Rick Springfield to Rock Out With Meryl Streep in 'Ricki and the Flash'
The Jessie’s Girl singer will play one of Streep’s bandmates in the TriStar Productions film.
By Rebecca Ford and Borys Kit
Meryl Steep will have a musician with more than four decades of experience appearing by her side in her upcoming film, Ricki and the Flash.
Rick Springfield, the musician behind hits like “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers” and “Affair of the Heart,” has been cast in Tom Rothman's TriStar Productions film, which is in pre-production and will begin shooting in October.
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Written by Diablo Cody and to be directed by Jonathan Demme, Ricki and the Flash centers on a rock n’ roll loving woman (Streep) who chased her musical dreams at the price of her family, but is given one last chance to, perhaps, make things right.
Springfield will play a band member who has a crush on Ricki (Streep), and he’ll be showing off his skills on the guitar in the project.
Marc Platt and Mason Novick are producing the film. TriStar, which has several high-profile projects in the works including Jodie Foster's Money Monster starring George Clooney and The Lady in the Van starring Maggie Smith, has slated the film for release on June 26, 2015.
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Springfield was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 before launching a solo career. While “Jessie’s Girl” has become a pop culture hit that has lasted through the decades, he’s had several popular songs and albums, including 1981’s Working Class Dog and 1982’s Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet.
Repped by UTA, Springfield has also balanced his music career with acting, playing Dr. Noah Drake on General Hospital, and appearing on TV’s Californication, Hawaii Five-0 and Hot in Cleveland.
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