Music biography Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll is headed to the big screen as Paramount Pictures has acquired the book by Peter Guralnick with Leonardo DiCaprio set to star.
Peter Guralnick
Follows Sam Phillips, the pioneering music producer who from the tiny Memphis-based Sun Studio that helped make stars of artists including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Ike Turner.
Logline: Story follows the life and times of African-American singer/songerwriter, Sam Cooke, commonly known as the King of Soul for being one of the pioneers and founders of soul music.
