which of these musical biopics currently in development would you most like to see

McQueen's Fela project may still happen, but not likely to resemble a 'biopic':

http://www.shadowandact.com/?p=34905

oh YEAH! Freddie Mercury to follow being awesome with being hated by "Morbz"

ick, myers as moon sounds terrible. schwartzman as moon sounds bad too!

I could almost see Myers as Moon circa '77-'78. But Schwartzman has the advantage of a) looking like Moon, and b) being a drummer.

the sammy davis one seems like it might actually be interesting, especially with andre 3k? snipes as jb = i hope this never comes to pass.

also anything about a drummer would be tough, since the drums are always the least convincingly-mimed instrument in movies. i think it only works if the actors actually learn to play a la 'that thing you do', that joy division thing, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T83g05yX1dw

But Schwartzman has the advantage of a) looking like Moon, and b) being a drummer.
true, i think my main problem is just the idea of schwartzy trying to pull off a convincing british accent.

Serge Gainsbourg.

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A "sanctioned" Brian Wilson pic

http://www.avclub.com/articles/shaggyhaired-actor-paul-dano-to-star-as-shaggyhair,91278/

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6229437/reunited-ramones-estates-plan-big-comeback-including-martin-scorsese-film

http://meetsobsession.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Joey-Ramone-Adam-Driver.png

Jake Gyllenhaal and Bradley Cooper both planning to play Leonard Bernstein; Cooper's film got the music rights from the LB estate

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dueling-bernstein-biopics-how-bradley-cooper-took-baton-jake-gyllenhaal-1112599

very cool