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Universal Is Making A Bon Jovi Biopic
- Recently, Universal Pictures closed a deal to develop a biopic about Bon Jovi's early years, dramatizing the band's rise from humble New Jersey origins.
- Industry interest in music biopics has grown recently, with studios experienced with music biopics investing in projects like Bon Jovi's story in Hollywood.
- Screenwriter Cody Brotter was tapped to write the screenplay, recently rewriting the crypto thriller Killing Satoshi; no director or cast are attached and narrative scope remains unspecified.
- Producers Kevin J. Walsh and Gotham Chopra are attached through Religion of Sports, and Universal's director of production development Jacqueline Garell will oversee the project.
- Jon Bon Jovi's involvement and music-rights access are part of the package, though recent music biopics have yielded uneven box-office results, so commercial outcomes remain uncertain.
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Universal Pictures prepares a biographical film about the years of formation of the American rock band Bon Jovi, as reported on Tuesday, March 10th by the specialized media Deadline.
The film will tell about the rise of Jon Bon Jovi and his band, from bars in New Jersey to the worldwide success of the album "Slippery When Wet".
Bon Jovi Biopic Movie Exploring the Band's Early Days in the Works at Universal
Universal Pictures is starting to pluck away at a Bon Jovi biopic that will explore the early days of the band behind songs such as "Livin’ on a Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive".Deadline reports the studio officially hit the road in its pursuit to help bring the movie to life after winning a bidding war. The site says the film will chart the New Jersey rock outfit’s “formative years” as frontman and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend Jon Bon Jovi…
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