The forthcoming KISS biopic has discovered an surprising star, with Nick Jonas reportedly set to painting the band’s frontman, Paul Stanley.
Per a report from Deadline, Jonas is making ready to shut a deal which is able to see him taking up the position of KISS’ vocalist and rhythm guitarist in Shout It Out Loud. The position can even reportedly see Jonas doing his personal singing as he takes on cuts from the exhausting rock outfit’s celebrated again catalog.
The upcoming movie will likely be directed by McG, with a screenplay written by Darren Lemke set to enter manufacturing in the direction of the top of the yr. Deadline additionally studies that the highly-anticipated position of bassist Gene Simmons is but to be forged.
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Although Jonas could appear to be an intriguing alternative given his position as a member of the decidedly extra clean-cut and pop-rock centered Jonas Brothers, he’s been a continuing presence on this planet of stage and display screen for over 20 years.
Alongside stage credit which embody productions reminiscent of Hairspray, The Sound of Music, and Methods to Achieve Enterprise With out Actually Attempting, Jonas has additionally appeared in movies reminiscent of Goat, Halfway, and the current Jumanji franchise. He’s additionally slated to look alongside Paul Rudd within the forthcoming musical comedy Energy Ballad.
The KISS biopic has been within the works since 2021, with supervisor Doc McGhee revealing in early 2023 that it could initially arrive the next yr, with Shout It Out Loud reportedly set to concentrate on the group’s early interval.
“It’s a biopic concerning the first 4 years of KISS,” McGhee defined. “We’re simply beginning it now. We’ve already offered it, it’s already achieved, now we have a director, McG. That’s shifting alongside and that’ll are available ’24.”
KISS first shaped in New York Metropolis in 1973, with their self-titled debut arriving the next yr. Their exhausting rock stylings and theatrical stage presence made them one of the vital iconic bands of the period, with the group being inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame in 2014.
The veteran group would carry out their ultimate present in December 2023 following their prolonged Finish of The Highway tour, and are reportedly set to launch a digital avatar present in Las Vegas in 2027
