Heavy metal biographies continue their upward march with Anthrax’s Scott Ian signing on with Perseus Books to write his memoir. Due out in 2014, I’m the Man, will be a collaboration with Revolver magazine’s John Wiederhorn and include insider views on the weird world of heavy metal as the backdrop to Ian’s life. “I think my story can connect with anyone. The idea of getting forty-something years of stuff out of my brain and onto the page seems very therapeutic,” Ian gushes. [via New York Daily News]

Documentarian Steve James -- known for starkly insightful cinematic explorations like "Hoop Dreams" and "The Interrupters" -- is in the planning stages of a biopic on Roger Ebert. Tentatively titled “Life Itself” and based on Ebert’s own memoir, the movie will take off from events in Ebert’s youth, then explore the three decades he spent becoming one of the most beloved film critics of all time. James’s subject’s much-lauded humanity will shine through: "This movie is a love story really -- Roger’s love for movies, for [wife] Chaz, and even in his own way, his love for Gene [Siskel],” says the director. Release is currently scheduled for 2014. [via The Verge]

Today, the biography of famed Red Soxer Ted Williams hit bookshelves, courtesy of Little, Brown. Penned by Ben Bradlee Jr., The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams, is a no-holds-barred look at the turbulent public and domestics life of the greatest hitter in baseball history. Highlights include his body being frozen in the hopes of revival someday -- an episode excerpted by the Boston Globe from Bradlee Jr.’s book, available online now. [via The Boston Globe]

After a long legal battle with Tupac Shakur’s mother, a movie on the life of the California rap artist is scheduled to begin shooting next year -- and will include Mrs. Shakur as the executive producer. The project will touch on 2Pac’s role in the east-west coast hip-hop rivalry that led to the murders of fellow hip-hop greats like The Notorious B.I.G. -- and his own death in 1996. No news yet on who will portray those big players on screen. [via Hot New Hip Hop]