![]() Pete is perfect for this role and we’re excited he and Jason will be bringing this icon of rock to life and thrilled to be collaborating once again with our friends at Netflix. I Slept with Joey Ramone is a great rock anthem that will make an equally great rock biopic, set apart by a universal story of family. The Netflix and STXFlims project is titled I Slept with Joey. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mickey Leigh not only collaborated with his big brother’s band – he has irreplaceable memories of and insights into Joey Ramone, having supported him when no one else would and witnessed him overcome adversity in the most dramatic way. On Thursday, Deadline revealed that Pete Davidson has landed the lead role in Netflix’s biopic about Ramones frontman, Joey Ramone. The biopic will follow the lead singer's life as he formed the widely popular band, The Ramones, and gives fans and a younger. The film will be helmed by director Jason Orley ( Big Time Adolescence, Pete Davidson: Alive from New York and upcoming film I Want You Back) and will be made with the cooperation and support of the Estate of Joey Ramone and with the assistance of Rosegarten Films. The treatment for the film was written by Pete Davidson and Jason Orley based on the Mickey Leigh memoir of the same name.Īdam Fogelson, Chairman STXfilms Motion Picture Group states: “When you share a bed with someone – and not just a bed, but a childhood, a family, and a lifetime – you know that person better than anybody else. Comedian and SNL alum, Pete Davidson has officially signed on with Netflix and STX studios to showcase the life and times of legendary punk rock front man, Joey Ramone in the new biopic, I Slept With Joey Ramone. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.On the 20th anniversary of the passing of the Ramones iconic frontman Joey Ramones, Netflix has announced that a biopic on his life is in the works. Netflix and STXfilms have partnered to develop and produce I Slept with Joey Ramone, a biopic chronicling the life of the king of punk starring Pete Davidson ( Saturday Night Live, The King of Staten Island). Pete Davidson será Joey Ramone, el líder de los Ramones, en el biopic de Netflix Carles Rull NOTICIA - 22:14h I Slept with Joey Ramone adaptará el libro de memorias escrito por su. 'I'm still in shock that they're letting me do this,' the Saturday Night Live comedian admitted to Billboard. I Slept with Joey Ramone is based on the memoir of the same name by Joey’s brother. See where your favorite artists and songs rank on the Rolling Stone Charts. Some people might have been surprised to hear Pete Davidson was cast to play Joey Ramone in the upcoming biopic I Slept With Joey Ramone, but no one was more floored by the news than the actor himself. Pete Davidson has been cast in the lead role for a new Netflix biopic about Ramones frontman Joey Ramone. In the memoir, Leigh writes about sharing a bed with his brother growing up in Queens, their childhood and teenage years together, as well as the story of the Ramones. Leigh’s I Slept With Joey Ramone - written with Legs McNeil - was released in 2010, nearly a decade after the punk legend’s death in 2001 from cancer at the age of 49. Pete is perfect for this role and we’re excited he and Jason will be bringing this icon of rock to life and thrilled to be collaborating once again with our friends at Netflix.” With Davidson, Leigh, and David Spiegelmann, Rory Rosegarten of Rosengarten Films will produce executively. “ I Slept with Joey Ramone is a great rock anthem that will make an equally great rock biopic, set apart by a universal story of family. With the help and support of the Joey Ramone Estate, the film will be produced. Mickey Leigh not only collaborated with his big brother’s band - he has irreplaceable memories of and insights into Joey Ramone, having supported him when no one else would and witnessed him overcome adversity in the most dramatic way,” STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson said in a statement. The film was announced yesterday, April 15, on the 20th anniversary of Joey Ramone’s death. “When you share a bed with someone - and not just a bed, but a childhood, a family, and a lifetime - you know that person better than anybody else. Pete is perfect for this role and we’re excited he and Jason will be bringing this icon of rock to life and thrilled to be collaborating once again with our friends at Netflix. Netflix and STXfilm will develop and produce the biopic, which is being made with the cooperation and support of the Joey Ramone estate.
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