EXCLUSIVE: In November 2023, we told you Most beautifulA development biopic prince in development at Crazy Legs Features, based on the successful memories of the New York Times of the first wife of the music icon, Mayte Garcia. And now the project has a writer in Melis Aker, we have learned.
Posted in 2017, Garcia’s memoirs offer an intimate portrait of her trip as a dancer, collaborator, friend and wife of Prince. The adaptation of Aker Centerra The voice of Garcia, illuminating a love story shaped by creativity, vulnerability and private sorrows behind the legend of the public.
Tom Cappello, Scott Thigpen and George Scarles produce for crazy legs, alongside Marie Halliday by Curious Witch Films. Gilbert Davison, former security director, director and president of Paisley Park, is newly aboard the project as an associate producer.
In a declaration on his hiring, Aker said to us: “I am beyond the honor of being entrusted to the history of Mayte and to collaborate with George, Marie, Gilbert and the whole team of the crazy legs. Her voice as an artist, dancer, friend and beloved of prince is bright and raw. Memory is a snownning with a joy, a loss and a self-manager, and I condemned myself to be a sorcin with the joy, the loss and the tenderness it deserves.
The CEO of Fou Cappello said to us: “Working alongside Melis and Mayte on this adaptation was an extraordinary experience. Mayte’s memories are both intimate and deep, and Melis has a unique gift to honor the truth of his voice while transforming it into a cinematographic history. Together, they were born on the screen.
Garcia added: “I am honored to have melis as a screenwriter for Most beautiful. From our first meeting, his dedication to each detail gave me the confidence that my story will be translated on the screen with care and integrity. »»
The playwright / scriptwriter, actor and musician from London and New York, Aker’s plays were developed and presented at Signature Theater Company in New York, Theater503, The Old Vic, Ars Nova and Playco and Williamstown Theater Festival. She received signature commissions, Atlantic Theater Company, and the Jolla Playhouse, and received the Jonathan Larson Grant from the American Theater Wing, appointed to Kilroy’s list, and recognized as a woman to watch by the Broadway Women’s Fund. His short game Remains and things has been recorded for Play With Carol Kane, where she was also co-star and composer.
Aker’s short film Baba in Graceland Was developed with the support of the Interdisciplinary Gubs of the Sundance Institute. His functionality scenario Bee Was accepted by Maison des Scénaires in Cannes, IFP and on the Berlinale script market. Development of an immersive game project with Sinan Eczacıbaşı by Curious Gremlin, it is represented by CAA and Curate.
Crazy Legs features is a division of Crazy Legs Productions, a creator of complete service content based in Atlanta, better known for his work on the series of reality like 1000 pound sisters And Cutler. More recently, they produced The Great Hall LillianAn HBO TV movie with Jessica Lange, Pierce Brosnan and Kathy Bates, which brought this last appointment Sag Award for her performance.
