The Miles Davis Movie: Yes! News!
November 18, 2008
I’ll keep the commentary short and just link to the Variety article, which takes an in-depth look at the state of music biopics.
The story touches on a number of forthcoming and rumored music biopics and the various roadblocks that affect this particular genre.
Oh yeah, and there’s an update about the Miles Davis biopic.
Hooray!
Let’s not get crazy. It’s not a release date or anything like that, but it’s news and that’s cause for celebration.
An interesting comment in the story from Darryl Porter, who manages Miles Davis Properties LLC, is how he describes the project as a “deconstructed biopic.” Very interesting. Funny enough, but I’m presently working on a post about the type of story structure the filmmakers might utilize.
He also said the Miles Davis movie “will not just appeal to jazz heads” and that their goal is to “…have a very broad audience and bring in a whole new demographic of Miles fans.”
Again, very interesting. How they plan to bring in a ‘new demographic of Miles fans’ should fill countless Blog posts moving forward.
All told, it’s nice to hear from Porter regarding the Miles Davis movie project. If anything it provides a burst of energy over here at The Miles Davis Movie headquarters.
Onward and upward.
