Shania Twain Producing Her Extraordinary Life Story As It Heads To The Big Screen

Country music legend Shania Twain is set to have her remarkable life story brought to the big screen. Sony Pictures has announced a biographical film simply titled Shania, written and directed by Leah McKendrick, with Twain herself on board as a producer alongside Amie Karp.

McKendrick, 39, best known for writing and directing Scrambled in 2023 and the upcoming Netflix romantic comedy Voicemails for Isabelle, landed the coveted role in part due to her own background as a pop singer-songwriter. The director made no secret of her excitement, taking to Instagram to express just how personal the project is to her.

“Long before I was making movies, I was shooting Shania music videos in my bedroom. This wild-hearted force of a woman means so much to me and the world. It is a surreal dream come true to get to bring her trailblazing, gut-punching, awe-inspiring story to the screen. I am honoured. I am humbled. I am READY. Let’s go, girls,” she wrote.

While specific plot details have yet to be revealed, Twain’s extraordinary journey from Windsor, Ontario, to becoming a global country superstar in the 1990s provides more than enough material for a compelling feature film. Her iconic catalogue includes timeless hits such as ‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman’, ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much’, ‘You’re Still the One’, and ‘Up’!

The biopic announcement comes as Twain, 60, prepares to release her seventh studio album, Little Miss Twain, next month. Speaking with PEOPLE at her Rose Ceremony in May, the singer described the upcoming record as a reflection of her childhood and the environment she grew up in.