Bon Jovi Biopic Movie Exploring the Band's Early Days in the Works at Universal

Universal Pictures is starting to pluck distant astatine a Bon Jovi biopic that volition research the aboriginal days of the set down songs specified arsenic "Livin’ connected a Prayer" and "Wanted Dead oregon Alive".

Deadline reports the workplace officially deed the roadworthy successful its pursuit to assistance bring the movie to beingness aft winning a bidding war. The tract says the movie volition illustration the New Jersey stone outfit’s “formative years” arsenic frontman and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame fable Jon Bon Jovi (real sanction John Bongiovi) helped found it passim the 1980s.

Cody Brother, who has scripted Drudge and Killing Satoshi, volition constitute the publication for the Bon Jovi movie. Kevin J. Walsh (Manchester by the Sea, Napoleon) and Gotham Chopra (Thank You, Goodnight: Bon Jovi Story) volition produce. Variety reports that Universal manager of accumulation Jacqueline Garell volition oversee the biopic for the studio.

Participation from Jon Bon Jovi himself is said to person been included successful Universal’s deal, arsenic is entree to the Bon Jovi library. Additional accusation specified arsenic the formed and a merchandise day person yet to beryllium announced.

Bon Jovi archetypal genuinely deed the euphony country with its self-titled debut record, which had instant classics similar "Runaway" and "Shot Through the Heart", successful 1984. It followed up with 7800 Fahrenheit and singles similar "In and Out of Love" successful 1985 earlier Slippery When Wet introduced the satellite to "Livin’ connected a Prayer", "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Wanted Dead oregon Alive", and much successful 1986.

The set is inactive progressive today, with its astir caller album, Forever, released successful 2024.

Bon Jovi successful 1984. (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage)

While we hold for Universal to enactment its Bon Jovi movie together, you tin work astir a acceptable of upcoming biopics focused connected the 4 members of The Beatles. You tin besides cheque retired what we thought astir different caller euphony biopics similar Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, Elvis, and A Complete Unknown.

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