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Bon Jovi’s rock & roll origin story comes to the big screennd founder and frontman Jon Bon Jovi is there. ROLLING STONE has confirmed that the film involving the singer and songwriter is in development.
According to a report, the Bon Jovi production will have access to the New Jersey band’s music catalog
Universal Pictures is producing the musical biopic, the latest in a series of music-focused films that include Eminem’s story “8 Mile” and 2015’s “Straight Outta Compton,” which traced the emergence of gangsta rappers NWA. According to a report, the Bon Jovi production will have access to the New Jersey band’s music catalog.
Jukebox hits in the film
This means that jukebox classics like “Livin’ on a Prayer,” “Wanted Dead or Alive,” “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Bad Medicine” will most likely be heard in the film. It is produced by Kevin J. Walsh and Gotham Chopra. The latter involvement is particularly notable: Chopra produced the four-part Hulu documentary about Bon Jovi, 2024’s “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.” The docuseries also featured Jon Bon Jovi – he gave interviews and spoke openly about voice problems and the surgery he underwent to treat them. “I don’t have a messiah complex,” he said in an interview while holding back tears. “But that’s why the legacy is so important.”
Bon Jovi released the album “Forever” in 2024 – the year of the band’s 40th anniversary. At the end of last year, the group announced their return to the concert stage. In July they play their first gigs in four years, including a series of shows at Madison Square Garden in New York as well as a few dates in the UK.
