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...
