Breaking News from Deadline.com: Graham King Makes First Look Warner Bros Deal For GK And Brings ‘Jersey Boys’ Musical With Him
September 13th, 2012
From reporter Mike Fleming on Deadline.com today: EXCLUSIVE: Graham King and Tim Headington have made an exclusive first-look one year deal at Warner Bros, which puts GK Films back at the studio where he made Blood Diamond, the Oscar-winning The Departed, The Town and Dark Shadows. It’s also the studio that will release the Ben Affleck-directed Argo, which was one of the standout films that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. GK co-financed that film and King is executive producer. King’s move is a surprise but an even bigger one is that he’s bringing Jersey Boys with him.
King had a four-picture put deal at Sony Pictures, which released the Johnny Depp-Angelina Jolie-starrer The Tourist. Sony is where he originally set Jersey Boys, the movie based on the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. King is moving that film–which will be directed by Jon Favreau–over to Warner Bros to be first film under this new deal. I’m told that though it is a plum project–the stage musical is a giant hit–GK and Sony didn’t see eye to eye over the budget and that is why the project is moving.
Jersey Boys will begin production in January and Warner Bros will release it Christmas, 2013.
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So, what do you guys think of the breaking news update & the scoop that Warner Brothers will release the JERSEY BOYS movie during Christmas 2013?! Talk about Happy Holidays!!!
Just hurry up and get it done, already. There are many of us who are tired of waiting for JB, the movie. Any ideas who will playing the roles yet??
Comment by Lenore Antunes — September 14, 2012 @ 11:18 am
And please try to make it true to the show we all love. I’m sure there will be some changes but please, not too many.
Comment by Kay Fellows — September 14, 2012 @ 4:59 pm
I know “nutin about nutin” as far as making movie, but I do know if JLY isnt Frankie, DON’T BOTHER. The man, Frankie Vallie, himself, stated (and it’s on film somewhere) that JOHN WAS THE BEST FRANKIE!!! I shall pray!!!
Comment by grace — September 17, 2012 @ 3:46 am