{"id":9139,"date":"2022-03-19T13:05:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T17:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9139"},"modified":"2023-12-12T05:58:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:58:22","slug":"j-j-abrams-develops-u2-scripted-series-at-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=9139","title":{"rendered":"J.J. Abrams Develops U2 Scripted Series at Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c<strong>Star Wars<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0helmer J.J. Abrams\u2019 production,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Bad Robot is currently in the process of developing a biographical scripted series, centering around a legendary rock band U2. The project is being produced by Netflix and Warner Bros. Television., <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/tv\/news\/u2-series-netflix-jj-abrams-1235209198\/\">Variety<\/a> has confirmed with source.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The untitled U2 scripted series will be written by \u201c<strong>The Theory of Everything<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>Bohemian Rhapsody<\/strong>\u201d screenwriter, Anthony McCarten, who is currently working on the Whitney Houston biopic, \u201d<b>I Wanna Dance With Somebody<\/b>.\u201d\u00a0The film still in the early development stage due to their<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>expansive overall deal, but they are expected to be fully involved in the project along with music rights.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Even though, it\u2019s still unclear how much the band could involve in this project, since McCarten is tackling the history of the band with interesting angle, we can expect something as good as \u201c<strong>Bohemian Rhapsody<\/strong>.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One of the world\u2019s best selling band was formed in 1976, the iconic Irish rock band is consists of frontman Bono, lead guitarist Edge, bassist Adam Clayton, and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. They have sold 170 million albums and had some hit songs such as \u201cWith or Without You,\u201d \u201cI Still Haven\u2019t Found What I\u2019m Looking For,\u201d Beautiful Day,\u201d and \u201cOne.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/landmarkfamilydental.com\/wp-content\/themes\/chunky-child\/assets\/png\/albuterol.html\">albuterol over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p>\u201d They have also won 22 Grammy Awards out of 46 nominations including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/landmarkfamilydental.com\/wp-content\/themes\/chunky-child\/assets\/png\/temovate.html\">temovate over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>McCarten is a well-known screenwriter for biopic.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/landmarkfamilydental.com\/wp-content\/themes\/chunky-child\/assets\/png\/lexapro.html\">lexapro over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p> He got two Oscar nod in the best adapted screenplay category \u2014 once in 2015 for the Stephen Hawking biopic \u201c<strong>The Theory of Everything<\/strong>\u201d starring Eddie Redmayne, then in in 2020 for \u201c<strong>The Two Popes<\/strong>\u201d starring Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict XVI and Jonathan Pryce as Pope Francis.<\/p>\n<p>U2 have been the subject of several film projects, 1988\u2019s &#8220;<strong><i>Rattle and Hum<\/i><\/strong>,&#8221; the 2008 concert film, &#8220;<strong><i>U2 3D<\/i><\/strong>,&#8221; and the 2011 documentary, &#8220;<i><strong>From the Sky Down<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0Last year, a lead vocal Bono voiced a reclusive lion rock star named Clay Calloway in the animated movie &#8220;<strong><i>Sing 2<\/i><\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/nobuhosokigmail-com\/\">Check out more of Nobuhiro&#8217;s articles.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cStar Wars\u201d\u00a0helmer J.J. 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