in a approach that she would approve of — with a brand new biopic movie starring her!
Anna Nicole Smith‘s tragic demise on February 8, 2007, left an enormous gap within the hearts of those that knew and cherished her. In an EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife, the late mannequin and actress’s greatest pals — gown designers Patrik Simpson and his husband, Pol’ Atteu — revealed for the primary time their plans to honor their fallen good friend in a approach that may preserve her reminiscence alive ceaselessly! “I'm tremendous excited to announce this to you on the fifteenth anniversary of Anna’s demise that our ebook,Anna Nicole Smith – Portrait of An Icon, which was printed in 2008 by Kings Street Publishing and comprises intimate tales and recollections of our friendship, in addition to by no means earlier than seen images, is being was a brand new biopic movie,” Patrik advised us.
To be clear, there are a number of tasks at the moment in growth in regards to the late Playboy Playmate’s life, and the circumstances surrounding her demise. Certainly one of these is an untitled documentary on Anna Nicole that's coming to Netflix. The second, a biopic referred to as Hurricanna, was introduced by Deadline someday in the past. This, nonetheless, is a separate movie and it's not targeted on her demise, a lot, as it's her life — and the friendships that she had alongside the way in which. “We're going to guarantee that this does her proper as a result of she was not simply what the world painted her to be. She was a sort, loving, honest good friend who would do something for the folks she cherished,” Patrik advised us.
In keeping with Patrik — who stars within the Amazon Prime actuality collection Gown and Out in Beverly Hills alongside his husband, Pol, particulars in regards to the tasks are already being cemented into place. “American Media Tv, LLC has partnered with Phantasm Islands Productions to develop and produce our biopic in regards to the friendship we shared with Anna,” Patrik advised us. “The movie shall be based mostly on our ebook and directed and produced by Jack Andrew Prepare dinner, who simply had success together with his newest movie, The Elevator, in addition to with Eric Roberts and Eugenia Kuzmina.”
What makes this challenge stand aside from the others? In keeping with Pol and Patrik — who created the marriage robe she wore when she married Howard Okay Stern within the Bahamas, in addition to Pol’ Atteu authentic customized robe that Anna was buried in –, their biopic is not going to be about her demons. “Her points surrounding dependancy didn’t outline who Anna was,” Patrik stated. “She was a lot greater than all of that. Nobody knew her like us. When she died, there was a photograph positioned in her casket of us, in addition to a photograph of her canines, amongst others. We miss her each single day and we all know that this can make her proud.”