Wham!’s former manager Simon Napier-Bell is in talks with movie producers about bringing their story to the big screen but thinks that George Michael will put a stop to it.
“There are several people sniffing round about a Wham! film but I’m not sure any of them will come off because they all require Wham! music in them and George controls that,” said Napier-Bell.
Simon Napier-Bell, the manager of Wham! in the mid 1980s who masterminded the historic Wham! trip to China, went on to direct “George Michael: Portrait of an Artist” (Amazon Ad) in 2023. The documentary includes interviews with Stevie Wonder, Sanandra Maitreya, Stephen Fry, Kenny Goss, Chris Cameron, Rufus Wainwright, Piers Morgan, and Jo Whiley.
More information is available at the official site for George Michael: Portrait of an Artist.
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2 replies on “Wham! Movie?”
Ok I have to comment. There have been a number of reports on this subject. If it is true that George will NOT give this project his approval, I wholeheartedly agree. While I still enjoy many of the Wham songs, George has spent over 20 years writing and producing music that is unmatched in its variety and quality. I see no reason to focus a movie on the Wham period of his career.
I think a movie about “Wham!” would be awsome, a movie about two young boys making it big in UK and the world.
I would certainly enjoy such a movie.
I envy the actor who will play George, great roll to play with a good challenge and large shoes to fill.
But I don’t understand, did George actually veto the idea, or is it all speculations?
I suggest they ask George before turning him into such a tyrant 😛
If I were George I would cooperate with such an idea 😀