Boyz II Men biopic forthcoming

The famed group Boyz II Men are developing a feature film biopic that will chronicle their 30- year career. The four-time Grammy winners had an array of hits in the 1990s that continued into the 21st century. These included “End of the Road,” “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday,” “On Bended Knee,” “One Sweet Day” and “Motownphilly.” The band has partnered with production and financing companies Compelling Pictures and Primary Wave to develop the film, with Boyz II Men’s Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris executive producing it. Compelling will also begin production on a long-form documentary project about the group’s dominance in the 1990s and 2000s and their continued current success. “We’ve been waiting to find the right partners who understand our story and are willing to tell it all,” Nathan Morris in a statement on behalf of the group. “Denis and Jeff at Compelling Pictures understood us day 1.” Producers, including Compelling Pictures’ Denis O’Sullivan (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) and Jeff Kalligheri (“I Wanna Dance With Somebody”) are also in early talks with writers and directors and are fast-tracking the film. Boyz II Men made their debut in 1991 with the chart-topping album “Cooleyhighharmony.” They have since...