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Greg Berlanti tapped to direct Rock Hudson biopic
The film is based on the memoir by Mark Griffin
Rock Hudson (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
Greg Berlanti has signed on to direct a film biopic about actor Rock Hudson.
Deadline reports the story will be based on the memoir “All That Heaven Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson” by Mark Griffin. It tells the story of Hudson’s struggles as a closeted actor and Hollywood heartthrob of romantic comedies for Universal during the ’50s and ’60s. . He died from AIDS-related complications in 1985 at the age of 59.
Sarah Schechter and Sherry Marsh are on board as producers. The project is still searching for a writer.
Berlanti is best known for his work on “Love, Simon,” “Riverdale” and the “Arrowverse.”
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