Be My Baby, a biopic on late American singer Ronnie Spector, is in the works directed by Oscar winner Barry Jenkins. Zendaya is set to lead the film, playing the ’60s music icon who co-founded and led the 1960s girl group the Ronettes. Interestingly, Spector, who was the executive producer, chose Zendaya to headline the film before her death in 2022.

Dave Kajganich wrote the screenplay for Be My Baby which will be adapted from her memoir Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, or, My Life as a Fabulous Ronette, which was written by her along with Vince Waldron released in 1990. The upcoming film is expected to focus on the singer’s life with the troubled producer Phil Spector.