Tony Scott Takes His Pants Off

Published on October 29, 2009 by Craig Sharp · View Comments

chippendales Crappy headline I know but cut me some slack – it’s 7am and I’ve not long got up!

Tony Scott has been attached to direct a biopic of Steve Banerjee – the founder of the Chippendales! The film will chart the man’s rise and fall as he is consumed by success and excess during the act’s height in the 80′s.

Tony Scott will also produce the film with David Permut’s Permut Presentations and Firoz Nadiadwala.

The script has been written by “Pay the Girl” and “Gangsta Bitches” scribe, Lisa Schrager. The script will be adapted from a manuscript written by Rodney Sheldon. Sounding a bit bland so far? Variety has more:

With a tone similar to the Scott-directed “True Romance,” pic will follow the improbable rise and fall of Banerjee, who went from pumping gas in Culver City to running a high-end nightclub that evolved into Chippendales. After hiring a New York choreographer to polish the all-male dance troupe, Banerjee became wildly rich, as well as unreasonably competitive and paranoid. Banerjee hired a hitman to murder the choreographer when negotiations went sour. After being arrested, Banerjee died in jail awaiting trial.

I’m no expert on the Chippendales, but the last thing I expected was for murder to become an factor in their story! For a film about guys taking their clothes off this actually has the potential for some damn good drama along the way…

No word yet on production or release dates, however I expect production will begin some time in the Spring.

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