Perry tells EW plot details for the upcoming film in an exclusive statement about the Joplin biopic.

“I’ve been waiting decades for this movie to be made.

“I’m not like a trained singer, but I feel and I can sing in my shower.

Shailene Woodley attends PBS’s premiere of “Hope In The Water” at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on June 06, 2024 in Los Angeles, California; and Art Fair, in Bethel, New York, 17th August 1969. Billed as ‘3 Days of Peace & Music’, and staged on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm, the festival proved a defining moment in the history of popular music.; Linda Perry attends Sean Penn, Bryan Lourd and Vivi Nevo Host 10th Anniversary Gala Benefiting CORE at Wiltern Theatre on January 15, 2020 in Los Angeles, California

Shailene Woodley; Janis Joplin; Linda Perry.Corine Solberg/Getty; Graphic House/Archive Photos/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage

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A release date and further casting details for Woodley’s Joplin biopic have yet to be announced.