keith moon movie project

Steak Snabler · Aug 20, 2009

Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell said:

The fact that Myers is already fifteen years older than Moon was when he died kind of makes this ridiculous.
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Didn't stop Kevin Spacey from playing Bobby Darin ...

Captain_Kirk · Aug 20, 2009

Moon was the character of all characters, a walking, instant party. Would certainly enjoy a biopic on him, but this is a case where even the cinematic fantasy played on screen could never measure up to what transpired in real life.

This has been something that's been floating out there for a while, so I'd be surprised to see it come to fruition.

Was thinking Johnny Depp would be a better choice to play Moon.

Captain_Kirk · Aug 20, 2009

Steak Snabler said:

Mizzougrad96 said:

Double J said:

In fairness, he's used the exact same Scottish brogue for three different characters in three different movies - the dad in "So I Married an Axe Murderer," Fat Bastard in the "Austin Powers" series and Shrek - so why not?

What I don't understand is why the film hasn't been made already if Myers really wants to do it. He has more than enough coin to be able to fund it himself as a labour of love, if nothing else. Generally it's money that stands in the way of a project getting off the ground, but that doesn't have to be the issue here.
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Maybe he doesn't feel like pissing away $40 million of his own money.

These bio pics aren't exactly known for bringing the box office.
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True. For every "Ray" or "Walk the Line," there's a dozen straight to video/cable biopics made every year.

One thing those two had going for them was that Charles and Cash had died fairly recently when they were released --- and they were also world-famous solo artists. Moon's been dead for 30 years and was more infamous than famous during his life.

I think if you made a film about the late 60s/early 70s hard rock/metal scene and rolled the deaths of Moon, Bonham, Bon Scott, Marc Bolen and Phil Lynott into it, you might have something.
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Always thought a Brian Jones biopic would have been a huge winner: swinging London in the 60s, huge rock and roll band, model girlfriend stolen by bandmate, plummet into drug use, death.

I believe one was made in England earlier this decade and to say it barely resonated would be a horrid overstatement.

Michael_ Gee · Aug 20, 2009

Mike Myers would be an abomination and an insult to rock and roll.
Obtaining music rights for a film about a musician whose contemporaries aren't dead yet is a ringtailed bitch, especially for a rock band. Not always Kumbayah about money, those former 60s kids.

Jesus_Muscatel · Aug 20, 2009

I got to see The Who in '76, a couple years before Moon's death.

Was the greatest concert I've ever seen.

Still is.

Double J · Aug 20, 2009

Make a movie instead about the concert patron who got called up on stage to fill in on the drums when Moon once OD'd or drank himself into a stupor or whatever it was that happened.

Michael_ Gee · Aug 20, 2009

Double J, that was at the Cow Palace in San Francisco and would be an outstanding idea for a movie. Get yourself an agent, STAT.

TigerVols · Aug 21, 2009

Threadjacking here...

Ran into old friend Christy Lemire recently (she's the AP movie critic) and she says Moon is the best movie of the year so far. It was made for $5 million by Duncan Jones (AKA Zowie Bowie). It's not a drummer biopic.

http://www.sonypictures.com/classics/moon/

DanOregon · Aug 21, 2009

Funniest story I heard about Keith Moon was on either Craig Ferguson or Jimmy Fallon a week or so ago. Apparently when Shaun Cassidy was 13 or 14 he ended up hanging out with Keith Moon. Moon ended up passed out on Cassidy's bed at home and Cassidy called up his friends. "Hey guys, guess who is passed out on my bed right now?"

Buck · Aug 21, 2009

Captain_Kirk said:

Steak Snabler said:

Mizzougrad96 said:

Double J said:

In fairness, he's used the exact same Scottish brogue for three different characters in three different movies - the dad in "So I Married an Axe Murderer," Fat Bastard in the "Austin Powers" series and Shrek - so why not?

What I don't understand is why the film hasn't been made already if Myers really wants to do it. He has more than enough coin to be able to fund it himself as a labour of love, if nothing else. Generally it's money that stands in the way of a project getting off the ground, but that doesn't have to be the issue here.
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Maybe he doesn't feel like pissing away $40 million of his own money.

These bio pics aren't exactly known for bringing the box office.
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True. For every "Ray" or "Walk the Line," there's a dozen straight to video/cable biopics made every year.

One thing those two had going for them was that Charles and Cash had died fairly recently when they were released --- and they were also world-famous solo artists. Moon's been dead for 30 years and was more infamous than famous during his life.

I think if you made a film about the late 60s/early 70s hard rock/metal scene and rolled the deaths of Moon, Bonham, Bon Scott, Marc Bolen and Phil Lynott into it, you might have something.
Click to expand...

Always thought a Brian Jones biopic would have been a huge winner: swinging London in the 60s, huge rock and roll band, model girlfriend stolen by bandmate, plummet into drug use, death.

I believe one was made in England earlier this decade and to say it barely resonated would be a horrid overstatement.
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The movie was called 'Stoned.' It came out in 2005, and it was terrible.
Although the guy who played Jones was a good look-alike.

Huggy · Nov 5, 2009

Daltrey on a proposed Moon biopic:

http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2009/11/05/11640766-sun.html

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