News Ticker: Fela Kuti, Blink-182, “Larger Than Life,” R.E.M.
Fela, 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 Broadway musical Fela!.
An unauthorized film about Blink-182 called Blink is also in the works. MTV reports that California director Brandon Flores is working a movie on [...]
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Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Fela Kuti, Blink-182
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