A two-hour television movie, The Brittany Murphy Story, will premiere Saturday, Sept. 6, on Lifetime, the network announced Tuesday. It is the first long-form scripted project about the actress, who died nearly five years ago at 32.
Amanda Fuller (Last Man Standing, Grey's Anatomy) will portray Brittany Murphy, with Sherilyn Fenn (Twin Peaks, Ray Donovan) set to play her mother, Sharon Murphy.
The movie will recount the story of Brittany Murphy's younger years, including her mother's efforts to turn her talented daughter into a star in the 1980s and '90s, and then*leads up to her death. It will also touch on the aftermath, when her mother dealt with claims that her daughter's death was not accidental.
While Lifetime has not revealed the source of the script material, a spokesperson for Sharon Murphy has said she was not consulted for the movie and has not cooperated with the production in any way.
Why do Lifetime insist on doing these horrendous biopics that aren't supported by the families or the fans? And they are always badly written and woefully miscast.
