The Dirt (film)

The Dirt
Directed by Jeff Tremaine
Produced by
Written by
Screenplay by Rich Wilkes
Based on
The Dirt: Confessions Of The World’s Most Notorious Rock Band
by
Starring
Cinematography Toby Oliver
Edited by Melissa Kent
Production
company
Distributed by Netflix
Country United States
Language English

The Dirt is an upcoming American biographical-drama directed by Jeff Tremaine from a screenplay by Rich Wilkes.

Plot synopsis

The story of how Mötley Crüe came to be one of the most notorious rock 'n roll groups in history.

Cast

Production

In 2006, film adaptation rights to the autobiographical book The Dirt: Confessions Of The World’s Most Notorious Rock Band, authored by Neil Strauss with Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Vince Neil, and Nikki Sixx, were bought by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. At the time, Larry Charles was tapped to direct the film.[1] However, production on the film stalled and in 2008 Sixx spoke of his frustration in an interview stating:

"We're trying to get them out of the way to make this movie that should have been made a long time ago. MTV has become bogged down in its own way. It's a channel that used to be hip and has now actually become unhip. We signed with them because we believed they were right, but they haven't come to the table. We need to find the right partner. They are not the right partner."[2]

In November 2013, Jeff Tremaine signed on to helm The Dirt, with the film having been dropped by MTV Films and Paramount Pictures.[3] In January 2015, Focus Features picked up rights to the film.[4] However, production languished in development hell until March 2017, when Netflix bought worldwide rights to the film. At the time, Liam Hemsworth, Emory Cohen, and Douglas Booth were being eyed for lead roles in the film.[5] In November 2017, Booth officially signed on to star in the film.[6] In January 2018, Machine Gun Kelly, Iwan Rheon and Daniel Webber joined the cast.[7][8] In February 2018, Tony Cavalero joined the cast.[9] In March 2018, Rebekah Graf, Leven Rambin, and David Costabile joined the cast.[10][11][12]

Principal production commenced in February 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana.[8]

Accident

On March 11, 2018, a man was electrocuted while de-rigging a set during the New Orleans shoot. The man was rushed to a hospital and recovered from the accident.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Gardner, Dave McNary,Chris (28 April 2006). "Crue chief for Par pic".
  2. ↑ "Motley Crue slam MTV over 'Dirt'". 20 June 2008.
  3. ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (1 November 2013). "'Bad Grandpa's Jeff Tremaine On Directing Motley Crue Movie, Growing Up 'Jackass' And Axing A Spike Jonze Drag Performance".
  4. ↑ McNary, Dave (16 January 2015). "Motley Crue Movie 'The Dirt' Revived at Focus Features".
  5. ↑ "Motley Crue Biopic 'The Dirt' Landing at Netflix (Exclusive)".
  6. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (17 November 2017). "Douglas Booth In Talks To Play Nikki Sixx In Motley Crue Biopic 'The Dirt'".
  7. ↑ Kroll, Justin (19 January 2018). "Machine Gun Kelly to Play Tommy Lee in Netflix's Motley Crue Biopic 'The Dirt'".
  8. 1 2 "Motley Crue Biopic 'The Dirt' Finds Its Vince Neil, Mick Mars (Exclusive)".
  9. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (28 February 2018). "Tony Cavalero To Play Ozzy Osbourne In Netflix's Mötley Crüe Biopic 'The Dirt'".
  10. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (6 March 2018). "Rebekah Graf Cast In Netflix's 'The Dirt'; Brittany Allen Joins Nicholas McCarthy's Untitled Horror Film".
  11. ↑ Kroll, Justin (9 March 2018). "Leven Rambin Joins Motley Crue Biopic 'The Dirt'".
  12. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (24 March 2018). "'Billions' Actor David Costabile To Play Doc McGhee In 'The Dirt'".
  13. ↑ Motley Crue Biopic Crew Member Suffers Electric Shock, Expected To Recover
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