Susan Boyle Susan Boyle Biopic

With a smash-hit Susan Boyle stage musical, I Dreamed a Dream, conquering the UK in the 2012, it’s inevitable that Hollywood would soon get to dreaming about cashing in on the action. And so it’s come to pass, with a biopic of the rags-to-riches talent show megastar in the pipeline. Various names have been flagged up, including Kathy Bates, Kathy Burke and Julie Walters (Boyle herself suggested that last one). But if those estimable actresses plead previous engagements, here are some other possibilities.