Boy George biopic is now being developed at TriStar
The lead singer of the favored 80s band, Culture Club, is getting the large display screen remedy as musical biopics choose up in exercise.
Musical biopics have picked up in exercise as of late. Recently, the Bob Marley film One Love encapsulated a notable story from the Raggae icon’s life. This 12 months has seen the discharge of Back to Black, which informed the story of Amy Winehouse. And this Christmas will see the premiere of A Complete Unknown, which brings James Mangold again to the music world with Timothée Chalamet occupying the footwear of Bob Dylan. Not to say, sooner or later, we’re getting a Bruce Springsteen movie with Jeremy Allen White as The Boss, and Sam Mendes is bringing The Beatles’ story to theaters throughout 4 characteristic movies.
Deadline is now reporting {that a} Boy George biopic is now in growth over at TriStar. It’s nonetheless within the early levels, however the film is set to be written by scribe J.C. Lee, who co-wrote the movie adaptation of his personal play Luce. Lee has additionally written for tv with credit that embrace ABC’s How To Get Away With Murder, HBO’s Looking and Girls, and The Morning Show for Apple. The film is set to be produced by Woman King producer Cathy Schulman, George’s supervisor Paul Kemsley, Jeremy M. Rosen and Kevin King Templeton, together with Primary Wave Music. Boy George may also be connected as an govt producer.
Lee will likely be adapting the script from Boy George’s autobiographies, Take It Like A Man, Straight and Karma and it is mentioned to be specializing in the profitable years of George’s group, Culture Club. Boy George can just lately be seen within the Sky Original movie Arthur’s Whisky starring Diane Keaton. And earlier this 12 months, he teamed up with Ariana DeBose and Nile Rodgers for the tune “Electric Energy,” which was the tie-in single with the Matthew Vaughn spy comedy Argylle. He had additionally taken the stage when he just lately headlined the Broadway run of Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
