{"id":2081608,"date":"2025-10-10T11:17:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T11:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2081608"},"modified":"2025-10-10T11:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T11:17:13","slug":"finn-wolfhard-is-writing-a-movie-about-one-of-my-favorite-80s-bands-and-it-could-be-the-perfect-post-stranger-things-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/finn-wolfhard-is-writing-a-movie-about-one-of-my-favorite-80s-bands-and-it-could-be-the-perfect-post-stranger-things-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Finn Wolfhard Is Writing A Movie About One Of My Favorite &#8217;80s Bands, And It Could Be The Perfect Post-Stranger Things Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With <em>Stranger Things<\/em> wrapping up its final season next month on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/2025-tv-premiere-date-schedule-upcoming-new-returning-shows\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2025 TV schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2025 TV schedule<\/a>, it\u2019s time for the cast to find their next opportunities. Finn Wolfhard is already hard at work on a biopic about The Replacements, the iconic \u201880s band known for their timeless songs like \u201cCan\u2019t Hardly Wait,\u201d \u201cI Will Dare,\u201d and my personal favorite \u201cWithin Your Reach,\u201d as well as their infamous backstage antics. It could be the perfect role for Wofhard, but will he star in it? Let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Paul Westerberg singing into a microphone\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/am_3rtnyd3U1.k2BJ0lsXw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/e80cd7f250f00aa7a79c431857b6aad9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: The Replacements<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">The Film Is Based On A Great Biography<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/finn-wolfhard-the-replacements-biopic-1236536173\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety<\/a>, Wolfhard is co-writing a script with his father, Eric, for a biopic about one of my favorite \u201880s bands, based on the excellent biography by Bob Mehr, <em>Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements<\/em>. That\u2019s right, it sounds like Wolfhard is staying in the decade that has meant so much to his early career as a co-star of the hit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/streaming-news\/2025-netflix-movie-tv-show-release-dates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Netflix show<\/a> that is set in the \u201880s, and dripping with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/wake-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-speaking-gen-181217044.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gen X nostalgia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Gen X nostalgia<\/a>. Why not focus on a band that many Gen Xers like me consider a standard-bearer for the era?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The book, which came out in 2016, is fantastic deep dive into a band that&#8217;s broadly defined as a \u201cpunk band,\u201d but anyone who loves The Replacements (or \u201cThe \u2018Mats,\u201d as fans often refer to them), knows that \u201cpunk\u201d doesn\u2019t do the band justice as their sound was so much more diverse than other punk bands of the era like H\u00fcsker D\u00fc and Minor Threat (two other bands I love from those days). The group was incredibly influential, but they also burned out quickly, brought down by drug use, alcoholism, and internal strife.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Finn Wolfhard stands shocked in a field in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/gdhStNZ6g4aDmNOTHL5ODQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/13fa5464f4fe5c825f9ff890f023a151\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Sony Pictures Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Wolfhard Would Be Perfect To Play Lead Singer Paul Westerberg<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The \u2018Mats were led by lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter Paul Westerberg. He is iconic for his songs, sure, but he was equally notorious in the \u201880s for his rowdy, alcohol-soaked stage antics. The whole band was always teetering on the edge of collapse, and eventually it all caught up to them, and they split up in 1991.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Westerberg quit drinking in 1990 and embarked on a successful solo career after The Replacements broke up, which included writing songs and the score for one of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/new\/Cameron-Crowe-5-Best-Movies-Ranked-71706.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cameron Crowe\u2019s best movies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cameron Crowe\u2019s best movies<\/a>, <em>Singles,<\/em> in 1992. The surviving members of The Replacements (original lead guitarist Bob Stinson died in 1995) have reunited a couple of times over the years, most recently from 2012-2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Look at any photo of Westerberg from those hell-raising years for the band and tell me Wolfhard wouldn\u2019t be <em>perfect<\/em> to play him in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/upcoming-music-biopics-coming-2024-230403551.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:upcoming music biopic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">upcoming music biopic<\/a>. Not only is Wolfhard about the same age as Westerberg was in those days, but the role would be an excellent way to transition into more \u201cadult\u201d roles for the actor known for playing a teenager on <em>Stranger Things, <\/em>which, by the way, you can catch up on with your <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/streaming\/articles\/netflix-subscription-plans-price-included-174717448.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Netflix subscription<\/a>, before the last season kicks off on November 26th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the latest report, there is no word on whether Wolfhard will star in the movie he\u2019s writing, but it seems too good to pass up playing the ostensible lead, and I hope he doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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