{"id":33792,"date":"2026-03-11T15:17:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33792"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:17:56","slug":"nob-jovi-biopic-in-the-works-from-universal-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=33792","title":{"rendered":"Bon Jovi Biopic in the Works From Universal Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b>\u00a9<\/b>Courtesy of Mercury Records<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It is reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=Universal+Pictures\">Universal Pictures<\/a> has won a bidding war for a biopic on the iconic Rock Band <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bon_Jovi\">Bon Jovi<\/a> from the 1980s to the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Universal Pictures is creating a definitive biographical film about the early years of Bon Jovi, the group that grew from humble New Jersey roots to sell over 130 million albums and become inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As they have sold over 130 million albums worldwide and produced countless major hits over the years with songs like \u201cLivin\u2019 on a Prayer,\u201d \u201cWanted Dead or Alive,\u201d \u201cYou Give Love a Bad Name,\u201d \u201cBad Medicine,\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s My Life,\u201d \u201cLay Your Hands On Me,\u201d \u201cBlaze of Glory,\u201d \u201cKeep the Faith,\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll Be There For You,\u201d \u201cRaise Your Hands\u201d and more.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p class=\"p1\">The group consisted of singer and frontman<a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?s=Jon+Bon+Jovi\"> Jon Bon Jovi<\/a>, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley and bassist Hugh McDonald.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Cody Brotter (\u201cKilling Satoshi\u201d) is writing the screenplay for the film but a director has not been set, nor has any casting begun. Kevin J. Walsh and Gotham Chopra produce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The studio that made fact-based music biopics\u00a0<i>Straight Outta Compton<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>8 Mile<\/i>\u00a0has invested in a package that will have the participation of leader\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/jon-bon-jovi\/\">Jon Bon Jovi<\/a>\u00a0and access to the band\u2019s music library.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9Courtesy of Mercury Records It is reported that Universal Pictures has won a bidding war for a biopic on the iconic Rock Band Bon Jovi from the 1980s to the 1990s. 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