Overview

• Nick Jonas will perform his own vocals as the band’s frontman after training to replicate Paul Stanley’s distinctive singing style.
• McG is directing the authorized biopic with full financing from STX and a screenplay by Darren Lemke based on an idea developed by the band and Universal Music Group.
• Casting for Gene Simmons is underway as producers seek an actor to capture the bassist’s fire-breathing stage persona.
• The story will chronicle KISS’s formative first four years in the 1970s before their arena-rock breakthrough.
• Sweden-based Pophouse, which owns global KISS brand rights, is co-producing alongside Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Doc McGhee and industry partners.