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Jonah Hill, 37, is gearing up to take on the incredible role of Jerry Garcia from the Grateful Dead on the small screen and is already looking the part! The actor was photographed walking around the set of the upcoming biopic about the band, which is directed by Martin Scorsese, in West Hollywood, CA on Nov. 30, and looked a lot like the late singer with a bushy beard and long hair.

Jonah Hill gets ready to work on his upcoming biopic movie in West Hollywood, Calif., on Wednesday (December 1).

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most recently “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.” Granted, a Steven Spielberg musical is no sci-fi epic or Bond film, but it’s the kind of adult-skewing film that often performs well in the December corridor.The three-time Oscar-winning filmmaker has long hoped to make a musical, and he brings his masterful eye for shot composition and stage direction to vibrant life with “West Side Story,” uniting with longtime cinematographer Janusz Kaminski to offer their most colorful live-action film since 2002’s

Jonah Hill's been wanting to team up again with Martin Scorsese ever since The Wolf of Wall Street. Nearly a decade later, the duo’s found the perfect project.

Martin Scorsese is reportedly on board to direct a new Grateful Dead biopic for Apple TV+, starring Jonah Hill as band leader Jerry Garcia.According to Deadline, Scorsese will also produce the movie, alongside Hill and writers of the screenplay Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski – best known for writing ‘The People v OJ Simpson’.

Martin Scorsese just nabbed his leading man for a film centered on the life of Grateful Dead frontman, the late Jerry Garcia. Jonah Hill will star in "The Irishman" director’s untitled biopic and will also serve as a producer on the film through his Strong Baby production arm, Deadline reported on Thursday.

Apple TV+ with Hill, 37, starring as band leader Jerry Garcia, according to Deadline.Grateful Dead band members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann will executive produce along with Garcia’s daughter, Trixie. Due to the rock group’s heavy involvement, Apple will be able to use the band’s music in the film.The group’s origins go back to 1965 in San Francisco’s Bay Area.

Jonah Hill is taking on a legendary role.

Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia in a biopic about the band, directed by Martin Scorsese.As reported by Deadline, Scorsese will direct and produce the untitled biopic with Apple. Hill will also serve as a producer alongside producing partner Matt Dines.The script comes from Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who wrote the critically acclaimed American Crime Story: The People vs.

Apple signed a multi-year first-look TV and film deal with Martin Scorsese and his Sikelia Productions banner that will see the legendary director produce and direct for Apple TV+.Apple is already producing Scorsese’s next film, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which Paramount will distribute theatrically. Apple will stream the film on its platform following its theatrical release.Scorsese and Hill are repped by WME and LBI Entertainment.

We are still months away from seeing Martin Scorsese’s first collaboration with Apple, the upcoming drama, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” but it appears the filmmaker is already prepping his next film for the studio and he’s bringing Jonah Hill along to star.

EXCLUSIVE: After stepping up as a producer on his next film Killers of the Flower Moon, Apple has found its next Martin Scorsese project and its subject is a band the Oscar winner knows well. Sources tell Deadline, Scorsese is on board to direct and produce a new untitled biopic on the Grateful Dead with Jonah Hill on board to play the group’s frontman, Jerry Garcia. Hill will also produce the pic.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterMartin Scorsese is making a musical biopic about The Grateful Dead, with Jonah Hill set to star as the iconic rock band’s frontman Jerry Garcia.The project reunites Scorsese and Hill, who worked together on “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Scorsese will direct the still-untitled film and will serve as a producer alongside Hill.Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who recently wrote “American Crime Story: Impeachment,” are penning the screenplay.

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