Joan Jett and Cherie Currie aren’t the only female frontman to receive the big screen treatment this year (The Runaways), as Lodge Kerrigan has “secretly” filmed a story on Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick – the film is actually already in the can and filmed last May. It’s Kerrigan’s first film since the anxiety-filled 2004 film Keane, which starred bite-sized Abigail Breslin and Damian Lewis in his best work to date. Currently on Wild Bunch’s film slate, Kerrigan’s Rebecca H. was funded with French coin and the film stars Géraldine Pailhas (Ozon’s 5X2) as Slick.
It needs to be confirmed, but the story would probably take place in the psychedelic 60’s portion of Slick’s career and when the band was known as Jefferson Airplane. Formerly titled Return to the Dogs, Kerrigan will zone in a portion of Slick’s life where she had a relationship with a woman who becomes fascinated by the rock star. Slick went on record that she had a non-romantic rapport with Jim Morrison at the time. Pascal Greggory also stars in the film, while Blame It on Fidel!‘s Sylvie Pialat produced the pic. I’m curious to know if Kerrigan was able to grab music rights to the music – I imagine the Coens had to shell out for it.
Apparently, the project is part of a yearly mentorship type program: Olivier Assayas invited Betrand Bonello and Kerrigan to makes films in the French capital.
