Motley Crue biopic casts MGK

Colson Baker, better known as pop-rapper Machine Gun Kelly, has been cast in Netflix's new Motley Crue biopic. MGK is set to play drummer Tommy Lee in an adaptation of Motley Crue's 2001 memoir, “The Dirt”. The artiste confirmed the news Thursday on Twitter.

“I got the movie to hire my little bro as my drum teacher,” he tweeted. “Kept it in the family. i WILL learn the drums and finish the new album before we start filming.”

MGK has been carving out a side gig for himself as an actor, most recently in Cameron Crowe's “Roadies” and the techno-thriller “Nerve”.

“The Dirt” has been in development since 2006; Jeff Tremaine, who helmed the “Jackass” movies, is attached to direct a script from Rich Wilkes and Tom Kapinos, and members of the band are co-producing.

Source: Billboard