Jon Favreau has become a big name in the directing field thanks to the Iron Man films (let’s just ignore Cowboys vs. Aliens), but he may go in a different direction soon, as Variety reports that he is being eyed as the top choice to direct the adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, Jersey Boys.
It doesn’t appear that an offer has been made to the filmmaker yet, but Favreau is currently at the top of the list, which is a surprise to many. Back in January John Logan (Hugo) was hired to write the screenplay adaptation, based on Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice’s musical, Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
The plot follows the meteoric rise of The Four Seasons. The pop group became an international sensation in the 1960s, with hit songs such as Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry and Walk Like a Man. There have been more that 2,500 performances of the musical since it opened on Broadway in 2005. It isn’t known when production may start on this big-screen musical or who might star.
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