Pete Davidson Will Play Joey Ramone In Netflix Biopic
Netflix announced Thursday that comedian and Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson will play Joey Ramone in the biopic I Slept with Joey Ramone. The film will tell the life story of Joey Ramone, frontman of The Ramones. The film is based on Ramone’s brother, Mickey Leigh‘s, memoir by the same title. Adam Fogelson, chairman of STXfilms Motion Picture Group, said in a statement Thursday that Davidson was “perfect” for the role and and Leigh’s memoir is “a great rock anthem that will make an equally great rock biopic.” “When you share a bed with someone – and not just a bed, but a childho...