Craig Brewer is in talks to direct MGM’s reboot of “The Idolmaker” with Justin Timberlake, Hawk Koch and Gene Kirkwood producing. The original film, released in 1980, starred Ray Sharkey as a ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. MGM’s The Idolmaker remake has a new director.

EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Gosling is set to star and direct a remake of the 1980 movie The Idolmaker for MGM. It would be the Oscar-nominated actor’s directorial debut. Idolmaker, directed by Taylor Hackford, ...

UNDERAPPRECIATED in its day, “The Idolmaker” is based on the life of Philadelphia manager Bob Marcucci, who entered the record business in 1955 as a songwriter. He founded Chancellor Records, where he ...

Here’s how fast things move in Hollywood. At Cannes, I got my confirmations and revealed that Ryan Gosling would direct and star in MGM‘s remake of The Idolmaker. Now, a couple weeks later, I get to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Released in 1980, The Idolmaker was Oscar nominee Taylor Hackford’s first film and earned Ray Sharkey a Golden Globe for Best ...

After diving into the world of rap in Hustle & Flow and following it up with the odd Black Snake Moan, director Craig Brewer is in talks to reunite with one of the co-stars from the latter Southern ...

Indie label owner Robert P. Marcucci, who discovered teen idols Frankie Avalon and Fabian and served as the model for the title character in 1980 film “The Idolmaker,” died of natural causes on March ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. Ryan Gosling is now set to star in and make his ...

Craig Brewer is in talks to direct MGM‘s reboot of “The Idolmaker” with Justin Timberlake, Hawk Koch and Gene Kirkwood producing. The original film, released in 1980, starred Ray Sharkey as a ...