Biopics You Would Like To See Made!

Oh, that's not gonna happen. I believe somebody announced a 10-hour mini series on Lennon's life, it went forward for a few months, then abruptly stopped. No clue what happened.

 

focusing on John's music more than his bad traits...possibly using some of his autobiography as well...

 

Yoko? who else? She was the boss when he was alive...I this know from a horses mouth...

 

I dunno. There's all kinds of movies that get announced and then never get made.

 

Duane Allman would be a perfect choice for a biopic. Legendary guitarist, incredibly influential style and creds. Duane's short career and passing while his star was on the rise would make a great film.


Cat

 

Shokhead. If his life lives up to his avatar.

 

Benny Hill

 

I would like to see a Bee Gees biopic made, and as luck would have it, there is already one in the works. Can't wait!!
Bee Gees Movie In Works From Paramount, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Producer Graham King – Deadline

 

Hollywood would force them to re-write the script. This guy was superhuman. Two DCMs and it would've been three if he hadn't turn one down!?!

 

Totally agree about Orson Welles, and I'd cast Jack Black as the one to play him:



In the right director's hands, and of course with adequate funding, my belief is something like this could really work. Here's to hoping!

 

Ted Williams - the greatest hitter who ever lived, served his country in two wars, was a combat fighter pilot in Korea, a world class fisherman, etc. One of his biographers (Leigh Montville?) said Williams was the man John Wayne pretended o be in his films.

 

How bout-The Warner Brothers or Cecil B. DeMille.

 

Alfred Lion

Please not by the same people who did the biopic of Leonard Chess.

 

at least we got The "Straight Shooter" Bio years ago.

 

Nobody ever talks about Sam Warner, the Warner Brother who got a bad toothache during the production of The Jazz Singer, but refused to go to the dentist. So the tooth got infected, it got worse, he got sicker, but he worked tirelessly for weeks to make sure their first big sound release was successful. The infection spread... and he died in August 1927, the day before the movie had a spectacular premiere, saved the studio, and changed Hollywood.

Whenever a friend of mine has a tooth problem, I warn them: "Hey! Don't wind up like Sam Warner!"

 

Miles Davis.

 

He has the acting chops. Just check out his film Bernie if you don't believe me.

 

Sun Ra

 

Any of the following.

Willie Nelson
The Everly Brothers
John Fogerty
Les Paul
Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Marx Brothers

 

All good choices.

 

Jack Black almost ruined "King Kong" (2005 version) for me... Luckily everyone else in the film was good, so that made up for his mediocrity.

 

Whittaker Chambers.

I think it could be done without making cartoon characters out of Nixon or Hiss.

 

Definitely the 'wrong' directors for those particular projects...IMO.

 

Tarantino?

 

Eric Dolphy (jazz tragedy...plus medical malfeasance)
Marion Barry (as a comedy)
Lenny Breau (another jazz tragedy...including murder)
Bobby Fuller (rock & roll...plus murder and police cover-up)
John Birch (epic WWII movie...the struggle against the Japanese in China)