Screen Australia, the government’s key funding body for the film industry in that country, has approved financing aid for several new projects, including one about the late AC/DC frontman.
“Bon Scott” will be directed by Eddie Martin and produced by Lizzette Atkins, who worked together on another biopic, the feature-length documentary "Lionel," about a boxer. Stephen Cleary is script editing.
There remains a great deal of interest in Bon’s story, at least certainly in Australia, where musician/actor Nick Barker is currently playing the AC/DC legend in the Melbourne theatre production of "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be - The Story Of Bon Scott."
The play documents Bon’s story through his various bands - including the Spektors, the Valentines and Fraternity - before he went on to become the second singer for AC/DC.
Scott died on February 19, 1980 following a night of heavy drinking.
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