It films) and
Bridgerton breakout Regé-Jean Page.
Coleman will next be seen in a number of high-profile films including Universal Pictures’ Jennifer Lopez-led romcom Marry Me, STX’s female-led action feature
Gunpowder Milkshake, James Cameron’s long-in development
Avatar 2, and Sony’s Adam Driver-led thriller titled
65.
Further details on the film adaptation’s plot and characters are still being kept under wraps. The project will be written and directed by
Game Night duo Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, based on a draft by Michael Gilio. The feature was first announced in 2013 wherein a rights dispute began between the studio and Hasbro (parent company of publisher Wizards of the Coast), but the issues were resolved last year and the film remains in development.
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Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Rønning to direct based on story of ’70s glam rock band
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KISS in 1976: From left to right they are guitarist Ace Frehley, lead singer Gene Simmons, guitarist Paul Stanley and drummer Peter Criss. (Photo by Peter Cade/Central Press/Getty Images)
A music biopic called “Shout It Out Loud” about legendary rock band KISS is in the works, and Netflix is nearing a deal to acquire the film package, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Joachim Rønning, the Norwegian director behind “Kon-Tiki,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” and “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” will direct the film. KISS’ Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will collaborate on the project, which spans the band’s story on stage and off. Ole Sanders wrote the latest draft of the script, with a previous draft coming from W. Blake Harron.
Ace Frehley,
KISS staged its first farewell tour in 2000, the last to feature the group s original lineup.
Netflix previously had rock-biopic success with
MÖTLEY CRÜE s The Dirt , which premiered in March 2019. An adaptation of the book of the same name about the iconic rock band, it had been in the works since 2003. It was previously set up at
Paramount and
Netflix picked it up in 2017. The Dirt , which reportedly cost more than $20 million to produce, currently has a 38% critic score from 72 reviews on
Rotten Tomatoes, the online review aggregation service that allows both critics and the public to rate movies. The same site has an 94% audience score for
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