PRINCE Era: Coogler producing jukebox movie musical inspired by singer’s catalog
PRINCE Era: Coogler producing jukebox movie musical inspired by singer’s catalog
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
PRINCE Era: Coogler producing jukebox movie musical inspired by singer’s catalog#1
Posted: 3/23/24 at 12:22pm
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ryan-coogler-produce-prince-jukebox-musical-universal-1235858829/
Ryan Coogler is in a purple state of mind, as the filmmaker is working on a Prince-focused feature musical.
Coogler is attached to produce an untitled jukebox musical of Prince songs for Universal Pictures, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The project, which has been in development since 2018, hails from Proximity Media and has a script by Bryan Edward Hill.
Producers include Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian, alongside Atom Factory’s Troy Carter and Universal Music Publishing Group chair Jody Gerson. Proximity’s Rebecca Cho is an executive producer.
PRINCE Era: Coogler producing jukebox movie musical inspired by singer’s catalog#2
Posted: 3/23/24 at 12:50pm
This probably belongs on the off-topic board but interesting. So a possible movie using his music and the "Purple Rain" stage musical in development.
Did some digging and he has a "secret event" movie coming out with Michael B Jordan. Expected in March of 2025. He is listed as a producer on the film which falls in line with this announcement.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/29/13
PRINCE Era: Coogler producing jukebox movie musical inspired by singer’s catalog#3
Posted: 3/23/24 at 1:36pm
With success of MJ, this makes perfect business sense. The estate will earn millions and help keep his legacy alive.
Broadway is very fertile to jukebox musicals......
PRINCE Era: Coogler producing jukebox movie musical inspired by singer’s catalog#4
Posted: 3/24/24 at 2:13pm
“Did some digging and he has a "secret event" movie coming out with Michael B Jordan.”
its not a secret—that’s his Vampire/KKK film
PRINCE Era: Coogler producing jukebox movie musical inspired by singer’s catalog#5
Posted: 3/24/24 at 4:15pm
BroadwayNYC2 said: "“Did some digging and he has a "secret event" movie coming out with Michael B Jordan.”
its not a secret—that’s his Vampire/KKK film"
I don't follow film news enough to know it isn't a secret. Just looked around and the stuff I read was saying it was a secret. Just googled it and found a few articles on it. I guess they are calling it "secret" because it looks like Coogler has not officially disclosed what the movie is actually about.
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