Dionne Warwick's biopic is derailed by producer Scott Rudin's workplace abuse scandal

A film about the life and singing career of Dionne Warwick appears to be on the rocks in the wake of allegations of physical and emotional abuse leveled against Scott Rudin. On ice: Dionne Warwick, 80, got bad news for her proposed biopic after talks with superproducer Scott Rudin, 62, came to a halt amid workplace abuse allegations against him; seen in 2019 Sources close to the project say that Rudin, 62, reached out to Warwick's team in January following her social media posts. Piqued his interest: Rudin reached out to Warwick in January to talk about a biopic, which he envisioned as a movie rather than the Netflix-style series she suggested; seen in 2011 in Beverly Hills Star in mind: Warwick originally wanted singer Teyana Taylor to play her in the potential series Fan of his own work: Rudin envisioned a dark, realistic film in the mold of the Jesse Eisenberg–starring The Social Network, which he produced; seen in 2011 with producer Amy Pascal and Eisenberg According to the source, Rudin then got in touch with Warwick, and she came away thinking he was a good fit for her film. It's unclear if Rudin would have approved of Teyana Taylor playing Warwick, but this new snafu might be what they need to get their biographical series in play.