Selena Gomez to star in Linda Ronstadt biopic

Film from Walk the Line producer will tell story of singer who became a rare successful woman in male-dominated 1970s rock scene

Pop singer and actor Selena Gomez is to portray the massively successful US singer Linda Ronstadt in a new biopic.

Currently in pre-production, the film is being produced by James Keach, who has worked on a number of music-related film projects including producing Oscar-winning Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line and documentaries on Ronstadt, David Crosby and Glen Campbell. Also producing will be John Boylan, Ronstadt's manager.