Ridley Scott is in talks to direct Paramount’s Bee Gees film.
Scott will produce the currently-untitled film alongside Graham King for GK Films, Stacey Snider, and Michael Pruss for Scott Free. John Logan, who wrote Scott’s 2000 epic “Gladiator,” will pen the script.
Paramount Pictures is distributing the film worldwide with Amblin and SISTER having the right to co-finance. Barry Gibb, the last surviving brother, will executive produce. Siblings Maurice and Robin died in 2003 and 2012, respectively.
It’s been a long road to tell the Bee Gees’ story on the big screen – Kenneth Branagh was previously tapped to direct a biopic film for Paramount in 2021. John Carney stepped in as director in March 2022, but departed due to scheduling conflicts. He was replaced by “Hustlers” director Lorene Scafaria in December 2022.
The story of the Gibb brothers’ legendary trio was most recently depicted in 2020 documentary series “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.”
Scott’s “Gladiator” sequel with Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal is set to hit theaters on Nov. 22. His previous credits include “Napoleon,” “House of Gucci,” “Thelma & Louise,” and “Black Hawk Down.” Scott has been nominated for five Academy Awards, and his film “The Martian” won a Golden Globe for Best Picture – Musical or Comedy. He is repped by WME.
Paramount’s most recent music biopic, “Bob Marley: One Love” is releasing in theaters this week. It opened to $14 million domestically on Valentine’s Day, with its global gross standing at $19.4 million.
Deadline was first to report the news.