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Brian Wilson Coming to Theaters Near You, Thanks to New Biopic

Jeff Giles — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:42:50 +0000

Even if he were simply one of the most critically revered songwriters of the rock era, Brian Wilson’s life story would be ripe for the film treatment. Toss in decades of eccentric behavior and lawsuits, and you’ve got yourself one heck of a biopic.

At least, that seems to be the thinking over at River Road Entertainment, the production company behind Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life,’ where Oren Moverman — the writer and director behind the Oscar-nominated ‘The Messenger’ — has been hired to write the screenplay.

Brad Pitt, Starring In John Lennon Biopic?

Jon Michaels — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:43:46 +0000

Brad Pitt is set to star in and produce a biopic on John Lennon. ContactMusic.com reports Brad has met with Yoko Ono and she has given the project her blessing.

Huge Queen Reissue Coming In 2011

Jon Michaels — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 21:36:00 +0000

The entire Queen catalog is moving to Universal Music. These classic albums will be newly remastered with bonus tracks added to each one. Watch for the new editions of Queen’s 15 studio albums to be out in 2011. There’s a biopic in the works, which Sacha Baron Cohen(Borat) is said to play frontman Freddie Mercury. [...]