John Fogerty is next in line for a biopic.
While attending the 55th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday night in New York City, Fogerty spoke with The Hollywood Reporter, exclusively sharing an update on the project.
“I’m really excited about it. That’s such an honor, to get a movie made about you,” he said. “I’m thrilled and happy that this is finally going to come out. I think they’re working on it. That’s about all I can say.”
Music biopics have long been popular in Hollywood, but the genre has surged over the past decade. Audiences have seen some of music’s biggest figures portrayed onscreen, including Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, Austin Butler as Elvis Presley in Elvis, Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in Respect, Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown and most recently, Jaafar Jackson as his uncle Michael Jackson in Michael.
When asked who he’d want to play him in a film about the “Centerfield” singer’s life, Fogerty quipped, “I don’t even know,” before adding, “I used to joke, ‘Oh, Brad Pitt!’
