From Planet Rock.
Following the recent, high-profile Queen and Mötley Crüe biopics, Bohemian Rhapsody and The Dirt, a movie about The Sex Pistols is set to hit the big screen.
It’s been reported the UK firm Starlight Films has been working on the embryonic stages of movie for the past 18 months and casting will begin soon.
The as-yet-untitled film will apparently actually focus on the band’s late manager Malcolm McLaren, who died in 2010, and how he helped instigate the UK punk movement alongside his girlfriend, fashion designer Vivienne Westwood.
McClaren and Westwood supplied punk fashions from their Chelsea boutique shop SEX and, under McClaren’s management, the Sex Pistols swiftly became a cultural phenomenon.
Although McClaren and Westwood will form the crux of the film, it will also chronicle the Sex Pistol’s rapid rise and fall over just two-a-half-years from 1975 to 1978.
In an interview with The Daily Star, filmmaker Ayesha Plunkett said of the Sex Pistols film: “We were impressed by the box office takings for Bohemian Rhapsody. It only goes to show the public has an appetite for these films.”
Film critic Brian Viner commented: “A Sex Pistols biopic, by definition, won’t have the same broad commercial appeal as Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman, not to mention the new Danny Boyle film Yesterday, inspired by the music of The Beatles.
“But everything depends on how good it is. Whether you loved or hated the Sex Pistols, or were pretty indifferent to them as I was, they certainly represented a moment in history.
“If the film really captures the social and cultural significance of the punk movement, with humour and a lightness of touch, then it could tap into the powerful nostalgia market.”
Late Sex Pistols star Sid Vicious was previously played by Gary Oldman in the 1986 biopic ‘Sid and Nancy’.
Explore eil.com… the world’s best online store for rare, collectable and out of print Vinyl Records, CDs & Music memorabilia since 1987.
- Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks - 30th Anniversary - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £100.00, $122.00, €118.00 (New Item) (arrived 15-Jan-2025 18:00)
SEX PISTOLS Never Mind The Bollocks (Sealed 2007 UK Strictly Limited 30th Anniversary Edition 11-track LP pressed on 180gram Vinyl featuring an exact replica of the original October 1977 release, complete with poster insert & 'Submission' single-sided vinyl 7". This format came about when the original vinyl album was released a week earlier than planned due to French imports & 'Submission' was missed off. The band rightly insisted that the track be included, so the first 50,000 copies were issued like this without any mention on the rear of the picture sleeve. Factory sealed from new in the hype stickered shrinkwrap, the vinyl is Mint & unplayed) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK - EA - EX - French - 7" vinyl - £20.00, $24.40, €23.60 (New Item) (arrived 18-Dec-2024 16:18)
SEX PISTOLS Anarchy In The UK (1977 French wide centred 7" vinyl single, also including I Wanna Be Me, picture sleeve which has EA printed price code and BA sticker on the back. The sleeve has the date '15.8.77' handwritten on the back openingedge, whilst the vinyl shows just a little cosmetic mottling)
- Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks - Punk Art sleeve - UK - 7" vinyl - £75.00, $91.50, €88.50 (New Item) (arrived 28-May-2024 11:15)
SEX PISTOLS Never Mind The Bollocks - Punk Art sleeve (2024 UK limited edition vinyl 7" from London artist & musician MAL-ONE featuring his 'Punk Rock Clothes For Heroes' track in an exclusive Sex Pistols decollage picture sleeve, using the original classic album artwork imagary of the band from MAL-ONE's own personal punk collection. The Giclee printed spined cover on 315gsm Heritage paper is one of a collection of original punk albums reworked into an exclusive limited edition ofjust 20 hand-numbered copies per release (the lowest number in stock at the time of order will be sent), each signed and authenticated by the artist MAL-ONE and blind stamped with his Punk Art safety pin motif MAL-ONE-011)
- Sex Pistols - It's All Punk Rock + 7" - Limited Edition SEX PISTOLS sleeve - UK - vinyl LP - £95.00, $115.90, €112.10 (New Item) (arrived 03-Jul-2024 09:47)
SEX PISTOLS It's All Punk Rock - SEX PISTOLS sleeve (2021 UK limited edition 16-track vinyl LP + bonus 7" of 'It's All Punk Rock' (Full Version). The debut album from the London based musician & artist MAL-ONE known for his Punk Art sleeve designs and artwork, this is in an exclusive limited edition Sex Pistols sleeve of 20 hand-numbered copies only (the lowest number in stock at the time of order will be sent) and also includes a full colour poster,20-page lyric booklet and a signed and stamped Sex Pistols Punk Art print! All shrink sealed from new in its hype stickered picture sleeve, this is the first Punk Art concept album! MAL-ONELP001)
- Sex Pistols - Something Else - Punk Art Sleeve - UK - 7" vinyl - £75.00, $91.50, €88.50 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jul-2024 10:41)
SEX PISTOLS Something Else - Punk Art Sleeve (2020 UK limited edition vinyl 7" from London artist & musician MAL-ONE featuring his '430 Kings Road' track in an exclusive Sex Pistols decollage picture sleeve using original classic artwork images and ephemera of the artist. The Giclee printed spined cover on 315gsm Heritage paper is one of a collection of original punk 45 releases reworked into an exclusive limited edition of just 20 hand-numbered copies per release (the lowest number in stock at the time of order will be sent), each signed and authenticated by the artist MAL-ONE and franked with his Punk Art safety pin motif. The Second Series of 14 x Punk Art 7" sleeves designed from using the artists own personal punk collection and mixing the 7” single and iconic images from the punk rock era into a modern art form)
- Sex Pistols - Punk Rock Pictures On My Wall + Art Print - RSD 2023 - UK - 12" vinyl - £14.99, $18.29, €17.69 (New Item) (arrived 31-Oct-2024 14:38)
SEX PISTOLS Punk Rock Pictures On My Wall + Art Print (Record Store Day 2023 UK limited edition sealed 5-track vinyl 12" single from the London based artist & musician MAL-ONE. This release comes in no lessthan 10 different punk rock themed 'bedroom' picture sleeves, each one showing off his vast collection of vinyl, posters and general ephemera for the artist in question. Limited to just 100 copies for each artist, with a full colour 11"x11" giclee art print, blind-stamped and hand-signed by MAL-ONE. Buy your favourite band or collect the full set!)
- Sex Pistols - Punk Rock Pictures On My Wall + Art Print - RSD 2023 - UK - 12" vinyl - £14.99, $18.29, €17.69 (New Item) (arrived 31-Oct-2024 18:00)
SEX PISTOLS Punk Rock Pictures On My Wall + Art Print (Record Store Day 2023 UK limited edition sealed 5-track vinyl 12" single from the London based artist & musician MAL-ONE. This release comes in no lessthan 10 different punk rock themed 'bedroom' picture sleeves, each one showing off his vast collection of vinyl, posters and general ephemera for the artist in question. Limited to just 100 copies for each artist, with a full colour 11"x11" giclee art print, blind-stamped and hand-signed by MAL-ONE. Buy your favourite band or collect the full set!)
- Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks - 180 Gram - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £29.99, $36.59, €35.39 (New Item) (arrived 12-Dec-2024 09:42)
SEX PISTOLS Never Mind The Bollocks (UK/EU 12-track black vinyl LP edition of their classic album, first released in 1977. Pressed on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl, including the 'bonus' track Submission which is unredited on the sleeve. Picture sleeve replicating the original infamous & iconic artwork, brand new & factory sealed) #Top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
- Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks - 180 Gram - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £29.99, $36.59, €35.39 (New Item) (arrived 12-Dec-2024 18:00)
SEX PISTOLS Never Mind The Bollocks (UK/EU 12-track black vinyl LP edition of their classic album, first released in 1977. Pressed on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl, including the 'bonus' track Submission which is unredited on the sleeve. Picture sleeve replicating the original infamous & iconic artwork, brand new & factory sealed) #Top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
- Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK - EA - EX - French - 7" vinyl - £20.00, $24.40, €23.60 (New Item) (arrived 18-Dec-2024 18:00)
SEX PISTOLS Anarchy In The UK (1977 French wide centred 7" vinyl single, also including I Wanna Be Me, picture sleeve which has EA printed price code and BA sticker on the back. The sleeve has the date '15.8.77' handwritten on the back openingedge, whilst the vinyl shows just a little cosmetic mottling)
Be the first to comment