Kenneth Branagh to Direct Bee Gees Biopic for Paramount
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variety.comRebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterKenneth Branagh has been tapped to direct the upcoming Bee Gees biopic for Paramount Pictures.The movie will center on the life and times of the genre-spanning band, following the humble beginnings of brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb into their journey to pop superstardom.
Following their first No. 1 hit “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” the Bee Gees went on to write and perform hundreds of popular songs and worked on the soundtrack for the 1977 film “Saturday Night Fever.”Ben Elton is writing the script for the still-untitled biopic.The band was the subject of a recent HBO documentary titled “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” which was directed by Frank Marshall.
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