Mike Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Keith Richards‘ best-selling autobiography ‘Life’ is about to be transformed into a biopic, according to the legendary Rolling Stones guitarist (and noted clean-living advocate) himself. Richards told The Telegraph at the GQ Awards earlier this week that the film is in the rudimentary stages. He is reportedly not in any sort of rush to get the film made, and it appears that there will be lots of wrangling over the rights and getting his bandmates to sign off on the project, since they are the source of much of the book. Richards is no stranger to the big screen, as the guitarist has appeared in the mega successful ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise, starring as Captain Teague, the rugged father of Johnny Depp’s iconic Jack Sparrow character. As for who will portray the legendary Rolling Stones guitarist? Perhaps ‘Pirates’ co-star and friend Johnny Depp? There’s a thought. Richards acknowledged the degree of difficulty in finding an actor (or actors) to portray him at various stages of his life if the filmmakers forego the prosthetics and heavy makeup route in order to age a younger thespian. “There are feelers out at the minute [but] I’m in no rush right at the moment. Also, how are they going to find me? The idea of a succession of Keith Richards coming down is horrifying,†he said. Oh Keith! Meanwhile, Keith’s bandmate Mick Jagger has just released the very Stones-sounding new single ‘I Can’t Take It No More‘ as part of his new band SuperHeavy. Copyright ® 2011 ultimateclassicrock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lissy Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 this would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 This has got to kick off a trend of rock star autobiographies. Keith Richards proves that it can be done even with a severely compromised memory, which might actually help since he can add colorful embellishments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Ahh, a few months too late. Jeff Conaway is dead (RIP). He was BORN to play the part. There's no one else who could pull off the role like he would. Not even Johnny Depp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 I bet Robert Downey Jr. could pull it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 ^Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lissy Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I think that it would be interesting to see how they pull it off. but i am excited to see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 RDJ could pull off any role. He is the best actor of a generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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