Jack O’Connell is in advanced negotiations to play Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder in AGC Studios’ “Twisting My Melon.” The project, which AGC will fully finance and co-produce, was announced at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.In addition to O’Connell, Jason Isaacs is in talks to play Derek Ryder, Shaun’s father.
Holliday Grainger (“Cinderella”) will likely play Shaun’s girlfriend and Maxine Peake (“The Theory of Everything”) will portray his much-put-upon mother.
The Happy Mondays were giants of the independent music scene in the U.K., combining elements of funk and psychedelia with hits such as “Hallelujah” and “Mad Cyril.”The project was originated and developed by Matt Greenhalgh and his production company Maine Road Films.
He co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Knott and William Ash and will direct and produce the film.
Greenhalgh has dramatized the rock world before, writing screenplays for the John Lennon
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