Music, and the stories behind the music, was the subject of a lot of documentaries in 2020. Ranging from legacy acts looking back into their pasts to rare untold stories of cult favorites.
Brian Epstein was the band’s manager from 1962-1967; he initially spotted John, Paul, George, and former drummer Pete Best performing in their hometown of Liverpool in the iconic Cavern Club.
Martin Scorsese is set to direct his first music biopic by telling the story of the Grateful Dead with Jonah Hill in the role of the legendary Jerry Garcia.
Just 24 hours after it was announced that rapper Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) would play late jazz legend Thelonious Monk in a new biopic, the artists' estate came out condemning the project.
'42' is a very good film, that lends Jackie Robinson's story the gravity it likely deserves, with a standout Chadwick Boseman as the lead, but it still felt a little too small.
The legendary '70s rock band are finally getting their multi-dimensional saga told on the big screen.
B.B. King is actually getting two films about his life while the Richard Pryor biopic, being written and produced by Kenya Barris, was finally greenlit by MGM.
The recent release of The Iron Claw raised the possibility of a new kind of pro wrestling movie, and here's some new ones that we'd love to see.
The film will be aptly titled 'What's Going On' and will be directed by Allen Hughes of the renowned Hughes Brothers' directing duo and written by poet-playwright Marcus Gardley.
Eddie Murphy is in early talks to play the legendary Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton, who is widely considered to be the Godfather of Funk.
Released 15 years ago, 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story' fell a bit short in delivering consistent laughs but it was incredibly great at pointing out the clichés of the music biopic genre.
It's official, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is a box office hit and given Hollywood's never-ending copycat tendencies, that means we're about to get many more music biopics. So let's imagine an alternate world in which music rights are no object, nor is the necessary approval or control of surviving band members, and examine some music biopics that haven't happened yet, but should.
The title of the project is 'Everybody Here Wants You' and will star Reeve Carney in the lead role.
Rick James has one of the craziest life stories in music history, which is probably the reason Universal decided to develop a limited series under the title 'Super Freak.'
I, Tonya, which won a Golden Globe for supporting actress Allison Janney and since notched acting Oscar nominations for both Janney and Margot Robbie, has shown that there’s an appetite out there for nontraditional sports biopics, telling versions of stories that you thought you knew well, but telling them from a surprising or counter-intuitive angle.
American Beauty, Skyfall, and 1917 director Sam Mendes is working on four separate biopics for each member of The Beatles.
The news coincides with the release of Macca’s new album; the two music legends will be working on a six-part documentary series that will take a look at McCartney's historic career.
News of a KISS biopic first surfaced in 2021 and now it's finally been picked up by Netflix and is set to arrive sometime in 2024.
The script for 'A Complete Unknown' is said to be ready with Bob Dylan himself personally annotating it, and filming is set to commence in August.
A Billy Joel biopic, with the working title of 'Piano Man' is in the works, but Joel himself is reportedly not involved in any way.
David Bowie’s estate has long taken a stance against authorizing biopics, but Brett Morgen's project has reportedly won over their support with his approach to the legend.
The film about the iconic rapper is in the works with director Allen Hughes ('Menace II Society', 'Dead Presidents') and writer Joe Robert Cole ('Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'), with Snoop Dogg as one of the producers.
It was announced this week that Warner Brothers will produce a full-on biopic of Elvis, with young actor Austin Butler playing the legendary rock star. The film will focus on the relationship between Presley and Parker.
'Bohemian Rhapsody' is a fun, albeit shallow, ride that takes us through some of Queen's biggest hits while largely avoiding the seedier parts of Mercury's tale. More of a celebration than a hard-hitting biopic.