Bon Scott Biopic Lands Its Star

An upcoming biopic about former AC/DC singer Bon Scott has landed its star.

Lee Tiger Halley will play the famed frontman within the movie, tentatively titled The Child From Harvest Highway. The actor most just lately starred within the Netflix restricted collection Boy Swallows World. He’s additionally appeared in a number of TV collection in his native Australia together with Loopy Enjoyable Park and The Heights.

Stephen Belowsky will helm the biopic’s story. It’s a ardour challenge for the screenwriter who, like Halley and Scott, has referred to as the Australian metropolis of Fremantle dwelling.

”I used to be really impressed by [Scott’s] charismatic character, however what me most was his adolescence, not the caricature everyone knows on stage. The teenager who walked the streets of Fremantle,” Belowsky defined. “It is a love letter to Fremantle and Bon reimagined by way of the eyes of the writer.”

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In line with Halo Movies, the manufacturing firm behind the challenge, the biopic “guarantees to be a poignant portrayal of the person behind the legend.” The movie will cowl Scott’s “path from a cherished but troubled youth to a prodigious artist.”

The film remains to be in its early phases, with manufacturing slated for early 2025.

Who Was Bon Scott?

Scott was AC/DC’s second singer, changing Dave Evans in 1974. Often known as a powerhouse vocalist and performer, the band was taken to new heights with Scott as their frontman. Together with their Australia-only releases, the dynamic rocker sang on the band’s first seven albums. His final LP was 1979’s Freeway to Hell, the album that lastly broke AC/DC into the America market.

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Tragically, Scott died on Feb. 19, 1980, on the age of 33. The band determined to proceed forth with Brian Johnson as their new singer. The massively profitable album Again in Black would arrive 5 months after Scott’s demise.