The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has shared an update on his long-gestating biopic about the late drummer Keith Moon, revealing he recently finished working on a script, has a new lead actor in mind and is determined to finally get it. of the movie.
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The movie has been in the works since at least 2005, when Mike Myers was hired to play Moon, but it’s been languishing in development hell ever since. In a new interview with VultureDaltrey assured fans that it wouldn’t be like this for long: “I just finished a script and hope to do my biopic on Keith in the next two years,” he said.
The legendary singer laid out his ambitions for the project: “I’m very happy with the script. I want people to understand him and his life and what a complete genius he was. He was very talented, that boy, but he out of control for many reasons, mainly due to a lack of discipline.
As for the actor Daltrey hopes to play Moon in the film, he declined to reveal his identity, but described him as “a role model.” He added: “He may be too old, but Keith looked 50 when he died. He was 32, but he looked 54. I think the actor has now in my forties. I don’t want to hurt him and say his name. But there’s an actor next door. I’ve seen some and when I look at him I say, ‘God, it’s Moon.’
“It’s all about the eyes. The eyes are the most important thing. You would hardly have to say any dialogue because you could read it in their eyes. I mean, it’s a bit of a stretch, but you see what I mean. . You can read so much in Keith’s face. He had an incredible drive.”
Daltrey went on to say that Meyers “would have made a terrific Keith” when he was on board to star in the film, feeling that “it’s a shame that never happened”. But he’s not ready to let the film slip away from him again, as he concluded: “This project moves me. It came to me in a dream 30 years ago.”
In February 2022, it was reported that the biopic Moon would finally begin filming that summer (which ultimately didn’t). The infamous drummer died in 1978, aged 32, of a drug overdose; Last May, guitarist Pete Townshend opened up about his bandmate’s death, saying he “tried everything” to keep him alive.