'Hustlers' Director Lorene Scafaria to Helm the Bee Gees Biopic Replacing John Carney

by Darian Scalamoni

    The hunger for music biopics has been immense in recent years with such examples as Elvis, Bohemian Rhapsody and the upcoming, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, cornering the film market looking to box-office success other than something that is categorized as a tentpole. One such musical group that has a biographical film in development is the iconic disco group, The Bee Gees and per an exclusive from Above the Line, it appears the project has honed in on a director.

    Per the report, Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World) will step in to direct after Sing Street director, John Carney has exited the project. The currently untitled biopic on the Bee Gees will have a script from John Logan (The Aviator, Skyfall) with Scafaria now being the third director attached following Carney's exit before Paramount's original choice, Kenneth Branagh stepped off the project back in March. The Bee Gees of course encompassed a trio of brothers, Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb who became massive stars in disco in the 1970s headlined by their influential soundtrack for the film, Saturday Night Fever.

    Unfortunately, as displayed in the 2020 HBO documentary, Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Maurice and Robin Gibb passed away decades apart leaving Barry Gibb as the only surviving member of the group. However, he's aimed to keep the band's legacy alive granting the music rights to Paramount to develop this feature film. The Bee Gees are one of the best-selling music groups of all-time selling over 220 million records worldwide.

    

    This is far from the only musical biopic being developed for the studio as they are also in development on a film revolving around Bob Marley with Kingsley Ben-Adir (One Night in Miami, Secret Invasion) attached to play the late reggae singer. 

    What are your thoughts on a Bee Gees biopic directed by Scafaria? Who would you like to see play the three brothers in the film? Sound off in the comments and let us know.