Mick Jaggerhasadmitted thatthe idea of a big-screenRolling Stones biopic “interests” him.
Thelegendaryfrontmanwas asked about the possibility ofthe bandreceiving the biopic treatment in a new interview withGQ, in the context ofSam Mendes’ upcoming four-film Beatles project.
“Yeah, it interests me,” Jagger replied when asked whether a similar treatment for the Stones would appeal to him.
“I don’t want to impart it to you,but,I know how I see it,” he continued. “There’slots of ways of doing biopics.Somost of the time when you do a biopic, you do one small section of someone’s life bookended by some other stuff.”
Jagger then pointed to theBob DylanbiopicA Complete Unknown, which starred Timothée Chalametand focused on Dylan’s early years in New York and his controversial move from folk to electric music.
“Take the Bob Dylan movie,” Jagger said. “You do the moment when Bob went electric. You’d have to think, what are you going to zero in on? And where’s your two years of interest? I mean that Bob Dylan one was two years, [the] James Brownone that I produced was slightly more.”
Asked which section of The Rolling Stones’ history he would choose, Jagger added: “I don’t know which section, because it’s a long period.”
The James Brown film Jagger referred to was 2014’sGetOnUp, which starred Chadwick Bosemanas the GodfatherOfSoul and was directed by Tate Taylor. Jagger produced the film alongside Brian Grazer,Taylorand Victoria Pearman, while Nick Eversman played Jagger in a small role.
InNME’s four-star review ofA Complete Unknown, Alex Flood wrote:“Ifyou’rea Bob newbie,you’llleave the cinema ready to dive into his back catalogue.Ifyou’realready a fan, the next few weeks will be spent making playlists of lesser-known B-sides or reading the lore around a scene youweren’tfamiliar with. Andthat’swhy it wasa good ideato make this film – a mad idea, but a good one.”
There have beenrumoursabouta Rolling Stones film over the years, and in 2012, Richard Branson’s Virginacquired the rights to Robert Greenfield’s bookExileOnMain Street: A SeasonInHellWithTheRolling Stones, with plans to turn the story ofthe chaotic1971 sessions in the South of France into a feature film.
The project resurfaced in 2016, whenDownton AbbeyandDaredevildirector Andy Goddard was attached to direct, with reports at the time saying actors were being sought to play late-’20s versions of Jagger andKeith Richards. The film never came to fruition.
Harry Styleswas also widelyrumouredto be playingJaggerat one point,andZack Snyder toldNMEin 2023that Jagger would be his dream biopic subject. The director said he had long been fascinated by the challenge of capturing Jagger on screen,adding: “His voice is iconic.”
Jagger has his own long history in film, having starred in Nicolas Roeg’sPerformancein 1970,as well asNed Kelly,FreejackandThe Burnt Orange Heresy. He also co-created and executive-produced HBO’s 1970s music-industry dramaVinylwithMartin Scorsese.
Jagger’s comments come ahead of the release of The Rolling Stones’ new album ‘Foreign Tongues’,which is due out on July 10.Thebandhave also announced an official podcast companion to the record.