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A movie about the life of late
Stone Temple Pilots lead singer
Scott Weiland is in the works. According to
The Hollywood Reporter, the film is called
Paper Heart, and it is based on Weiland s memoir called
Not Dead & Not for Sale.
Dark Pictures and Orian Williams have acquired the book rights to the memoir, and
Jennifer Erwin, a diehard Stone Temple Pilots fan and co-founder of Dark Pictures, will write the film s script.
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Scott Weiland s memoir Not Dead and Not For Sale to be developed into a film called Paper Heart
Late Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland’s 2011 memoir, ‘Not Dead and Not for Sale,’ will be adapted into a new movie, ‘Paper Heart.’ https://t.co/yVtPsHbiwu Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) June 28, 2021
The film will look at his rise to fame and his drug addiction, but also his childhood and past as a high school athlete.
Dark Pictures and Orian Williams have acquired the rights. The film will be written by Jennifer Erwin.
Not Dead & Not For Sale.
On Monday (June 28), Dark Pictures and Orian Williams announced they acquired the book rights and are producing a film titled
Paper Heart, written by Jennifer Erwin.
“It’s an honor to have the trust to tell Scott’s story and the ability to portray the lesser known sides of him – the loving and tender man he was, the high school athlete he was, the melancholy soul he was and the legendary frontman that he will always be,” Erwin said in a statement via
“Scott was glamorous, complicated and wounded. His childhood had a big effect on his struggles with addiction,” Dark Pictures’ Anne Beagan said in her own statement. Williams added that they re thrilled to have access to his unreleased music for the film.
A Scott Weiland Biopic Is Currently in Development
A new film will delve into the life of late Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Dark Pictures is behind the new film, having acquired the book rights to Weiland s Not Dead & Not for Sale memoir.
Weiland first came to fame singing with Stone Temple Pilots in the 90s, but his battles with addiction curtailed a bit of their momentum while at the height of their fame. The singer eventually split with the band before agreeing to front Velvet Revolver in 2002, pairing him with three members of Guns N Roses 90s lineup - Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum.
Stone Temple Pilots Late Frontman Scott Weiland Biopic in Works
Stone Temple Pilots Late Frontman Scott Weiland Biopic in Works
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Scott Weiland, one of the most recognizable voices in grunge, will be getting a biopic. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, who died in 2015 at the age of 48, will have his story adapted for the big screen called
Paper Heart. The film comes courtesy of Dark Pictures and
Orian Williams, who acquired the book rights to Not Dead & Not for Sale, which was Weiland s memoir written by
David Ritz.