McQueen biopic gives Sgt. Presley a major promotion
Elvis biographer Marshall Terrill will make his big screen debut with a Steve McQueen biopic and hopes producers will give “The King” the royal treatment for his next screen adaptation. The Hollywood Reporter announced on April 28 that two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner ( The Hurt Locker and The Town ) has formed a production company, The Combine, and will play Steve McQueen in an upcoming biopic. “I'm absolutely thrilled because this has been 20 years in the making,” said Terrill, who has written three books on Presley. “Renner is perfect as McQueen and is probably the hottest star on the planet right now.” Writer-director James Gray , who wrote and directed We Own the Night and Two Lovers , is attached to write the McQueen screenplay, which will be based on the two books by Marshall Terrill : Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel (1993) and Steve McQueen: The Life and Legend of a Hollywood Icon (2010) . Video director Ivan Zacharias is attached to mak...