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Martin Scorsese to helm biopic about rock band 'Grateful Dead' starring Jonah
Updated On: 20 November, 2021 12:41 PM IST | Washington | ANI
As per Variety, in addition to directing, Scorsese will serve as a producer alongside Hill. The project reunites Scorsese and Hill for the first time since 2013`s `The Wolf of Wall Street`
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Ace director Martin Scorsese is working on a musical biopic about the rock band Grateful Dead, with actor Jonah Hill, set to star as the iconic band`s frontman Jerry Garcia. As per Variety, in addition to directing, Scorsese will serve as a producer alongside Hill. The project reunites Scorsese and Hill for the first time since 2013`s `The Wolf of Wall Street`. It is not clear what period of the band`s history the still-untitled movie will dramatize. The Grateful Dead formed in the Bay area in 1965 and became one of the key symbols of the counterculture upon releasing a debut album in 1967 that was just as heavy on the members` love for roots music as the psychedelia of the period.
Along with Jerry Garcia, founding members include Bob Weir, Ron McKernan, Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzmann. Garcia`s death in 1995 brought an end to the band. His passing and their breakup did surprisingly little to diminish the Dead`s enduring popularity as Garcia`s songs continued to be played by the offshoot group Dead & Company, which just wrapped its latest tour with a sold-out three-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl.
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