I’ve at all times needed to see a music biopic from a band that didn’t actually make it that massive and doesn’t finish the film with the band turning into world well-known. Give me the tragic story of a band that labored in obscurity after which imploded horribly earlier than anybody ever heard of them. Give me a biopic about Reagan Youth or Crimson Glory or G.L.O.S.S. or The Screamers, one thing utterly random and peculiar like that. Effectively, it appears to be like like there’s going to be a Scorpions biopic, which appears like my want was granted by a genie who’s not that good at his job. Scorpions have bought over 100 million information so that they’re hardly obscure, however they’re at the very least a band that the typical teenager in 2025 has by no means heard of.
In a latest interview with Brazilian Scorpions fansite Scorpions Brazil (that was transcribed by Blabbermouth), Scorpions frontman Klaus Meine gave an replace on the Scorpions biopic, Wind of Change, that’s being developed by ESX Leisure:
“Effectively, films [are] additionally one thing that takes a while till issues get rolling. And proper now we hope later this yr the biopic will probably be out everywhere in the world. They begin filming in a couple of months. Proper now [they are] engaged on the script and dealing on the actors, to search out the suitable characters who play the band. It’s not really easy to search out 5 Brad Pitts.”
He went on to clarify the band’s involvement with the movie, saying:
“Yeah, we take part within the script and after they go for the primary testing who can play Rudolf [Schenker, SCORPIONS guitarist], Matthias [SCORPIONS guitarist] and myself. So we keep in shut contact with our pal Ali Afshar, who’s the producer of this film. And he has an ideal group, and he has a giant coronary heart, and he loves the band and he’ll make a really particular biopic, as a result of he’s in it, along with this group, actually with coronary heart and soul. You may inform.”
As for a prediction of when the movie could be out, Meine mentioned:
“Sadly, it’s too early. They begin taking pictures round Could, after which I don’t know. Hopefully within the fall. It might be nice. However with these filmmaking points, you actually by no means know. There are 1,000,000 issues that may go nice or can go mistaken. So what do we all know? We’re a part of it and we help the group. However they’ve a transparent idea in regards to the film and the script is fairly cool as properly. But when there are issues to vary alongside the best way… We’re a part of it, however we stand watching with numerous pleasure. And hopefully will probably be as nice because the filmmakers suppose will probably be.”
So by the tip of the yr, prepare for the film that tells the epic true story of the largest band on the earth that no one actually cares about anymore.
