Martin Scorsese to direct Grateful Dead biopic with Jonah Hill

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Martin Scorsese is making a musical biopic about the Grateful Dead, with Jonah Hill set to star as the iconic rock band’s frontman Jerry Garcia.

The project reunites Scorsese and Hill, who worked together on “The Wolf of Wall Street.” In addition to directing, Scorsese will serve as a producer alongside Hill.

It is not clear what period of the band’s history the still-untitled movie will dramatize. 

The movie is being developed at Apple, where Scorsese is currently working on his next film, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a Western crime drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons.

Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, whose credits include “American Crime Story: Impeachment,” “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” “Ed Wood” and “Dolemite Is My Name,” have been hired to pen the screenplay for the Dead film.

Surviving members of the Grateful Dead appear to have given the upcoming movie their blessing, with Weir, Kreutzmann, Lesh and Mickey Hart on board as executive producers. Trixie Garcia, the daughter of Jerry Garcia, and the band’s manager Bernie Cahill will also executive produce, along with Eric Eisner.

It’s not currently known when the movie will begin production, but Scorsese is already well versed in the band’s history. In 2017, he executive-produced a six-part documentary series about the Grateful Dead titled “Long Strange Trip.” In the announcement of that project, Scorsese said the Grateful Dead was “more than just a band.” He effused, “They were their own planet, populated by millions of devoted fans.”

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/martin-scorsese-grateful-dead-biopic-jonah-hill-1235115213/?fbclid=IwAR2IfuzV8QyHugzMGXpwirNucHDRmbNkFOLaFfyjTWxQH9iuO3FNO0On9T0

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It seems like Scorsese does not stop working. Hats off to him