- April 24, 2012
Rolling Stones 'Exile on Main Street' movie to be produced by Richard Branson
The Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main Street" period in the early 1970s is being made into a movie drama. According to the Daily Telegraph,
Richard Branson's Virgin Produced company has purchased the rights to
Robert Greenfield's 2006 book "Exile on Main Street: A Season in Hell,"
which chronicled the making of the Rolling Stones' 1972 album "Exile on
Main Street."
"Exile on Main Street" is considered by many critics and fans to be the Rolling Stones' best album. The album's biggest hits are "Tumbling Dice" and "Happy."
The making of "Exile on Main Street" was the subject of the documentary "Stones in Exile," which premiered at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival and was released on DVD and Blu-ray later that year. A remastered version of the "Exile in Main Street" album (with previously unreleased tracks) was also released in 2010.
In 2012, "Exile on Main Street" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the "Exile on Main Street" movie is being written by Brandon Murphy and Phil Murphy, who are also writing the screenplay for a Steve McQueen biopic for Sony Pictures Entertainment. (Oscar-nominated actor Jeremy Renner is attached to play McQueen in the movie.)
Jason Felts is one of the producers of the "Exile on Main Street" movie, which has not yet begun casting. At this point, it is too early to know if or when this movie will ever be made.
"Exile on Main Street" is considered by many critics and fans to be the Rolling Stones' best album. The album's biggest hits are "Tumbling Dice" and "Happy."
The making of "Exile on Main Street" was the subject of the documentary "Stones in Exile," which premiered at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival and was released on DVD and Blu-ray later that year. A remastered version of the "Exile in Main Street" album (with previously unreleased tracks) was also released in 2010.
In 2012, "Exile on Main Street" was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the "Exile on Main Street" movie is being written by Brandon Murphy and Phil Murphy, who are also writing the screenplay for a Steve McQueen biopic for Sony Pictures Entertainment. (Oscar-nominated actor Jeremy Renner is attached to play McQueen in the movie.)
Jason Felts is one of the producers of the "Exile on Main Street" movie, which has not yet begun casting. At this point, it is too early to know if or when this movie will ever be made.
