When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n Credit: Alternative Tentacles<\/p>\n Bob Dylan, Elton John, Johnny Cash. Yeah, those musical biopics make sense. They’re all household names, and you’d expect mainstream artists to have movies made about their lives at one point or another.<\/p>\n In fact, I’m kind of shocked that we’re just getting a Bruce Springsteen movie<\/a>, which is in a string of upcoming musical biopics<\/a>. I mean, of all musicians, you’d think \u201cThe Boss\u201d would have had a major movie by now, but I digress. There are some musicians – like Michael Jackson – who are just destined for a biopic<\/a>.<\/p>\n And then, there are others who should have one, but likely never will, and here are just seven such examples.<\/p>\n Credit: Pyschopathic<\/p>\n When people say \u201crappers from Detroit,\u201d the first person who likely comes to people\u2019s minds is Eminem (especially whenever they hear \u201cLose Yourself\u201d<\/a> on the radio). However, if you’re a certain kind of rap fan, then your rappers of choice are probably the Insane Clown Posse.<\/p>\n I think a biopic of the group would be a good one. We could see Violent J\u2019s and Shaggy 2 Dope\u2019s inspiration for why they started putting on the makeup, and how they went from being the JJ Boyz to the Insane Clown Posse that millions of Juggalos love today.<\/p>\n We could also see their other ventures, like how they got into backyard wrestling, beefed with Eminem, and even got embroiled with the FBI. I mean, there\u2019s a lot to get into with ICP, and even though there was a good documentary called The United States of Insanity, I want an actual biopic.<\/p>\n They definitely deserve one, but I don\u2019t foresee one happening, because a lot of people know the group, but I don\u2019t know if the interest is there for a biopic. Oh, well. Pour some Faygo out for this one.<\/p>\n Credit: Alternative Tentacles<\/p>\n If you know who Wesley Willis is, then we can be friends. The late, Chicago-based musician is probably most known for singing about McDonald\u2019s<\/a>, or how he, and not Bane<\/a>, was the one who \u201cwupped Batman\u2019s ass.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n However, the story of Willis is actually a depressing one. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, he often described his mental illness as a \u201chellride\u201d <\/a>and would even make songs about it, detailing the profanity he would hear from the voices in his head.<\/p>\n So, obviously, this is a story that deserves to be told, kind of like the excellent Brian Wilson biopic, Love & Mercy<\/a>. The movie could get into his work with the punk band, The Wesley Willis Fiasco, his solo work, and how he dealt with his schizophrenia.<\/p>\n I think a Willis biopic would be something really special, but it probably won\u2019t happen since you likely just learned about who he is right this instant, and there isn\u2019t really an audience for a movie.<\/p>\n Credit: Stones Throw<\/p>\n When my favorite rapper, MF DOOM, died<\/a>, I was really upset. I even wrote about his best collaborations in TV and music<\/a>, of which there were quite a few. In every way, we lost DOOM way too soon.<\/p>\n That said, like Willis, there\u2019s a really depressing backstory here. A movie could cover when he first started in KMD as Zev Love X with his brother, Subroc. It could then show how Subroc\u2019s death changed him, as he disappeared for some years, and then returned wearing a mask.<\/p>\n I want that story. The great thing about DOOM was that when he was alive, he was always shrouded in mystery. It would be great to see a meditative movie that actually got into the man behind the mask, and what that person was like.<\/p>\n Out of all of the musicians on this list, I think this would be the most likely to happen, but I won\u2019t hold my breath. Even in death, he\u2019s still pretty obscure.<\/p>\n Credit: Metal Blade Records<\/p>\n If you know Gwar, then it\u2019s likely because you played the Beavis and Butt-Head video games in the \u201890s, as the objective of those games was to go to a Gwar concert. Either that, or you used to watch Headbangers Ball.<\/p>\n Well, like ICP, there\u2019s a great documentary about the band titled This is GWAR, but I don\u2019t want a documentary. I want a biopic! And, here\u2019s the thing. I actually wouldn\u2019t want one about the entire history of the band. I want one about them after Dave Brockie\u2019s death, as the band was never quite the same.<\/p>\n That said, the group has soldiered on. They\u2019ve shifted members, and created new characters to keep themselves relevant. In fact, I\u2019d love it if the biopic was unique, sort of like the \u201cWeird” Al Yankovic one, and that it really played up the members being interplanetary warriors, a.k.a., Scumdogs of the Universe, which is their gimmick.<\/p>\n Gwar is not KISS (which is getting a biopic), though, as they\u2019re nowhere near as popular. Oh, well.<\/p>\n Credit: Columbia Records<\/p>\n Another tragic story, Lil Peep died way too soon (only three months after the release of his debut studio album, Come Over When You\u2019re Sober, Pt. 1). However, like Juice WRLD, people are still talking about Lil Peep, so the legend lives on.<\/p>\n A biopic for Peep could be interesting because it could be about him, but also the rise of the SoundCloud rap scene in general. In that way, his biopic could be like The Social Network in that it perfectly encapsulates a specific time period.<\/p>\n That said, I would love to see how Peep got into the collective GothBoiClique, and how his career looked to be really taking off before his unfortunate demise.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a great documentary called Everybody\u2019s Everything, but like everybody on this list, I don\u2019t think he\u2019ll get the biopic treatment because again, he wasn\u2019t popular enough.<\/p>\n Credit: The Midnight Special<\/p>\n Now, wait a minute. Genesis? You mean the Phil Collins group from the \u201880s? Yes\u2026and no. Because while Genesis had most of their success in the \u201880s, that\u2019s not the Genesis biopic that I want.<\/p>\n No, I actually want to see when Peter Gabriel fronted the group, and then his departure from the band. I would love it if the focal point of the movie would be The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway album, which was Gabriel\u2019s last with them, and then A Trick of the Tail, in which Phil Collins took over.<\/p>\n Which is why I don\u2019t think this particular biopic would ever be made. It\u2019s just so specific. Also, similar to the Steely Dan biopic I desperately want<\/a>, I think getting all of the music together to make this movie work would be difficult since I\u2019d like to see some of Gabriel\u2019s solo work in there as well.<\/p>\n So, is a Genesis biopic possible? Yes. But, is the one that I want to see likely? Probably not.<\/p>\n Credit: BMG<\/p>\n Lastly, do you like ABBA? No? Well, you know how ABBA is huge, and they even had a musical based around their songs titled Mamma Mia!? Well, ABBA is to Sweden what Dschinghis Khan is to West Germany.<\/p>\n Sort of. Both participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, and while ABBA won first place in 1974, Dschinghis Khan got fourth in 1979.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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