Craig Brewer to Direct ‘The Idolmaker’ for Justin Timberlake, MGM (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety
Craig Brewer is in talks to direct MGM’s reboot of “The Idolmaker” with Justin Timberlake, Hawk Koch and Gene Kirkwood producing.
The original film, released in 1980, starred Ray Sharkey as a mercenary music promoter who takes on two boys with the intent of turning them into teen idols. The story was based on the life of the life of rock promoter and manager Bob Marcucci.
Marucci served as a technical advisor and Taylor Hackford directed “The Idolmaker.”
Brewer’s credits include “Hustle and Flow,” “Black Snake Moan” and 2011′s reboot of “Footloose.”