In lieu of a trailer, revisit some early Dead concert footage - and try picturing Hill's face over Garcia's - below. The film will mark another entry in the Dead oeuvre for Scorsese, who brought the Grateful Dead doc Long Strange Trip to life in 2017. Hill will also produce the film, whose screenplay is being helmed by American Crime Story writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Shorty short enthusiast and founding Dead guitarist Bob Weir is on board to executive produce alongside the group's Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, as well as Garcia's real-life daughter Trixie Garcia, and Eric Eisner. The 37-year-old actor was seen sporting a bushy beard and longer hair while on the West Hollywood set of Martin Scorseses still to be named Grateful Dead biopic on Tuesday. But considering casting is already underway, we have to assume he’s going to jump right into this next film.In one of the most excellent actor-subject pairings in recent memory, Jonah Hill has been cast as the late Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia in a new untitled biopic helmed by legendary director Martin Scorsese.ĭetails on the upcoming Apple project are pretty scarce so far, though according to Deadline, numerous Grateful Dead band members have stepped up to the plate to contribute. As mentioned, Scorsese is still wrapping up work on “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which doesn’t yet have a release date for Apple. It’s unclear when production on the Grateful Dead film will begin. Jonah Hill is set to play Jerry Garcia in a feature about The Grateful Dead from director Martin Scorsese. His most recent is the Netflix doc, “ Rolling Thunder Revue,” which was released in 2019. He’s directed docs about The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, and even two about Bob Dylan. Scorsese is no stranger to telling real-life stories about rockstars, having helmed a number of documentaries on the subject. Sources tell Deadline that Scorsese is on board to direct and produce a new untitled biopic on the Grateful Dead with Jonah Hill on board to play the group’s frontman, Jerry Garcia. READ MORE: ‘Don’t Look Up’ Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence & Leonardo DiCaprio Star In Adam McKay’s Doomsday Comedy But even in the decades since, the band’s music has lived on and fans still grow in numbers. Jonah Hill sports bushy beard and long hair as he gets into character as rock legend Jerry Garcia on set of Martin Scorsese's Grateful Dead biopic. The Dead is a legendary rock band dating back to the counterculture era of the 1960s all the way until the death of Garcia in 1995. Obviously, there’s plenty of drama to be mined from the group’s history. It’s unclear what angle Scorsese is taking with his Grateful Dead film. Friend Of The Devil: Jonah Hill was seen sporting a bushy beard and longer hair to portray rock icon Jerry Garcia while on the West Hollywood set of Martin Scorsese's still to be named.
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The rock biopic is written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who are both probably best known for their recent contributions to “ American Crime Story: Impeachment.” Scorsese is set to direct a Grateful Dead biopic for Apple, with Jonah Hill cast as frontman Jerry Garcia, Deadline reports. And leading the cast is Jonah Hill, who is expected to play the Dead’s frontman, Jerry Garcia. READ MORE: Paul Schrader Talks Getting Martin Scorsese To Sign Up For ‘The Card Counter’ & How He Helped With The Finished FilmĪccording to Deadline, Martin Scorsese is teaming up with Apple to make an untitled film about the rock group, The Grateful Dead. We are still months away from seeing Martin Scorsese’s first collaboration with Apple, the upcoming drama, “ Killers of the Flower Moon,” but it appears the filmmaker is already prepping his next film for the studio and he’s bringing Jonah Hill along to star.
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