As expectations for the final season of “Stranger Things” grew, star Finn Wolfhard lined up another project that would bring him back to the ’80s.
The leaders of “It” and “Ghostbusters” will work with father Eric Wolfhard and producer Rich Peete to bring Bob Mehr’s acclaimed biography, “Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Leplacements,” to the big screen.
The father and son co-write the script, while Pete produces “Trouble Boys” under a neighborhood clock banner. Peete recently collaborated with CAA-Repped Finn Wolfhard on A24’s “The Legend of Ochi.”
Published in 2016, Trouble Boys is widely regarded as the definitive record of alternatives, the legendary Minneapolis punk band known for shaping American alternative rock. The band’s influence could not be denied, but paved the way for 90’s stadium fillers Nirvana and Green Day, but former members Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars were often at the heart of the drama. Lorne Michaels banned him from returning to Saturday Night Live after a self-sabotage-spoken performance that showed the band’s downfall in 1986. (Westerberg returned to SNL as a solo artist in 1993.)
Written by veteran music critic and Grammy-winning essayist Bob Mail, Trouble Boys became a New York Times bestseller and earned annual honors from NPR and Rolling Stone.
The project shows another move behind the camera of Finn Wolf Hard, who recently co-directed the neon horror film Hell of a Summer with Belie Blyde. At the same time, he seriously invaded the music field and is currently taking on his first solo tour tied to his debut album, Happy Birthday. The fifth final season of “Stranger Things” will begin on Netflix on November 26th, wrapped in big year days and unfold gradually rather than big vinge style.
In a recent variety cover story, Multihyphenate spoke about working with his father on a secret music-themed project at his home in Vancouver. “I’ve written a lot of music and I’ve written this film with my dad, and it was really amazing,” Wolfhard said of how he spent his time since making “Stranger Things” in December. “It’s about a band I think I have a lot in common with a lot of members. I don’t have the rights officially yet so I can’t really talk about the actual band.”
The father and son are represented by Werdheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Tratner & Klein, tierman of venture entertainment partners and law firm Jackaway Austin. Finn Wolfhard will be further processed by Jill Fritzo PR.
Peete – We are preparing for Jeremy Saulnier’s A24 horror film “October,” which will begin filming this month. Mehr is represented by CAA and Withingme Pr.
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