Motley Crue Frustrated By Biopic

Motley Crue are back with a new album, a song that's a hit with gamers and an upcoming festival tour, but the bad-boy rockers are frustrated that a long-awaited movie about their lives is going nowhere.

The glam-metal veterans first announced in 2006 they had reached a deal with MTV Films/Paramount to start producing a biopic based on their best-selling autobiography "The Dirt," which was co-written with Neil Strauss.

But the band is now looking for new partners, bassist/lyricist Nikki Sixx told Reuters.

"We're trying to get them (MTV) out of the way to make this movie that should have been made a long time ago," he said.

"MTV has become bogged down in its own way. It's a channel that used to be hip and has now actually become unhip. We signed with them because we believed they were right, but they haven't come to the table," he said. "We need to find the right partner. They are not the right partner."

Paramount Pictures and MTV Films, both units of media conglomerate Viacom Inc, declined comment.

Read more at Reuters.

Comments

[itchy guitar]

good for them.

[duncang]

And my diamond shoes are too tight!

[godberry]

is it really necessary to make a movie on their lives?

[travd92]

i would watch it. but its pretty much been done before. its called, VH1's behind the music.

[guitaringnathan]

lol i guess they dont realize how unimportant they really are

[Johnny Trash]

guitaringnathan wrote:

lol i guess they dont realize how unimportant they really are

well they're more important than you. So what if you don't care? It'd be cool to see a movie from these guys...

[Hart_Attack]

hmm... well, duh. come'on motly every one in the world knew that MTV was a horrible place, might as well as gotten a sponsership from FUBU

[NSixx136]

why is everyone always bashing on the worlds greatest band?

[hardrocker64]

Make the $$$$ while you can. The Dirt was a good book.

[firsttoknow]

are you guys kidding? ive been waiting for that movie id watch it many times

[masterohumans]

NSixx136 wrote:

why is everyone always bashing on the worlds greatest band?

they are not the world greatest band thats just an opinion.

[GuitarUltimate?]

Knotism wrote:

nobody would wanna watch that movie ayway.

Well, compared to crue I guess I'm nobody... and so is everyone else here. I guess that's what you meant.

[Creep_C-1]

there'd be some good lookin chicks in it thats for sure

[xXa7Xx]

congratulations. we care.

[Glam-Hammer]

I wonder if we see every chick they all banged...that'd be a long movie

[tom-the-lawn]

masterohumans wrote:

NSixx136 wrote:

why is everyone always bashing on the worlds greatest band?


they are not the world greatest band thats just an opinion.

Obviously, almost all music is good it's just what kind you like

I'm not really a fan of this band but I like 'Saints of Los Angeles' (and yes I downloaded it for Rock Band). I would probably still watch the movie if the opportunity came up just because I like documentaries on music and bands, even if I don't like them the band that much.

[metallicaPOOS]

i dig the crue. but ****, they arent the worlds greatest band by far. looking forward to this movie whenever it comes out.

[Korzack]

masterohumans wrote:

NSixx136 wrote:

why is everyone always bashing on the worlds greatest band?

they are not the world greatest band thats just an opinion.

From a Metallica fan, that judgement is true, but probably just as biased as the original.
TBH, a film based on this band's history will be a hilarious watch - if a little uncomfortable at times (If the heroin diaries is anything to go by)

[wideheim]

Looking forward too this, the book was THE greatest autobiography i have ever read

[Millamyd]

this movie has the potential to be excellent if it's well written and they choose good actors.. or it could end up like Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story, which was entertaining but a giant ball of cheese

[jakehendrixman]

Well if someone can make a movie BASED on Kurt Cobain...I think there is room for the Crue. I'd watch it

[Quinj]

. . . A movie based on the Crue, i mean their good-ish, but a film? and lol and MTV used to be "hip" to me, its always been shit

[cados121]

masterohumans wrote:

NSixx136 wrote:

why is everyone always bashing on the worlds greatest band?

they are not the world greatest band thats just an opinion.

And what you just said is also an opinion, so why should we care what you say?

[slimwill]

Quinj wrote:

. . . A movie based on the Crue, i mean their good-ish, but a film? and lol and MTV used to be "hip" to me, its always been shit

always been the shit? yeah, i think im gonna go watch some music videos... oh wait , i cant, the O.C. is on... damnit, how bout MTV2? ahh sweet musical relief... wait, sucker free sunday? WTF? motley crue is great. if joy division get TWO MOVIES, i think crue should have one. the defined eighties hair metal.

[kennyvspenny]

duncang wrote:

And my diamond shoes are too tight!

nice Friends reference! but seriously, mtv has sucked hard for decades; this is a good decision

[korbhag]

There's already a movie based on hair-metal bands from the 80's... It's called Rock Star and I don't think any other band movie could ever top it.

[Tubyboulin]

Dirt + Heroin Diaries = Win

Crüe movie = Pure Amazingness

[scrambler_66]

MTV's always been shit? Nobody remembers Headbanger's Ball (the original)? Geez guys. If you don't care about a Motley Crue movie, don't watch it. I like the Crue, yet I still find it funny that this movie "should have been made a long time ago." Kinda airheaded if you ask me. But hey, do what you want. And by sucked hard for decades, lets see...it started in what? The mid 80's? Got bad around mid 90's? It's currently around the mid 00's? That equates to 1.3 decades, which does not round up to 2.0 decades. MTV has sucked for a decade. (Rock Star was also a cool movie.)

[hellfire21]

everyone should honeslty stop banging this band, they're not the best, and after "Shout At the Devil", the cd's became less and less good feautring one or 2 hits each, but these guys were some off the craziest guys ever to hit the music scene, and a movie on their lives would be interesting and probably good

[RikkiTikkiTavi]

korbhag wrote:

There's already a movie based on hair-metal bands from the 80's... It's called Rock Star and I don't think any other band movie could ever top it.

spinal tap?

i guess if crue got the money, they can do wat they want. they probaly dont care about ppl watching it, they just doing it for their own pleasure.

[3 days grace14]

i'd watch it but yeah it been done and will be done again so it might as well be one of the best doin it

checked.

[blasphemus666]

the heroin diaries was pretty good but i really couldnt care less about them as a band

[Dirtydeeds468]

LOL @ Motley Crue.

[guitaraddicted]

kill'em time to gather up my fellow moshers drag them accross the sunset strip

[King Herman III]

korbhag wrote:

There's already a movie based on hair-metal bands from the 80's... It's called Rock Star and I don't think any other band movie could ever top it.

Airheads was better, without a doubt. Spinal Tap was better too.

[TriKef]

BOYCOTT MTV ALREADY! They sucked ever since they don't show any real music and only ones with major artist. All artist should release their videos online or FUSE, unless FUSE gets bought out.

[Barack Obama]

motley crue... more like NOTley Crue

[Perpetual Burn]

^Funny, More like you have a politicians username. Trustworthy ****.

[M.A.L.]

I don't care what anyone else thinks, Motley Crue kicks ***.

[StoneColdCrazy]

Ummm, Spinal Tap is not about Hair Metal (stupid name), but nevermind. But let's not put facts ahead of a good forum post now, huh ???

[David_Bowie=GOD]

I hate their music, but at least they acknowledged that MTV is shit.

[LazySandman]

David_Bowie=GOD wrote:

I hate their music, but at least they acknowledged that MTV is shit.

yeah, gotta do something to get people to like it i suppose

[ericistheshiz10]

this movie should have been done a long time ago.

im a crue fan, but i have to admit, they're kind of old news...id probably still watch it, though

[Anno[fzk]]

cados121 wrote:

masterohumans wrote:

NSixx136 wrote:

why is everyone always bashing on the worlds greatest band?

they are not the world greatest band thats just an opinion.


And what you just said is also an opinion, so why should we care what you say?

Goddamn it! You just started the perpetual opinion cancellation paradox!
We's all gunna dye!!

This movie might ok. They should have never went with MTV in the first place. 99% of the movies they make or help produce are crap.

[Suav Nitebeest]

"My Paper on MTV" by Tommy, age 5

MTV used to be good, but now it is bad. We thought they would help us, but they did not help us. I learned my colors yesterday.

[partyboy49]

^ This is why i watch VH1 Classic...they even showed the video for Saints the other night...more like VH1 Kick***

[Emo_Guitars]

I wanna watch this already

[Tin_man]

MTV has become bogged down in its own way. It's a channel that used to be hip and has now actually become unhip.

Woah... hang on just a second... This can't possibly be true...

*checked*

[Ebatcountry]

They can can do whatever the hell they want, they still kick ass. The new Saints of Los Angeles album kicks ass. At least they din't name it Death Magnetic, even though I am a Metallica fan also.