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| Michael Hutchence biopic planned | Michael Hutchence biopic planned |
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| Work is under way on a film about Australian rock star Michael Hutchence, who died 15 years ago this week. | Work is under way on a film about Australian rock star Michael Hutchence, who died 15 years ago this week. |
| "It's a big task," screenwriter Bobby Galinsky href="http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/11/22/3638801.htm" >told ABC radio in Australia. | |
| "I've been a writer for 35 years and this is something I've wanted to do for over a decade and everything has now come together," he said. | |
| The film will be based on the book Just A Man: The Real Michael Hutchence, by the singer's mother and sister. | |
| Galinsky intends the film to be a biopic in the style of Oscar-nominated movies Ray and Walk The Line, covering the entirety of Hutchence's life. | |
| "I want it to be what was behind the man, not just the guy you saw on stage, but who was Michael Hutchence?," Galinsky told the radio station. | |
| "What drove him, what were his demons, what were his loves - not the persona that people saw on stage for a couple of hours." | "What drove him, what were his demons, what were his loves - not the persona that people saw on stage for a couple of hours." |
| Casting | Casting |
| Hutchence became a global star as the frontman of INXS in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with hits such as Need You Tonight and Devil Inside. | Hutchence became a global star as the frontman of INXS in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with hits such as Need You Tonight and Devil Inside. |
| Their breakthrough album Kick, released in 1987, sold more than 10 million copies. | Their breakthrough album Kick, released in 1987, sold more than 10 million copies. |
| Hutchence made headlines with a string of high profile relationships with stars such as Kylie Minogue and Paula Yates, with whom he had a daughter. | Hutchence made headlines with a string of high profile relationships with stars such as Kylie Minogue and Paula Yates, with whom he had a daughter. |
| He was found dead in a hotel room in Sydney on 22 November 1997. | He was found dead in a hotel room in Sydney on 22 November 1997. |
| A coroner found the 37-year-old performer had died from suffocation caused by hanging - he was understood to have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time. | A coroner found the 37-year-old performer had died from suffocation caused by hanging - he was understood to have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time. |
| The film is set to be titled Two Worlds Colliding, after lyrics from the INXS track Never Tear Us Apart. | The film is set to be titled Two Worlds Colliding, after lyrics from the INXS track Never Tear Us Apart. |
| No decision has been made regarding casting, but Galinsky said he had been "in conversation with couple of guys" including "an English gentleman [and] several Australians". | No decision has been made regarding casting, but Galinsky said he had been "in conversation with couple of guys" including "an English gentleman [and] several Australians". |
| "But I would hate to pick someone out at the moment," he added. | "But I would hate to pick someone out at the moment," he added. |
| INXS continued to tour after the death of Michael Hutchence, eventually replacing the lead singer with a frontman discovered on a reality TV show. | INXS continued to tour after the death of Michael Hutchence, eventually replacing the lead singer with a frontman discovered on a reality TV show. |
| They announced their retirement after 35 years earlier this month. | They announced their retirement after 35 years earlier this month. |