Guns N' Roses are to be the subject of a new feature film that will dramatize the early days of the band.
Marc Canter, who wrote authorized biography "Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and the Making of 'Appetite for Destruction,'" has told MyGNRForum (via Classic Rock) that his book will be adapted into a motion picture. The author promises that there are a few A-listers attached to the project, which has been in pre-production for around four months.
Canter, who owns early GN'R hangout Canter's Deli in Los Angeles, claims that he has "a big say-so on the script" and that he will make sure everyone in the cast is "doing justice to the band."
He also promised that his first hand encounters with Guns N' Roses will make for an accurate portrayal of the band and that the film will in no way "be a cheesy movie like 'Rock Star'" (the 2000 film very loosely based on the story of one-time Judas Priest singer "Ripper" Owens).
While Canter notes that he doesn't have the support of Axl Rose for the project, he thinks that the singer will be happy "with the fact that [the film] will clear up some stories that have been said about him from those days that were told incompletely."
The idea of a Guns N' Roses film is tantalizing. However, it remains to be seen whether the project will make it past the pre-production stage. Rock biopics tend to be a minefield for producers, especially when dealing with issues such as clearing music (you only need to look at the problems that the producers of recent Hendrix biopic "All Is by My Side" had with using the late guitarist's original material) and if Axl Rose does end up opposing the project, that may put a spanner in the works for Canter and co.
What do you think? Would you pay to see a Guns N' Roses movie? Could a rock biopic tarnish the band's legacy? Let us know in the comments.
Subject: Guns N' Roses Biopic Film Is in the Works 
