The untitled movie is based on the peter guralnick book sam phillips. It is a biography of sam phillips who founded sun records, but it is also a biography. The paramount project is based on peter guralnicks 2015 biography sam phillips. Leonardo dicaprio goes rock n roll, will play sun records. Sep, 2018 jagger is currently producing a paramount pictures film based on peter guralnicks excellent 2014 book sam phillips.
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The man who invented rock n roll and the newly minted oscar winner is set. The man who invented rock n roll, and chronicle the tiny memphisbased producers rise to fame as the man who helped bring elvis presely, ike turner, jerry lee lewis, and johnny. Paramount pictures has acquired rights to adapt peter guralnicks book sam phillips. Sam phillips biopic with leonardo dicaprio, buddy hollys. This time, hell be starring in a biopic about legendary music producer sam phillips. Dicaprio and jennifer davisson will develop the film, with dicaprio also playing phillips, the founder of memphisbased sun studio. Rock and roll music was born and sam phillips was there to capture it. Oct 22, 2016 leonardo dicaprio will produce and star in a biopic on acclaimed music producer sam phillips.
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As the title makes clear, its about the man who founded sun records, and put hugely influential artists like elvis presley, johnny cash, ike turner, carl perkins. Jan 26, 2017 on october 21, 2016, it was announced that leonardo dicaprio will portray sam phillips in the forthcoming film based on peter guralnicks book sam phillips. Leonardo dicaprio is set to produce and star in a sam phillips biopic, based on the 2015 biography, sam phillips. The man who invented rock n roll, and chronicle the tiny memphisbased producers rise to fame as the man who helped bring.
Driveby truckers have no use for thoughts and prayers. Nov 05, 2016 leonardo dicaprio is to produce and star in a film about sam phillips, the memphis music producer famous for launching the careers of elvis presley, ike turner, johnny cash and jerry lee lewis. The man who invented rock n roll, which chronicles how the. Once, when ike turners guitar amplifier fell off of his truck and the speaker broke, sam crammed newspaper into the housing, creating a distorted but very unique sound. Dicaprio will also have a producers credit on the film along with mick jagger, victoria pearman, steve bing, ian montone, rick yorn and of course guralnick. The man who invented rock n roll by peter guralnick. Based on peter guralnicks 2015 biography, the book is officially described as follows. The book, written by peter guralnick last train to memphis, tells the story of phillips and the music that he shaped in his tiny memphis studio. According to deadline, dicaprios appian way production company has acquired the rights to the book sam phillips. Oct 24, 2016 paramount pictures has acquired the peter guralnick book sam phillips. Phillips pioneered the sound of early rock music and produced landmark records by elvis presley, johnny cash, howlin wolf, jerry lee lewis, and many more. Leonardo dicaprio to play elvis producer sam phillips in. Mick jagger and leonardo dicaprio bought the film rights to that book, so mick was in memphis and came over to sam phillips recording, hood. Oct 22, 2016 along with phil chess of chess records r.
That man is peter guralnick, author of the definitive twovolume biography of elvis presley and more to the point, in this case the 2015 biography, sam phillips. The man who invented rock n roll for an adaptation to star leonardo dicaprio. Leonardo dicaprio to star in biopic about legendary rock. Paramount pictures has acquired the book sam phillips.
According to deadline, the paramount pictures prod will be based on the peter guralnick book sam phillips. Oct 21, 2016 paramount pictures has acquired the rights to the biography sam phillips. Synopsis sam the man who invented rock n roll phillips, was born on 5th january 1923 in florence, alabama, the youngest of eight and the seventh surviving child of a family that lived in a remote rural colony called the lovelace community. Sam phillips was most notable for his work in the music industry of the 1940s and 1950s and was responsible for discovering as well as recording jerry lee lewis. For one who grew up listening to rock and roll music of the fifties and sixties this is a very interesting book. Leonardo dicaprio is set to star in sam phillips music biopic.
Apr 20, 2005 leonardo dicaprio, via his appian way banner, will produce a film about music producer sam phillips. Leonardo dicaprio to play elvis producer in sam phillips. Leonardo dicaprio to play music pioneer sam phillips for. Leonardo dicaprio to play elvis presleys producer sam.
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Dicaprio will also produce the stilluntitled biopic about sun records founder phillips, the rock pioneer who produced landmark records by presley, johnny cash,carl perkins and many more, reported deadline. Feb 02, 20 profiling sam phillips, founder of sun records in memphis, tn. Leonardo dicaprio helps make elvis and johnny cash famous in. Dicaprio to play music pioneer sam phillips moviehole. Sam phillips biopic in the works with leonardo dicaprio. Sam phillips tells the story of the founder of sun records. Leonardo dicaprio is set to star in sam phillips music. On october 21, 2016, it was announced that leonardo dicaprio will portray sam phillips in the forthcoming film based on peter guralnicks book sam phillips. With johnny bragg, johnny cash, jack clement, rosco gordon.