That feeling made me comfortable about performing as the Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes again. That's how it came about. That's when I thought, "I just gotta do this all over again, I just gotta ...

Zendaya has another big project in the works: She’s about to play the late Ronnie Spector, lead singer of the Ronettes, in an upcoming biopic. Deadline reported in March 2025 that Zendaya has ...

Spector was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison and died in 2021 while still incarcerated. After his death, Ronnie Specter paid tribute to her late husband and musical collaborator.

Ronnie Spector, the leader of The Ronettes, has died at the age of 78, her family has confirmed in a statement. She died on January 12 “after a brief battle with cancer”, the statement ...

The premise of Zendaya portraying Ronnie Spector in a biopic has been floating around for nearly a half-decade at this point, but it’s finally showing some real signs of life. Deadline reports this ...

Though he was known for contributing to some of the greatest acts in music (the Ronettes and Ike & Tina Turner), Phil was still a problematic man who eventually committed a deathly crime (via The ...

Zendaya is set to star as Ronnie Spector in a new biopic about the Ronettes singer from filmmaker Barry Jenkins (Moonlight). The film is titled Be My Baby and is based on the memoir Be My Baby ...

Fans are speculating that Zendaya will finally win her first-ever Oscar award after being tipped to play the iconic 1960s music icon Ronnie Spector in an upcoming biopic ...

Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins has come on board for Zendaya’s film about the life of singer Ronnie Spector, “Be My Baby.” Deadline reports Jenkins will direct the biopic, with Dave ...

run by Phil Spector, who would later become Ronnie’s husband. The group recorded their hit “Be My Baby” at the label. Per Variety, the film will also cover the Spectors’ divorce in 1974 ...

We now know who will direct Zendaya in the Ronnie Spector biopic. Barry Jenkins will helm the film about the lead singer of The Ronettes for A24, ABC Audio has confirmed. David Kajganich will ...