In a stunning announcement, Deadline is reporting that Alloy Leisure and musical artist Rupert Holmes are partnering collectively to show his 1979 hit “Escape (The Piña Colada Tune)” right into a film.
What is going to The Piña Colada Tune film be about?
In line with Deadline’s report, the film’s premise is being stored principally underneath wraps as of now, however is described as a romantic comedy movie. The film is at present searching for writers and shall be produced by Alloy’s President and Chief Artistic Officer Leslie Morgenstein and EVP of Movie Elysa Koplovitz Dutton. Holmes may also function an govt producer on the film.
“Escape (The Piña Colada Tune)” was initially launched on Holmes’ 1979 studio album Companions in Crime. The tune rapidly rose in recognition and have become the ultimate number-one tune of the Seventies within the U.S. The tune, well-known for its refrain, tells the story of a person who’s bored together with his relationship and, whereas studying the paper, spots an advert a couple of girl looking for a person.
Since its launch, the tune has remained well-known for the previous 4 a long time, showing in numerous movies, tv reveals, and extra.
Holmes initially started his musical profession within the Nineteen Sixties and has launched 9 studio albums. The British-American artist additionally is thought for his musicals The Thriller of Edwin Drood, which gained two Tony Awards, in addition to Curtains. Holmes additionally developed a comedy-drama TV collection, Bear in mind WENN, for AMC in 1966, in addition to wrote the 2023 novel Homicide Your Employer: The McMasters Information to Murder.
(Supply: Deadline)
