The Rolling Stones sign mega money deal for blockbuster biopic about the band as they follow in major rivals’ footsteps

THE Rolling Stones have agreed a mega-money deal for a film about the band. Insiders said singer Sir Mick Jagger, 83, and guitarists Keith Richards, 82, and Ronnie Wood, 79, signed a contract with 101 Studios last month. The Rolling Stones have signed a mega money deal for a blockbuster biopic about the band Credit: Redferns The story of Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood is coming to the big screen Credit: Getty The US company is behind TV shows including Landman, Yellowstone and Mayor of Kingstown. A source said: “The story of the Rolling Stones is coming to the big screen. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! “The band love what 101 Studios have done before and think they’re in safe hands. It’s early days but the deal is done. “No casting has started. How the film will look and feel, and the stories it will tell, is being organised now.” READ MORE ON ROLLING STONES It comes after a deal for four separate biopics about the Beatles. The films are being directed by Sir Sam Mendes. They will star Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Sir Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, and are due out in 2028. Sir Mick was asked this summer whether the Stones would consider agreeing to a biopic, and the frontman replied: “I have thought about it a lot.” He seemed to rule out being portrayed by someone like One Direction singer Harry Styles, 32, who could have been a prime candidate after he turned his hand to acting. Most read in Showbiz Mick said: “I want someone playing me at 20. I want them to be in their 20s, at least in their 20s. “So it would be a pretty unknown actor. It wouldn’t be a big star actor.” He added: “It would be someone just on the cusp of being famous that would play me and that would have that energy and a sort of innocence as well.” The Stones are still flying high in the charts — 63 years after their first hit. This summer the rockers landed their 15th No 1 album in Britain with Foreign Tongues. 1 comment1