Clive Davis confirmed the long-rumored casting of Meryl Streep in the Joni Mitchell biopic during the record exec's pre-Grammy bash Saturday in Los Angeles.
During the annual party held at the Beverly Hilton, Davis was introducing some of the A-listers in attendance and landed on Mitchell, who he said would be portrayed by Streep in Cameron Crowe's long-in-the-works biopic.
Rumors about Streep's casting first surfaced in July 2024, with the Oscar-winning actress playing an older version of Mitchell in the film, while Anya Taylor-Joy was later rumored to portray the singer in her younger days; Taylor-Joy's casting has still not been confirmed.
When reached for comment, Crowe referred Rolling Stone to Davis' announcement. A rep for Streep declined to comment. A rep for Mitchell did not reply to a request for comment.
Crowe, who developed a long friendship with Mitchell after interviewing the singer for Rolling Stone in 1979, has been developing the Joni biopic for the past half-decade, as he revealed in an October 2025 interview on The Late Show.
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