You may need to return to a sure period to know the story of Nineteen Eighties pop duo Milli Vanilli. Now, a brand new trailer for the biopic The Lady You Know This Was True has been launched, and effectively, you have seen it.
Tijan Njie and Elan Ben Ali have been newcomers to Hollywood, however they remodeled like nobody’s enterprise into Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan’s character.
For those who recall, Milli Vanilli had successful report and so they captured followers with their appears to be like, fashion, and exquisite vocals… however for those who keep in mind, they have been uncovered as phonies. Get it, Milli Vanilli is lip-syncing to tracks sung by different artists. oops. It was an enormous deal on the time.
This practically ended their careers and sadly led to private tragedies afterward.
Okay, now it is the actor’s flip to play the tragic character.
Tijan Njie from Germany and Elan Ben Ali from France have been chosen after a year-long casting course of spanning 5 international locations. Rattling it!
However in order for you authenticity, pun supposed, the movie additionally stars Matthias Schweighöfer as Frank Farian, the German music producer who additionally stars as Milli Vanilli the mastermind behind.
Simon Verhoeven has been hooked up to direct and write the movie.
Check out the official synopsis:
The movie follows dancers Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, who rose to fame as pop star Milli Vanilli within the late Nineteen Eighties. The true story of the scandal unfolds. Fastidiously orchestrated by music producer Frank Farian, they turned world superstars with three US primary singles. However solely a handful of insiders knew that the duo wasn’t singing, however lip-syncing to the voices of two different artists. Milli Vanilli is on the top of her fame and profitable Grammys, however issues are escalating behind the scenes and the stress is mounting on Rob and Fab. They stared into the abyss as the reality was revealed, and the world witnessed one of many largest scandals in music historical past.
Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann function producers, with Kristen Winkler overseeing manufacturing.
300 Leisure CEO and former member of American hip-hop group Numarx, Kevin Liles, who initially wrote Milli Vanilli’s hit track “Lady You Know It is True,” serves as govt producer. Wow, I had no thought when Mr. Lyles entered their ecosystem.
Brad Howell is likely one of the true frontmen of Milli Vanilli and likewise has a relationship with Jasmin Davis, the daughter of the late John Davis ) collectively to create one other actual voice for the band. Co-producers embrace Carmen Pilatus, sister of the late Rob Pilatus, former assistant Todd Headlee and somebody near Farian Collaborating with Ingrid “Milli” Segieth.
Here is the trailer, tell us for those who prefer it:
