Air Supply Biopic ‘All Out Of Love’ In The Works From ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Scribe Stuart Beattie
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EXCLUSIVE: Pirates of the Caribbean and Collateral screenwriter Stuart Beattie is penning the biopic All Out of Love: The Air Supply Story about the 1980s soft rock band Air Supply.
Altit Media Group’s Dean Altit will produce, with Barry Seigel, Jesse Weiner, Johnny Hsu and Julia Xu serving as EPs.
Production is planned in Australia and the UK during Q4 this year in plan for a summer 2025 theatrical release to celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary.
Air Supply were the hit-meisters of many gold and platinum slow dance, and make-out songs during the 1980s such as “All Out of Love,” “The One That You Love” and “Making Love Out of Nothing at All.” The band found major success with seven Top 5 singles in a row, tying The Beatles’ consecutive run. Air Supply counts more than 100 million albums sold worldwide and played over 5,000 shows, with members Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock recording hits, touring the world, and selling out stadiums for the past five decades.
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All Out of Love: The Air Supply Story will follow the band’s founding members, Russell and Hitchcock, as they navigate the challenges of pursuing their musical dreams in a competitive industry.
Beattie said, “Growing up in Australia, I’ve been a true blue Air Supply fan for most of my life, so I’m thrilled to tell Graham and Russell’s incredible story and show why their music has connected with people all over the world for the last 50 years.”
Altit added, “Stuart is a master storyteller, as a huge fan of Air Supply himself, he is sure to captivate the hearts and minds of viewers around the world. We are all extremely happy to have him on our All Out of Love journey.”
Beattie is a BAFTA-nominated, billion-dollar-plus grossing screenwriter whose credits include the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, The Curse of the Black Pearl, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and Collateral. His script for Collateral, which turns 20 this year,earned two Oscar noms for Jamie Foxx as Best Supporting Actor and Best Editing. Beattie also wrote the screenplay for Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, as well as the series Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ and Faraway Downs on Hulu.
Altit recently wrapped production on Home Sweet Home Rebirth starring Michele Morrone and Urassaya Sperbund, adapted from the popular video game franchise Home Sweet Home. Other recent credits include Not Without Hope starring Zachary Levi and Josh Duhamel, The Misfits starring Pierce Brosnan, and The Good Neighbor starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
Beattie is represented by UTA, Entertainment 360, and attorney Joan Vento Hall.