"Eulogy" producer Rory Rosegarten is developing a biopic about punk band the Ramones titled "I Slept with Joey Ramone."
- Oct 11, 2006
AceShowbiz - For those who are still eager to treasure the glory of classic punk rock band the Ramones, here comes one good news for you, folks. Variety has revealed that a biopic of the troupe is under process to be developed by producer Rory Rosegarten who is known to have produce many episodes of "Everybody Loves Raymond."
Entitled "I Slept with Joey Ramone", the project will be made based on Mickey Leigh and Legs McNeil's authorized biography of the same title of which film rights has been optioned personally by Rosegarten. The man has also negotiated a deal with Ramone's mother Charlotte Lesher, who is the executor of Ramone's estate, for the rights to use the band's music in the film.
No words yet on either cast of film crew while the plot is still unclear as the book is not yet available for purchase. However, Leigh, who is the brother of the late singer, has describes it to be "full of humor, drama, kindness, anger and poignancy."
