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12-02-2026, 09:49 PM
“Baby Reindeer” breakout Jessica Gunning will portray Cass Elliot in “My Mama Cass,” a biographical drama about the singer of the 1960s folk group the Mamas & The Papas.
Adapted from Elliot’s only child Owen Elliot-Kugell’s memoir of the same name, the film will center on the life, legacy and music of the influential artist. Emma Forrest is writing the screenplay; a director has not been attached. A press release emphasizes that “My Mama Cass” is “not a Mamas & the Papas biopic.”
I had been hoping for this for ages - had no idea it would actually come to be real. Jessica is a fantastic actress and fits Cass perfectly, Cass is such a legend who had a tragically short but very eventful life, an icon of an era in music . Can’t wait.
A Joni Mitchell biopic AND a Cass Elliot biopic both in the works at the same time. Exciting!
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https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cass-elliot-biopic-jessica-gunning-my-mama-cass-1236661228/
Adapted from Elliot’s only child Owen Elliot-Kugell’s memoir of the same name, the film will center on the life, legacy and music of the influential artist. Emma Forrest is writing the screenplay; a director has not been attached. A press release emphasizes that “My Mama Cass” is “not a Mamas & the Papas biopic.”
I had been hoping for this for ages - had no idea it would actually come to be real. Jessica is a fantastic actress and fits Cass perfectly, Cass is such a legend who had a tragically short but very eventful life, an icon of an era in music . Can’t wait.
A Joni Mitchell biopic AND a Cass Elliot biopic both in the works at the same time. Exciting!
ZZ0PZRYin2s
KOok1WzZbOY
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/cass-elliot-biopic-jessica-gunning-my-mama-cass-1236661228/