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Amanda Seyfried's viral dulcimer cover revives Joni biopic hopes

6/16/2026

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Seyfried's Viral Cover

Amanda Seyfried learned Joni Mitchell’s album Blue for a biopic that was shelved.
During COVID-19 she mastered every song and met Joni Mitchell and Elliot Roberts (who died 2019).
Her dulcimer cover of “California” on Tonight Show went viral in March 2025.
Although Cameron Crowe directs a Joni Mitchell biopic starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Meryl Streep, she said viral cover was not an audition and she feels aged-out of playing Joni.

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Seyfried Red Carpet

She walked the red carpet at the May 04 2026 Met Gala in New York, themed “Costume Art.”
Seyfried, a mother of two, is celebrated as a triple-threat singer, actor and performer.
She gave a top-year explosive performance in the period musical “The Testament of Ann Lee.”
She sang in both “Mamma Mia!” films, is rumored for a third sequel, and appeared in the Oscar-winning “Les Misérables” adaptation.

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Seyfried's Viral Cover

Amanda Seyfried learned Joni Mitchell’s album Blue for a biopic that was shelved.
During COVID-19 she mastered every song and met Joni Mitchell and Elliot Roberts (who died 2019).
Her dulcimer cover of “California” on Tonight Show went viral in March 2025.
Although Cameron Crowe directs a Joni Mitchell biopic starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Meryl Streep, she said viral cover was not an audition and she feels aged-out of playing Joni.

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