Jonah Hill to play Jerry Garcia in new Martin Scorsese movie for Apple TV+

Jonah Hill will play Jerry Garcia in a brand new Grateful Useless biopic for Apple TV+.

As reported by Deadline, Martin Scorcese has signed on to direct the upcoming movie. It will likely be Apple’s second movie with the award-winning director as the corporate is already engaged on “Killers of the Flower Moon” collectively.

After stepping up as a producer on his subsequent movie Killers of the Flower Moon, Apple has discovered its subsequent Martin Scorsese venture, and its topic is a band the Oscar winner is aware of effectively. Sources inform Deadline that Scorsese is on board to direct and produce a brand new untitled biopic on the Grateful Useless with Jonah Hill on board to play the group’s frontman, Jerry Garcia.

Hill may also produce the pic by his Sturdy Child banner alongside along with his producing companion Matt Dines.

Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who acquired rave critiques for penning American Crime Story: The Folks vs. O.J. Simpson, are writing the script with Rick Yorn of LBI Leisure becoming a member of Hill and Scorsese as producers. The Useless’s Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Invoice Kreutzmann will govt produce together with their late bandmate’s daughter Trixie Garcia, Eric Eisner and Bernie Cahill.

Scorcese and Hill have already labored collectively on “The Wolf of Wall Avenue” which netted Hill his second Oscar nomination for Greatest Supporting Actor. It isn’t shocking that Apple bought to the movie rapidly because it signed a first-look take care of the director’s Sikelia Productions firm final yr.

It is presently unclear when the movie will start manufacturing or when it would premiere in theaters or on Apple TV+. If you wish to guarantee you have got the most effective video and audio high quality attainable to observe it, try our evaluate of the brand new Apple TV 4K.