Mike Myers will star as The Who's drummer Keith Moon in an untitled feature being mobilized by Spitfire Pictures reports Variety.
'Who' frontman Roger Daltrey and Spitfire's Nigel Sinclair have worked on the Moon project on and off for about 10 years, but the film will now be put on a fast track and a director will be set shortly. Myers was previously attached but work on "Austin Powers in Goldmember" stalled the project which quietly went away until his current resurface.
Moon's penchant for destroying drum sets while bandmate Pete Townshend smashed his guitars helped to forge the Who's rebellious image. Moon was just as wild offstage, living large and trashing hotel rooms and cars. The lunacy nearly overshadowed an instinctive power drumming skill that fueled the Who. The hard living caught up to Moon, who died in 1978.
Thanks to 'KC'.
