Leonine Studios has revealed the first-look photos for its Milli Vanilli biopic “Girl You Know It’s True” which has kicked off production.
Newcomers Tijan Njie and Elan Ben Ali are set to portray the respective lead roles of Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, starring alongside “Army of the Dead” scene-stealer Matthias Schweighöfer as German music producer Frank Farian.
The film is centered around the true story of the notorious scandal involving dancers Robert Pilatus’ and Fabrice Morvan’s rise to fame in the late 1980s as pop sensation Milli Vanilli.
Orchestrated by music producer Frank Farian, they became global stars with three No. 1 hits in the US. But only a small circle of insiders know that the duo is not singing but lip-syncing to the voices of two other artists.
At the height of their fame, Milli Vanilli win the Grammy Award, but the situation behind the scenes escalates, and the pressure on Rob and Fab grows.
When the truth is revealed, they stare into the abyss while the world witnesses one of the biggest scandals in music history.
Principal photography is taking place in Munich, Berlin, Capetown and Los Angeles and is expected to wrap in December. The project will be shot almost entirely in English.
Leonine Studios and Wiedemann & Berg Film are behind the project which also stars Graham Rogers as Milli Vanilli’s U.S. assistant Todd, and Bella Dayne as Farian’s right-hand woman Milli.
Simon Verhoeven is directing the pic, with Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann producing.
Source: Leonine Studios
