Universal Pictures just scored the rights to some classic songs by Prince and is in the works on a film inspired by some of his biggest hits.
It has not been revealed which songs are being used and it’s being stressed that this is not a Prince biopic but rather a story that will use his song to move the plot forward. This isn’t the only Prince-inspired project in the works. Selma helmer Ava DuVernay is set to direct a documentary about Prince for Netflix, while Elizabeth Banks is attached to star in and produce Queen For A Day, based on Chris Lee’s Daily Beast story “When Prince Made a Chambermaid His Queen for a Day.”
Atom Factory’s Troy Carter, the entertainment advisor of Prince’s estate will executive produce alongside Jody Gerson, Chairman, and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group, the exclusive worldwide publishing administrator for Prince’s catalog.
