"Rodham," the Hillary Clinton biopic now in production and slated for release during election year 2016, is calling on more top names. Scarlett Johansson and Reese Witherspoon are rumored to be possible candidates for the lead role in the tale of the pre-political-career days of former Secretary of State and First Lady. The film will be set in the early 1970s, years before Clinton took a backseat to her husband's political role -- and will be headed by director James Ponsoldt, of "Smashed" fame. We look forward to what is likely to be a young-woman-centered take on the widely disparate versions of Clinton's life. [via The Daily Mail]

Dan Savage's autobiography is due out today: You'll know it by the pages filled with impeccably written, painfully funny, and sound advice, alongside autobiographical details told with the fierce and dirty outspokenness with which Savage made a name for himself as one of the U.S.'s most prominent activists for gay rights. American Savage: Insights, Slights, And Fights On Faith, Sex, Love, And Politics is a memoir that takes on Savage’s years before he came out and, sometimes inseparably, his political work -- all tied together by the clever, charming personality he is known for. Tidbits that longtime fans will recognize -- and new ones will find as much delight in -- include his ideas on "monogamish"-ness and his hilariously upending recast of former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum. [via AV Club]

The first inside book on smash-pop wonders The Backstreet Boys is coming soon. Singer Nick Carter is writing about his years as a member of the group and the result will be released this September, twenty years after the band's formation. In Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It, Carter will take a hard look at his life at the top tier of the music industry, including his bouts with drug and alcohol abuse (which also claimed the life of his sister last year). His literary project will be more than a memoir: Carter sees his story as a way to help others, and has shaped his tale of the life he's led as a self-help book. A new Backstreet Boys album and North American tour are both scheduled for later this summer, too. [via The Yakima Herald]

The film rights to "My Cross to Bear," the autobiography of southern rocker Gregg Allman, have been acquired by Randall Miller and Jody Savin -- who are also currently developing films on musical topics like the now-defunct New York punk palace CBGB and Beach Boy Dennis Wilson. The duo will also co-write the biopic's script, focusing on Allman's younger days leading up to his band's formation, then jumping ahead years to an older and wiser man in the process of cleaning up his life. Randall Miller will helm the project as director, and use Allman's own music in the film. [via Vintage Vinyl News]