Billy Joel biopic set-back as claims the star is ‘not involved’ in production

The upcoming Billy Joel biopic Piano Man has not been approved by the subject himself

A representative for the iconic musician has confirmed that Joel “is not involved with” the in-the-works biopic from Michael Jai White’s Jaigantic Studios.

“No rights in music, name/likeness or life story will be granted,” the rep said in their statement.

The biopic “will follow Joel’s early years — from being discovered by Irwin Mazur, who managed the band The Hassles that Joel joined as a teenager, to his breakout performance in 1972 that captured the attention of Clive Davis.”

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According to the publication, Jaigantic had secured the “life rights” to Mazur, who was Joel’s music rep before his “Piano Man” breakthrough in the early 1970’s.

The publication further reported that Jaigantic secured “life rights” to Mazur, who served as Joel’s music rep in the early 1970s, right before his ‘Piano Man’ breakthrough.

Producers of the upcoming film spoke with MarkMeets and confirmed that the music needs for the film are “yet to be determined.”

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The anticipated director and writer of the screenplay, Adam Ripp, told Variety that Joel “has been a part of my life since my father signed him to his record label when I was 4 years old.”

“His music is ingrained in my DNA and it’s been a dream of mine as a filmmaker to explore and celebrate the untold story of how Billy Joel became the ‘Piano Man’,” Ripp added.

In recent news, Variety also confirmed that a biopic of iconic actress Audrey Hepburn starring Rooney Mara is in the works at Apple.

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Oscar-nominated Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino will helm the project, with Mara producing and The Giver co-writer Michael Mitnick penning the script.