I've been doing a lot of double-takes lately, given that the artsy director of the British drama Hunger is named Steve McQueen, and bears no relation whatsoever to the action star legend. But now the original McQueen seems ready to get his due as well. Producers Michael Cerenzie and Christine Peters are planning a biopic about the actor, and it'll likely land at Paramount for production.
Variety says the movie will mainly follow McQueen's Hollywood career, which includes three troubled marriages, a lot of fast cars, and a lot of drugs. The movie will be based on Marshall Terrill's biography of the star, Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel.
McQueen isn't a name you hear much these days, but I imagine there are plenty of old fans who will be thrilled about this, and new ones to be made with a biopic done right. Yeah, yeah, the old true Hollywood story thing about sex and drugs may be a little tired, but come on, it's Steve McQueen! There's always room for Bullitt.
