Via press release, Universal announced that it nabbed the rights to produce a Frank Sinatra biopic from Mandalay pictures.
On top of that announcement, Universal stated that Academy Award winning director Martin Scorsese is being tapped to direct the film.
From the press release:
“We have dreamt of making a movie about Frank Sinatra, and Marty Scorsese is undeniably the perfect vision keeper for this project,” said Chairman of Mandalay Entertainment Group, Peter Guber. President of Mandalay Pictures, Cathy Schulman added “In addition to our excitement at having Marty in the director’s chair, we are thrilled to be in business with Universal, the Sinatra estate, Warner Music Group and the talented Phil Alden Robinson on this project about one of our greatest entertainers.”
No word yet on when the film will hit the big screen, but it will be written by Oscar nominated screenwriter (Field of Dreams) Phil Alden Robinson.
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