And the next legendary music act to get the big-screen biopic treatment is —
The Bee Gees
.
Already the subject of the recent acclaimed HBO documentary,
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
,
the chart-topping group will now have its story told by Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning actor/director
Kenneth Branagh
, who’s directing the project for Paramount,
Variety
report
s.
British playwright, director, screenwriter, author and comedian
Ben Elton
, best-known in the U.S. for scripting the
Queen
musical
We Will Rock You
, will write the film.
Steven Spielberg
‘s Amblin Entertainment will produce it, along with
Graham King
, who also produced the Oscar-winning Queen biopic
Bohemian Rhapsody
.
Barry Gibb
, the only surviving member of the Bee Gees, will executive-produce the film.
The movie will tell the story of brothers Barry,
Maurice
and
Robin Gibb
as they rose to fame from ’60s pop stars, to ’70s disco kings, to writers and producers of hits for other artists in the ’80s.
By Andrea Dresdale
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