Martin Scorsese is making a movie about The Grateful Dead, with Jonah Hill set to star as the iconic rock band’s frontman Jerry Garcia.<\/b>
\nMartin Scorsese is making a musical biopic about the Grateful Dead, with Jonah Hill set to star as the iconic rock band\u2019s frontman Jerry Garcia. The project reunites Scorsese and Hill, who worked together on \u201cThe Wolf of U85FC054344F4DCF7E3972F361F144C5.\u201d In addition to directing, Scorsese will serve as a producer alongside Hill. Though exact plot details haven\u2019t been announced, the still-untitled film is expected to chronicle the band\u2019s rise amid the \u201960s psychedelic counterculture movement. The Grateful Dead formed in the Bay area in 1965 and became one of the key symbols of the counterculture upon releasing a debut album in 1967 that was just as heavy on the members\u2019 love for roots music as the psychedelia of the period. Along with Garcia, founding members include Bob Weir, Ron McKernan, Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzmann. Leagues of \u201cDeadheads\u201d flocked to see the ultimate \u201cjam band\u201d over a period of decades until Garcia\u2019s death in 1995 brought an end to the band. His passing and their breakup did surprisingly little to diminish the Dead\u2019s enduring popularity: Garcia\u2019s songs continued to be played by the offshoot group Dead & Co., which just wrapped its latest tour with a sold-out three-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl. Hill shared the news, which was first reported by Deadline Hollywood, on Instagram, captioning his post with a prayer hands emoji. The movie is being developed at Apple, where Scorsese is currently working on his next film \u201cKillers of the Flower Moon,\u201d a Western crime drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons. Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who recently wrote \u201cAmerican Crime Story: Impeachment,\u201d have been hired to pen the screenplay. Surviving members of the Grateful Dead appear to have given the upcoming movie their blessing, with Weir, Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart on board as executive producers. Trixie Garcia, the daughter of Jerry Garcia, and the band\u2019s manager Bernie Cahill will also executive produce, along with Eric Eisner. Additional producers include Hill\u2019s partner Matt Dines through their company Strong Baby and Rick Yorn via LBI Entertainment. Though it is not currently known when the movie will start production, Scorsese is already well versed in the band\u2019s history. In 2017, he executive produced a six-part documentary series about the Grateful Dead titled \u201cLong Strange Trip.\u201d In the announcement of that project, Scorsese said the Grateful dead was \u201cmore than just a band.\u201d He effused, \u201cThey were their own planet, populated by millions of devoted fans.\u201d<\/p>\n