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13:32 on December 8 2009

News Ticker: Fela Kuti, Blink-182, “Larger Than Life,” R.E.M.

Rolling StoneFela, a biopic about African music great Fela Kuti, has found its director in Steve McQueen, who helmed Hunger, Variety reports. The film is not related to the recent Bro... more info
13:35 on December 8 2009

Top Stories: December 8, 2009

Rolling Stone• News Ticker: Fela Kuti, Blink-182 • Springsteen Receives Kennedy Center Honors • Rihanna Sings With Shy Ronnie on SNL • Pumpkins Unveil “A Song for a Son” ... more info
09:51 on December 8 2009

'Hunger' Director Steve McQueen To Write and Direct Fela Kuti Biopic

The PlaylistYou know what gets us through the endless remake, sequel and superhero news? Stories like this. As we reported at the start of the year, Focus Features have picked up the... more info
15:40 on December 8 2009

Steve McQueen to make Fela Kuti biopic

Guardian MusicTurner prize-winning artist and film-maker, who won a Bafta for debut feature Hunger, will direct and write a movie about the Afrobeat creator and Nigerian activistBritis... more info

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