It began life in a college dorm room (well, technically it was 2,700 years ago, but we’ll get to that later), gained a multi-million army on TikTok, and earned a real-world record deal.
Now Hollywood is calling.
Epic, the musical telling of Homer’s The Odyssey, is getting the movie treatment thanks to Jerry Bruckheimer.
Bruckheimer, the mega-producer behind the Top Gun and The Pirates of the Caribbean movies, has partnered with Jorge Rivera-Herrans, the creator, composer, songwriter, producer, and performer behind the viral sensation, and Atlantic Music Group president Kevin Weaver to produce an animated musical adaptation of the epic, no pun intended, saga. Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films will also produce.
Related Stories
The project is in the nascent stages, and is to be taken out to studios and streamers for presentations by CAA, who represents Bruckheimer, possibly
...Keep reading this article on Hollywood Reporter.
