"Entourage" writer and producer Rob Weiss has come onboard to co-write and direct the long gestating "Hell's Angels" movie
The late Tony Scott was previously attached to helm the project which would've centered on Sonny Barger, the eighteen-year-old who founded the Oakland chapter of the notorious motorcycle gang in 1957.
Barger became a key figure in the gang's rise as an international organization. Jeffrey Santos will co-write the film which spans a time period between the 1950s and the 1970s.
One key scene is the The Rolling Stones concert in Altmont, California where the Angels were asked to provide security due to the stage being so low. One young man died, while a pregnant woman suffered a skull fracture.
Tony Scott's name will be kept on the film as a producer. Scott originally envisioned the film as a "Donnie Brasco"-esque thriller, whereas Weiss plans to shift the focus to...
The late Tony Scott was previously attached to helm the project which would've centered on Sonny Barger, the eighteen-year-old who founded the Oakland chapter of the notorious motorcycle gang in 1957.
Barger became a key figure in the gang's rise as an international organization. Jeffrey Santos will co-write the film which spans a time period between the 1950s and the 1970s.
One key scene is the The Rolling Stones concert in Altmont, California where the Angels were asked to provide security due to the stage being so low. One young man died, while a pregnant woman suffered a skull fracture.
Tony Scott's name will be kept on the film as a producer. Scott originally envisioned the film as a "Donnie Brasco"-esque thriller, whereas Weiss plans to shift the focus to...
- 5/21/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Entourage writer and producer Rob Weiss will co-write and direct the long gestating Hell's Angels movie formerly attached to director Tony Scott, who passed away in August of 2012.
The film will center on legendary member Sonny Barger, who founded the Oakland chapter of the notorious motorcycle gang in 1957, at the age of 18 years old. He became a key figure in the gang's rise as an international organization.
Jeffrey Santos will co-write the historical biopic, which will draw on the controversial life of Sonny Barger, beginning with the formation of the Hell's Angels itself.
Rob Weiss had this to say about the movie,
"We're approaching this as a genesis story of the motorcycle club culture. I've wanted to do something in the biker space for a long time. [It's] a period piece that explores the early days of the club, the philosophy of the formidable, most loyal brotherhood that started it and what drove Sonny,...
The film will center on legendary member Sonny Barger, who founded the Oakland chapter of the notorious motorcycle gang in 1957, at the age of 18 years old. He became a key figure in the gang's rise as an international organization.
Jeffrey Santos will co-write the historical biopic, which will draw on the controversial life of Sonny Barger, beginning with the formation of the Hell's Angels itself.
Rob Weiss had this to say about the movie,
"We're approaching this as a genesis story of the motorcycle club culture. I've wanted to do something in the biker space for a long time. [It's] a period piece that explores the early days of the club, the philosophy of the formidable, most loyal brotherhood that started it and what drove Sonny,...
- 5/21/2014
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
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