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Universal Wins Bon Jovi Biopic After Bidding War, Sets Writer as Project Enters Development

Universal secured Jon Bon Jovi’s participation with access to the band’s catalog.

Overview

  • Universal closed a competitive deal to develop a feature film about Bon Jovi.
  • Cody Brotter has been hired to write the screenplay.
  • Producers are Kevin J. Walsh and Gotham Chopra, whose Religion of Sports made the 2024 Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight, with Universal’s Jacqueline Garell overseeing.
  • The project is authorized, with Jon Bon Jovi involved and the studio granted access to the band’s music library.
  • Reporting indicates the narrative will trace the band’s early years through 1986’s Slippery When Wet, and no director or casting has been announced yet.