Billy Joel Biopic ‘Piano Man’ Greenlit by Michael Jai White’s Jaigantic Studios
writer/director: adam ripp, son of artie ripp, the producer who signed young billy to an awful contract and then fucked up cold spring harbor
producer: a dude who believes "Billy Joel is the key figure on the Mount Rushmore of American Music.”
billy: "is not involved with this film project, and no rights in music, name/likeness or life story will be granted."
the hassles: are mentioned
i: assume this can't be any worse than rocketman or bohemian rhapsody?
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 20:24 (two years ago) link
I didn't see either of those, but I will be seeing this.
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 20:26 (two years ago) link
Also, finally a movie that should have been directed by Hal Needham.
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 20:45 (two years ago) link
no rights in music, name/likeness or life story will be granted
All the characters are going to directly address the camera as "William" or "Mr. J.", and whenever the unseen protagonist sits down at the keyboard to play something, another character will run into the room to interrupt.
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 21:13 (two years ago) link
Billy Joel should have played himself, with or without digital de-aging
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 22:08 (two years ago) link
they're gonna call him Captain Jack the entire film, with zero variation
― i read to 69 position (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 22:11 (two years ago) link
Billie Jorp-Jomp, I believe
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 22:13 (two years ago) link
They're going to put all his songs in the movie anyway, and then fight a legal battle that they do not formally count as "music".
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 22:13 (two years ago) link
so .....how is this going to work?
they're going to name him Jilly Bowl, and he's going to sing songs like "Maintaining the Belief", "For a Lot of Time", and "Shit That Happened at a Fazoli's"?
― i read to 69 position (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 22:16 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1QqMxXfaw0
― i read to 69 position (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 9 March 2022 22:22 (two years ago) link
This is going to be like "The Linda McCartney Story" where Wings plays "Kansas City" about a half a million times.
― pplains, Thursday, 10 March 2022 03:33 (two years ago) link
Starring new upstart singer Mikey Jim
― i read to 69 position (Neanderthal), Thursday, 10 March 2022 17:21 (two years ago) link
Exactly; skip all the music stuff and just write a movie about a Long Island neighborhood where some guy keeps crashing his car into people's houses.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 10 March 2022 17:29 (two years ago) link
give me a call, I'm the insurance man
― i read to 69 position (Neanderthal), Thursday, 10 March 2022 17:31 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXISPB6c1pw
― MaresNest, Saturday, 11 November 2023 22:38 (six months ago) link
my mom and i don't agree on everything, but the woman just detests billy joel. that's how i know she's all right
― budo jeru, Sunday, 12 November 2023 02:24 (six months ago) link