The 1990s reggae rock band Sublime will get the biopic treatment from 3000 Pictures and Chernin Entertainment with “Hunger Games” filmmaker Francis Lawrence directing and “Ozark” showrunner Chris Mundy writing the script, Sony Pictures said Thursday.
The film will tell the story of how Long Beach musicians Bradley Nowell, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh became the leading figures of the ’90s alternative rock wave with a trio of albums that fused rock, reggae and ska punk among other influences. While the band developed a devoted following during their career from 1988 to 1996, it wasn’t until Nowell’s untimely death from a heroin overdose in 1996 that songs like “What I Got” and “Santeria” became breakthrough chart-toppers and made Sublime one of the most successful bands of the decade.
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The film will tell the story of how Long Beach musicians Bradley Nowell, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh became the leading figures of the ’90s alternative rock wave with a trio of albums that fused rock, reggae and ska punk among other influences. While the band developed a devoted following during their career from 1988 to 1996, it wasn’t until Nowell’s untimely death from a heroin overdose in 1996 that songs like “What I Got” and “Santeria” became breakthrough chart-toppers and made Sublime one of the most successful bands of the decade.
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- 9/15/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Exclusive: One of the biggest music acts of the 1990s is getting the biopic treatment from Hollywood: A new film on rock band Sublime is in development Sony Pictures with The Hunger Games helmer Francis Lawrence attached to direct. Sony’s 3000 Pictures, Chernin Entertainment, about:blank, Dave Kaplan and Peter Paterno are developing the film; Kaplan and Paterno, the driving forces behind the property for years, played a huge part in putting the pieces together.
Ozark scribe Chris Mundy is writing the script, with Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and David Ready producing for Chernin Entertainment along with Lawrence from about:blank and Kaplan of Surfdog/Dkm and Paterno of Khps. Executive producers are Sublime band members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson, Troy Nowell and Jakob Nowell on behalf of Bradley Nowell’s estate, and Surfdog/Dkm’s Scott Seine. Cameron MacConomy is executive producing for about:blank.
“Wow — we can’t believe this is finally happening,...
Ozark scribe Chris Mundy is writing the script, with Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and David Ready producing for Chernin Entertainment along with Lawrence from about:blank and Kaplan of Surfdog/Dkm and Paterno of Khps. Executive producers are Sublime band members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson, Troy Nowell and Jakob Nowell on behalf of Bradley Nowell’s estate, and Surfdog/Dkm’s Scott Seine. Cameron MacConomy is executive producing for about:blank.
“Wow — we can’t believe this is finally happening,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rapper, actor, filmmaker, and record producer RZA and screenwriter Alex Tse, who co-created and co-showrun together the Hulu series Wu Tang: An American Saga, have partnered to form Xen Diagram Media, one of the industry’s first Black and Asian creator-led production companies.
The company has taken out its first project, Kid Punchy, a one-hour drama written and executive produced by Graham Gordy, which has been set up at AC Studios. RZA will direct and executive produce, along with Tse and Matt DeRoss for Anonymous Content. David Levine, Anonymous Content Chief Creative Officer, will oversee for AC Studios.
The company is also developing Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai as a one-hour series for television, based on the 1999 feature written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. The film starred Forest Whitaker as the title character, the mysterious “Ghost Dog”, a Mafia hitman, who follows...
The company has taken out its first project, Kid Punchy, a one-hour drama written and executive produced by Graham Gordy, which has been set up at AC Studios. RZA will direct and executive produce, along with Tse and Matt DeRoss for Anonymous Content. David Levine, Anonymous Content Chief Creative Officer, will oversee for AC Studios.
The company is also developing Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai as a one-hour series for television, based on the 1999 feature written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. The film starred Forest Whitaker as the title character, the mysterious “Ghost Dog”, a Mafia hitman, who follows...
- 11/18/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Tyler, the Creator and Lionel Boyce have signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures TV via their Bald Face Productions for new scripted and unscripted projects for television and new media. Under the pact, the companies will work together to develop original concepts from Tyler and Boyce, whose credits include The Jellies! and Loiter Squad.
“To be partnering with the creative genius of Tyler, the Creator and Lionel Boyce is a dream come true for us as we’ve long been fans of their work. Tyler’s unconventional ingenuity is unparalleled, and we are excited about the prospect of what we can create together,” said Spt President Jeff Frost.
Boyce and Tyler formed Bald Fade Productions in 2015, writing and developing original film and television content. Boyce, a writer, actor and producer and Tyler, a rapper, producer, writer and director, co-wrote and produced the original animated series, The Jellies! The Adult...
“To be partnering with the creative genius of Tyler, the Creator and Lionel Boyce is a dream come true for us as we’ve long been fans of their work. Tyler’s unconventional ingenuity is unparalleled, and we are excited about the prospect of what we can create together,” said Spt President Jeff Frost.
Boyce and Tyler formed Bald Fade Productions in 2015, writing and developing original film and television content. Boyce, a writer, actor and producer and Tyler, a rapper, producer, writer and director, co-wrote and produced the original animated series, The Jellies! The Adult...
- 10/17/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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