On Thursday, Leonine Studios unveiled the first two stills from Girl You Know It’s True, filmmaker Simon Verhoeven’s (Nightlife, Welcome to Germany) biopic on the scandalous eighties duo Milli Vanilli.
Both of the stars are essentially newcomers with French actor Elan Ben Ali (Goutte d’or) playing Fab Morvan.
German actor Tijan Njie (Alles was zählt) takes on the role of the late Rob Pilatus in the movie, which will be in production through December in Munich, Berlin, Capetown, and LA.
Blame it on the rain! On Thursday, Leonine Studios unveiled the first two stills from Girl You Know It’s True, filmmaker Simon Verhoeven’s (Nightlife, Welcome to Germany) biopic on the scandalous eighties duo Milli Vanilli
Army of Thieves star Matthias Schweighöfer portrays German record producer Frank Farian – who came up with the idea of having Milli Vanilli lip-synch vocals by Charles Shaw, Brad Howell, and the late John Davis.
Davis’ daughter Jasmin and Howell are serving as associate producers on Girl You Know It’s True as well as Rob’s sister Carmen, Milli Vanilli’s former assistant Todd Headlee, and Farian’s assistant Ingrid ‘Milli’ Segieth.
The fraud worked as Milli Vanilli became a global sensation scoring three No. 1 hits in the US and winning the best new artist Grammy before the Recording Academy revoked the trophy in 1990 when the truth was revealed by Farian.
Second film: Both of the stars are essentially newcomers with French actor Elan Ben Ali (Goutte d’or) playing Fab Morvan
Action! German actor Tijan Njie (Alles was zählt) takes on the role of the late Rob Pilatus in the movie, which will be in production through December in Munich, Berlin, Capetown, and LA
Mastermind: Army of Thieves star Matthias Schweighöfer portrays German record producer Frank Farian – who came up with the idea of having Milli Vanilli lip-synch vocals by Charles Shaw, Brad Howell, and the late John Davis
After Arista Records dropped the act, Rob & Fab released their titular album, which only sold around 2K copies despite positive reviews.
Graham Rogers (Ray Donovan) will play Milli Vanilli’s American assistant Todd and Bella Dayne (Humans) will play Farian’s assistant Milli.
‘Girl You Know It’s True is captivating on so many levels,’ Verhoeven said in a statement.
In 1990 with Frank Farian: Davis’ (2-L) daughter Jasmin and Howell (R) are serving as associate producers on Girl You Know It’s True as well as Rob’s sister Carmen, Milli Vanilli’s former assistant Todd Headlee, and Farian’s assistant Ingrid ‘Milli’ Segieth
Rise and fall: The fraud worked as Milli Vanilli became a global sensation scoring three No. 1 hits in the US and winning the best new artist Grammy before the Recording Academy revoked the trophy in 1990 (pictured) when the truth was revealed by Farian
They tried! After Arista Records dropped the act, Rob & Fab released their titular album, which only sold around 2K copies despite positive reviews
‘It not only tells the spectacular rise of two underdogs making it to the zenith of showbiz within one summer, it also gives a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of that illusory world of fame and its sometimes tragic and unscrupulous machinations. Personally, I think Rob and Fab did not deserve to become the sole scapegoats of this scandal.’
On July 4, Fab (born Fabrice) revealed that Luke Korem’s untitled Milli Vanilli documentary ‘is in the making’ and, on August 23, he showcased his real singing voice in an Instagram video.
The French-born, German-raised 56-year-old is still grieving the loss of his German bandmate who died, age 32, in 1998 from an accidental alcohol and prescription drug overdose.
‘It’s going to be a major eye opener for the world’: On July 4, Fab revealed that Luke Korem’s untitled Milli Vanilli documentary ‘is in the making’ and, on August 23 (pictured), he showcased his real singing voice in an Instagram video