Lee will direct the as-yet-untitled film from a
screenplay he has co-written about the discovery and launch of
the erectile dysfunction drug. It is based on a 2018 article in
Esquire magazine called "All Rise," producers said on Tuesday.
Original songs and music will be written by the duo behind the
2008 Tony-award winning rock musical "Passing Strange," about a
Black artist's journey of self discovery.
The 63-year-old Brooklyn native said in a statement that he had
grown up hating musicals despite the efforts of his mother.
"Finally Going Into My 4th Decade As A Filmmaker I Will Be
Directing A DANCIN’, ALL SINGIN’ MUSICAL," he added.
Pfizer Inc's Viagra, first marketed in 1998, was originally
developed as a potential treatment for heart-related chest pain.
Lee won his first Oscar in 2019 for the screenplay of Ku Klux
Klan satire "BlacKkKlansman." His more than 50 movies and
documentaries include classics such as "Do the Right Thing,"
"Malcolm X" and this year's Vietnam War survivor drama "Da 5
Bloods."
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)
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