2/3/10, 2:11 pm EST
Photo: Gallay/WireImage She and Him singer and (500) Days of Summer actress Zooey Deschanel will essentially merge the two aspects of her career by starring as the title character in a pilot for HBO’s upcoming dramedy I’m With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie , Deadline.com reports .The series will be based on the 1987 memoir of the same name by former groupie Pamela Des Barres, with Deschanel playing the role of the author.
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In the memoir, Des Barres reminisces about her adventures in ’60s/’70s-era rock & roll, starting out as a nanny for Frank Zappa before eventually becoming the love interest of Mick Jagger and Jimmy Page. Des Barres was actually a member of a group of groupies that labeled themselves “the GTOs,” which likely served as the inspiration for the “Band-Aides” in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous . To bring this whole thing full circle, Deschanel also appeared in Almost Famous , but played the young reporter’s cool older sister and not as a Band-Aide.
As Rolling Stone previously reported , in addition to building on her acting resume, Mrs. Ben Gibbard and M. Ward will release She and Him ’s Volume 2 on March 23rd. Read more of Rolling Stone ’s In the Studio interview with the duo here:
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shelley | 2/3/2010, 3:54 pm EST
GTOs were actually a band.
Katryna | 2/3/2010, 4:38 pm EST
I just love Zooey Deschanel Everything she does just brightens my day!
Lenny | 2/3/2010, 4:39 pm EST
Check Out The GTO’s LP. Miss Pamela is the Coolest!
Michelle | 2/3/2010, 5:31 pm EST
yay!!!!! love almost famous, love zooey, love that book.
everyman | 2/3/2010, 7:28 pm EST
zooey is the michael cera of females..we get it already. show some range or take your top off-your choice.
Fotogenes | 2/4/2010, 12:40 pm EST
Sounds boring. They should have cast someone else that would fit the part better. Also do we really need another movie/series about this topic. Almost Famous did it well.
Anonymous | 2/4/2010, 2:24 pm EST
shes cute
Bman | 2/5/2010, 10:38 am EST
I don’t know why but I kinda like her. She was one cute Elf too…
Sabella | 2/6/2010, 4:51 am EST
Zooey is WAY too clever & funny to play Des Barres. DB is as clever as a wet mop. What a waste HBO, thought you only did quality stuff. I mean how cool can she be if she gives tours of Laurel Canyon for $100 bucks. Hey Pammie you SUCK!!!
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