A scripted collection about legendary rock band U2 is in early improvement at Netflix, Selection has confirmed with sources.
JJ Abrams is connected to govt produce the challenge beneath his Unhealthy Robotic banner, with “Bohemian Rhapsody” author Anthony McCarten onboard to write down the script. Warner Bros. Tv, the place Unhealthy Robotic is presently beneath an expansive total deal, will produce. It’s unclear presently precisely how concerned U2 can be within the challenge.
Precise plot particulars for the present are presently beneath wraps, however given McCarten’s involvement it appears logical to imagine that the present would delve into the historical past of the band.
Reps for Netflix, Warner Bros. TV, and Unhealthy Robotic declined to remark.
U2 is among the most iconic bands in historical past and rank among the many best-selling musical artists of all time. The Irish group first fashioned in 1976 and consists of members Paul “Bono” Hewson, Adam Clayton, David “The Edge” Evans, and Larry Mullen Jr. They’ve launched 14 studio albums up to now and received 22 Grammy Awards. They proceed to tour, having most lately carried out their worldwide Joshua Tree Tour in 2019.
McCarten is a widely known author of biographical options. He’s a two-time Oscar nominee in the perfect tailored screenplay class — as soon as in 2015 for the Stephen Hawking biopic “The Idea of The whole lot” starring Eddie Redmayne and once more in 2020 for “The Two Popes” starring Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict XVI and Jonathan Pryce as Pope Francis.
“Bohemian Rhapsody” instructed the story of the rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, performed by Rami Malek. That movie received 4 Oscars, together with one for Malek for greatest actor. McCarten’s different credit embrace the Oscar-winning Winston Churchill movie “Darkest Hour” starring Gary Oldman.
He’s repped by CAA and Myman Greenspan.
The Hollywood Reporter first broke information of the U2 collection.
