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EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has optioned rights to Anthony Kiedis’ New York Times bestseller Scar Tissue, with the feature film project is currently in early development at the studio. It will be produced by Brian Grazer through Imagine Entertainment, Kiedis, and Guy Oseary.
The candid book profiles Kiedis, the famed frontman of Red Hot Chili Peppers, an artist, addict and ringleader. It features a deeply unconventional father-and-son story set against a substance-fueled 1970s and ’80s L.A. punk scene and examines, without judgment, how Kiedis’ experiences shaped the music eventually embraced by millions.
Universal in recent years has shown a knack for delivering the goods on the biopic-based-on-musicians front. The N.W.A pic Straight Outta Compton was a massive box office hit that also earned an Oscar nomination for Original Screenplay. Universal’s EVP Production Development Jay Polidoro will oversee the project on behalf of the studio.
Kiedis was born in Grand Rapids, MI, and moved to Los Angeles around the age of 12, with his early exposure to the vibrant L.A. music scene laying the foundation for his career. In 1983, he co-founded Red Hot Chili Peppers alongside guitarist Hillel Slovak, bassist Flea (Michael Balzary) and drummer Jack Irons. The band’s fusion of funk, punk and rock, coupled with Kiedis’ energetic and provocative stage presence, quickly gained them a devoted fan base.
His life has been marked by a deep passion for music, a tumultuous journey through addiction and recovery, and a relentless commitment to artistic expression.
Kiedis is represented by CAA, Oseary and Eric Greenspan at Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Rosenberg & Light LLP.
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Bob the Builder is setting his sights on the big screen.
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Scar Tissue, the frank and revealing autobiography of Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, is to be turned into a movie. Deadline reports that the biopic is in the early stages of production after Universal Pictures picked up the rights to the book, which was first published in 2004. The idea of a Red Hot Chili Peppers movie is an undeniably appealing prospect to a Hollywood studio, Universal has recent success in the field with N.W.A.
Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis may soon by the topic of a biopic.According to reports from Deadline Hollywood, Universal Pictures has optioned Kiedis’ 2004 autobiography, ‘Scar Tissue’. According to Deadline‘s report, the film is currently in the early development stages at the studio, and will see Kiedis as a producer, alongside Brian Grazer through Imagine Entertainment and Guy Oseary.A tentative release date for the film has yet to be announced, nor has its director and cast.Kiedis’ ‘Scar Tissue’ chronicles his relationship with his father, their addiction to drugs, the death of founding Chili Peppers guitarist Hillel Slovak of a heroin overdose, how he and Flea kept the band alive and more.Universal Pictures, per Deadline Hollywood, is promising that its silver screen adaptation of Kiedis’ memoir that will be “a shockingly candid portrait of an artist, addict, and ringleader”.Kiedis has been candid about his regrets in writing the memoir, telling The Sun in 2016: “I did regret the book for a while as there was some pain caused.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The story of Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis is being steered toward a screen adaptation, with Universal having optioned the rights to the singer’s bestselling memoir, “Scar Tissue.” Kiedis himself has been set as a producer on the project along with Brian Grazer, representing Imagine Entertainment, and Guy Oseary, who took over management duties for the Chili Peppers in 2021. Kiedis was represented in the deal by CAA, Oseary, and Eric Greenspan at Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Rosenberg & Light LLP. Universal’s announcement reports that Jay Polidoro, the studio’s executive VP pf production development, will oversee the project.
EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to Anthony Kiedis’ New York Times Best Seller Scar Tissue and the project is currently in early development at the studio. The project will be produced by Brain Grazer through Imagine Entertainment, Kiedis, and Guy Oseary.
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