Pete is perfect for this role and we’re excited he and Jason will be bringing this icon of rock to life and thrilled to be collaborating once again with our friends at Netflix. Pete Davidson is set to star as Joey Ramone in an upcoming Netflix biopic about the late Ramones legend, I Slept With Joey Ramone.The announcement comes on the 20th anniversary of Ramone’s April. I Slept With Joey Ramone will reteam the Saturday Night Live castmember with his Big Time Adolescence. Yesterday, on the 20th anniversary of Joey Ramones passing, Netflix and STXfilms announced Saturday Night Live actor/comedian Pete Davidson will portray. “ I Slept with Joey Ramone is a great rock anthem that will make an equally great rock biopic, set apart by a universal story of family. Pete Davidson is set to play Joey Ramone in a Netflix biopic about the famed punk rocker. Mickey Leigh not only collaborated with his big brother’s band – he has irreplaceable memories of and insights into Joey Ramone, having supported him when no one else would and witnessed him overcome adversity in the most dramatic way,” said Adam Fogelson, the chairman of STXfilms Motion Picture Group. The Saturday Night Live comedian will star in I Slept with Joey Ramone, a biopic recounting the life of The Ramones frontman, who established himself as an icon of the punk genre before his death from lymphoma in 2001. The film was announced yesterday, April 15, on the 20th anniversary of Joey Ramone’s death. “When you share a bed with someone – and not just a bed, but a childhood, a family, and a lifetime – you know that person better than anybody else. Pete Davidson is ready to rock as punk legend Joey Ramone. Pete is perfect for this role and we’re excited he and Jason will be bringing this icon of rock to life and thrilled to be collaborating once again with our friends at Netflix. I Slept With Joey Ramone will be out on Netflix as a partnership between the streaming service and STXfilms. The film is based on the 2009 memoir by Mickey Leigh, Ramone’s brother, and is being made in cooperation and support by the Joey Ramone Estate. Pete Davidson is set to star as Joey Ramone in a new biopic about the Ramones frontman’s life. Davidson, 27, also excitedly talked about portraying legendary Ramones leader Joey Ramone in an upcoming Netflix biopic he is also co-writing based on the memoir by Ramones’ brother, I Slept. Pete is perfect for this role and we’re excited he and Jason will be bringing this icon of rock to life and thrilled to be collaborating once again with our friends at Netflix.The king of Staten Island is turning into the king of punk. I Slept with Joey Ramone is a great rock anthem that will make an equally great rock biopic, set apart by a universal story of family. “Mickey Leigh not only collaborated with his big brother’s band – he has irreplaceable memories of and insights into Joey Ramone, having supported him when no one else would and witnessed him overcome adversity in the most dramatic way. “When you share a bed with someone – and not just a bed, but a childhood, a family, and a lifetime – you know that person better than anybody else,” STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson said. Having Ramone’s family onboard is important to STXfilms because it wants to tell an honest story about the Punk legend. The Estate of Joey Ramone and Rosegarten Films gave the film its blessing and is working in full cooperation with Netflix and STXfilms. The Netflix and STXFlims project is titled I Slept with Joey Ramone and is based on a 2009 book of the same name written by Ramone’s brother, Mickey Leigh. Jason Orley-who directed Davidson in Big Time Adolescence and Pete Davidson: Alive from New York-will direct the film.ĭavidson and Orley also wrote the film’s script and will serve as executive producers alongside Leigh, Rory Rosegarten, and David Spiegelman. Netflix just announced that Pete Davidson is playing Joey Ramone in a biopic, so heres a look at the real punk icon on his last tour. Pete Davidson will star as punk rock icon Joey Ramone in a biopic based on the memoir by Ramone’s brother, Mickey Leigh, titled I Slept With Joey Ramone. On Thursday, Deadline revealed that Pete Davidson has landed the lead role in Netflix’s biopic about Ramones frontman, Joey Ramone. Pete Davidson is gearing up to portray punk rock pioneer Joey Ramone in the upcoming biopic I Slept With Joey Ramone for Netflix and STXfilms.
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