Music biopics are back in style, apparently, as Universal has recently won a bidding war for a feature film about the rock band Bon Jovi. The screenplay is penned by Cody Brotter, who also wrote the upcoming crypto thriller "Killing Satoshi" starring Pete Davidson and Casey Affleck. A director has not been set, and no casting information is available. It is also unclear how much of the group's history the movie will cover.
The band, which was formed in 1983, is best known for hits like "Livin' on a Prayer", "You Give Love a Bad Name", and "It's My Life", and consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan and drummer Tico Torres, all of whom are still with the band, along with guitarist Richie Sambora, who left the group in 2013, and bassist Alec John Such, who departed in 1994 and died in 2022. Bon Jovi has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Producers on the Bon Jovi movie include Kevin J. Walsh and Gotham Chopra of Religion of Sports. Universal's director of production development Jacqueline Garell will oversee the project for the studio.
Universal also has international rights to the upcoming "Michael" film about Michael Jackson, which is set to release in April.
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