McG Directing KISS Biopic With Nick Jonas To Star

Remember McG? Yeah, that guy with a single-letter last name who somehow convinced Hollywood he was the next big thing by directing “Charlie’s Angels” like a two-hour music video on Red Bull. Well, he’s back, and for some reason directing a KISS biopic starring Nick Jonas.

Jonas is reportedly in final negotiations to take on the role of Paul Stanley, the flamboyant frontman of legendary rock band, in an upcoming biopic titled “Shout It Out Loud.”

With McG at the helm, and full financing from STX, the story will trace the band’s rise from 1970s New York, where they became iconic for their theatrical performances, outlandish makeup, and over-the-top stage shows featuring pyrotechnics, blood-spitting, and plenty of smoke.

Casting is still in progress for the role of Gene Simmons, the iconic KISS bassist born Chaim Witz. The film joins a growing wave of music biopics currently sweeping through Hollywood, as studios continue to mine the lives of legendary performers for big-screen drama.

With McG at the helm, expect fast cuts, slow-mo explosions, and enough lens flare to make J.J. Abrams blush. Nuance, or anything resembling subtlety will be thrown out the window.

I’m actually surprised that McG somehow found himself attached to such a big project — he nearly derailed ‘Terminator’ with the fourth instalment (‘Salvation’), and then drifted into Netflix obscurity, directing movies like “The Babysitter.”

And yet, somehow, in the age of IPs and reboots, McG remains a nostalgic relic: proof that if you make things loud and fast enough, someone, somewhere, might still take the bait.