As Martin Scorsese works to make a musical biopic about the Grateful Dead, Jonah Hill is set to star as the iconic band’s frontman, Jerry Garcia, Variety reported.
Scorsese and Hill previously worked together on “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Scorsese will produce as well as direct the film.
The Grateful Dead movie project is being done by Apple, The Hollywood Reporter reported. Apple has acquired the rights to use the Dead’s music in the film.
It is unclear what period of the band’s history will be the focus of the movie. The band formed in California in 1965, and became one of the most popular and influential bands in American history.
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