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Universal Wins Bid for Authorized Bon Jovi Biopic Focused on Early Years

Jon Bon Jovi’s involvement with full catalog access sets up an origin-story feature from writer Cody Brotter under producers Kevin J. Walsh and Gotham Chopra.

Overview

  • Universal closed a competitive deal to develop a feature chronicling the New Jersey band’s rise to stadium success.
  • Jon Bon Jovi is participating in the project, with access secured to the group’s music library.
  • Cody Brotter will write the screenplay, and Universal executive Jacqueline Garell will oversee development.
  • Producers are Kevin J. Walsh and Gotham Chopra, whose Religion of Sports made the 2024 Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.
  • Reporting indicates the film will center on the formative years through the Slippery When Wet era, with no director or casting announced yet.