Janis Joplin’s estate has announced Search For The Pearl, a reality TV talent search to find the next Joplin in the US.

Oscar winner Renee Zellweger is too old to play rock legend Janis Joplin, according to the director of a rival biopic.

Alecia Moore - better known as pint-sized popstress Pink – is set to play Janis Joplin in a new bio-pic about the legendary blues rock diva. She apparently impressed director Penelope Spheeris with a screen test in which she mimicked Joplin’s gravelly vocal style.

Sex Pistols leader Johnny Rotten is adapting his 1994 autobiography Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs for the big screen, according to Hollywood sources.