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Fans of George Gershwin will be elated, or will scratch their heads, with Steven Spielberg's latest casting choice.
Online sites like imdb.com and others are reporting that the director is prepping a biopic on the famous composer and has tapped Zachary Quinto to play Gershwin.
Quinto will be well known to most for his portrayal as Spock in J.J. Abrams' 2009 film "Star Trek," and for his work on the T.V. show "Heroes."
Biopics are notoriously hard to pull off. Luckily, few people know much about Gershwin's persona, so Quinto will not have to live up to a known standard.
Brilliant casting choice or not, it's always a good thing when the life of a composer hits the big screen, especially an American treasure like Gershwin.
Maybe it will give a big bump to Gershwin's music... like what the 1984 film "Amadeus" did for Mozart's music.
