Speaking of hot pink, hot singer Pink is rumored to be playing blues-rock singer Janis Joplin in a Joplin family-authorized biopic, Gospel According to Janis. Variety reports that the film, to be directed by Penelope Spheeris, could start filming as early as this summer, even though Pink’s people will neither confirm nor deny her participation. The idea for a film about the life of Joplin has been knocking around Hollywood almost since the day the singer OD’d over 30 years ago. Needless to say, it’s a coveted part. Actress Brittany Murphy had famously auditioned for the role a few years ago (she can really sing) and fellow Texan Renée Zellweger (who sorta can) has a similar Joplin project in the oven. Spheeris, who calls Pink by her given name, Alecia Moore, told Variety, “I’d call Alecia’s screen test the most gratifying moment in my film career.”