Gia Coppola To Direct Boy Band Fanatics Doc ‘superfans’ For XTR; Jason Bateman’s Aggregate Films Producing Alongside Coppola

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EXCLUSIVE: Gia Coppola (Palo Alto) is currently in production on superfans: screaming. crying. throwing up., a documentary that she’s directing and producing for global nonfiction entertainment studio XTR and Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan’s Aggregate Films, via her company Detour.The film celebrating the culture-shifting influence of boy band superfans is based on Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS, a book by journalist and life-long fangirl, Maria Sherman.

It dives into the fangirl experiences, movements, and markets of the ’80s, ’90s and 2000s, spotlighting the devoted girls, women and queer fans who have turned boy bands—including New Edition, New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, One Direction and BTS—into multi-billion dollar franchises that dominate both the airwaves and pop culture phenomena.For decades, fangirls like Sherman have had their musical infatuations demonized as frivolous or feminine, and superfans will shed new light on the power of their passion.

The documentary will explore a range of fan groups and the difference they’ve made beyond making these boy bands a success, from 1D fan-generated LGBTQIA+ movements to the BTS ARMY’s support of Black Lives Matter.

superfans: screaming. crying. throwing up. will celebrate the special loyalty that lasts a lifetime between these fans and bands and the symbiotic relationship between them that heals each other through a therapeutic, all-consuming adoration.Today’s XTR news follows the announcement that it will bring its docuseries Menudo: Forever Young, about the iconic Latin American boy band of the same name, to the Tribeca Film Festival, ahead of its bow on HBO Max.