A biopic about the late and legendary Motörhead frontman Lemmy is reportedly in the works. Lemmy, is set to be directed by Gregg Olliver, who helmed the 2010 documentary of the same name.
The film will explore the illustrious life of the legendary rocker— real name Ian Fraser Kilmister. Delving into his formative years growing up in Stoke on Trent, his career venture into rock as a roadie for Jimi Hendrix, and his time in esteemed psych-rock band Hawkwind before establishing Motörhead.
“We’ve been carefully developing this biopic since 2013, making sure to stay true to Lemmy, Motörhead band members Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee, and all the other folks that played important roles in Lemmy’s life,” Olliver shared via Deadline.
“Everything you’ve heard about Lemmy is probably true… not because he was embracing rock n’ roll clichés, but because he was creating them,” he added.
“Marlboro Reds and Jack Daniel’s for breakfast, speed for dinner – all true. But behind that steely-eyed façade of rock n’ roll was also a compelling, complicated and lion-hearted man who stayed the course and never gave up playing the music that made him happy.”
The script will reportedly be penned by Medeni Griffiths, with Greg Oliver providing additional writing. No casting details have been revealed as of yet, which allows plenty of time for you and your fellow Motörhead tragics to conjure up passionate feelings and hypothesis as to who will tackle the roll of the rock icon.
The final years of Motörhead icon Lemmy were plagued with illness, but that didn’t stop the rocker from sucking the marrow out of life. Lemmy kept rocking until his final days, performing Motörhead’s momentous final tour, unaware that his body was riddled with an aggressive form of cancer.
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In a recent interview with the CATtales podcast, Phil Campbell reflected on the final Motörhead tour, that lead up to the tragic passing of the rocker in December 2015.
“Towards the last couple of years, Lem wasn’t quite himself,” the guitarist mused. It was evident that ill health had affected Lemmy.
“He just wanted to carry on. You could see Lemmy aging a little bit more, ’cause he was a fair amount older than the rest of us. But he was doing fine — he was playing fine. We just carried on.”
Check out ‘Ace Of Spades’ by Motörhead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWB5JZRGl0U
