Ridley Scott’s Bee Gees biopic has been stalled over issues with Paramount deal

nme.com:

Ridley Scott‘s Bee Gees biopic has hit a snag, the director has revealed.In February last year, it was reported that Scott was in talks to helm a biopic based on the Bee Gees.

Barry Gibb, the last surviving Bee Gees brother and member, was also announced to executive produce.Now, however, Ridley Scott has revealed in a new chat with GQ that the project has hit a roadblock despite being set to film early this year.

According to the director, a script and cast had already been confirmed, and filming was due to begin soon, but he was unable to come to an agreement with Paramount Studios.Scott explained the situation to GQ: “The deal — the studio changed the goalposts.

I said, ‘You can’t do that.’ They insisted. I said, ‘Well, I’m going to warn you, I will walk, because I will go on to the next movie.’ They didn’t believe me, and I did.”“I was being asked to go too far,” Scott continued. “And I said, ‘No.