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Steve Conrad will write and direct the second John
Belushi biopic – Wired
, starring The
Shield‘s Michael Chiklis being
the first one in 1989 – this time with Emile Hirsch becoming
the Saturday Night Live comedian and Blues
Brothers showman. Known for his
intense dramatic roles – Into
the Wild, Milk – Hirsch also has comedic skills up his sleeves
as we’ve witnessed early in his career wooing Jack Bauer’s daughter, Elisha
Cuthbert, in The
Girl Next Door.
, starring The
Shield‘s Michael Chiklis being
the first one in 1989 – this time with Emile Hirsch becoming
the Saturday Night Live comedian and Blues
Brothers showman. Known for his
intense dramatic roles – Into
the Wild, Milk – Hirsch also has comedic skills up his sleeves
as we’ve witnessed early in his career wooing Jack Bauer’s daughter, Elisha
Cuthbert, in The
Girl Next Door.
Writer and director, Conrad also knows how to juggle both
comedy and drama in the same film. He proved it with The
Weather Man and more recently with The Secret Life
of Walter Mitty.
and more recently with The Secret Life
of Walter Mitty.
This untitled Belushi biopic is based on the book by the
comedian’s widow Judith Belushi Pisano whilst Belushi’s friend and Blue
Brother Dan Aykroyd will be the movie’s executive producer so it
certainly looks like we can expect the movie to deliver a close and personal
take on Belushi’s life. So early in pre-production, it’s hard to know what
Conrad will focus on. Will he explore the dark side of Belushi’s fame or will
he emphasize the comedy genius? One thing is sure, whatever direction Conrad
takes – probably a mix of both comedy and drama as he’s used to do so –
we believe this part will fit Hirsch like a glove.
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