Spinning Gold
Spinning Gold is an upcoming biographical film written and directed by Timothy Scott Bogart. It is based on the life of his father, Neil Bogart. Premise. Depicts the career and life of record producer Neil Bogart, who was credited with discovering many iconic musical acts such as Donna Summer, Kiss, Village People; and signing and pushing acts including Gladys Knight and the Pips and the Isley Brothers to greater heights. Production. The project was originally announced in September 2011, with Timothy Scott Bogart writing and directing the feature about his late father. Justin Timberlake was cast as Bogart . In October 2013, Spike Lee was in talks to direct the film. In January 2014, the film was delayed due to the Envision Entertainment scandal. In June 2019, Deadline reported that Timothy Bogart would direct the film, with Jeremy Jordan now cast as Bogart, and Samuel L. Jackson, Kenan Thompson, Jason Isaacs and Jason Derulo amongst the extensive cast. Richard Dreyfuss and Sebastian Maniscalco were added to the cast in August. In June 2021, new cast members were announced, including Wiz Khalifa replacing Jackson and newcomer Casey Likes playing Gene Simmons. Filming. Filming was previously set to begin on July  16, 2019 in Montreal. As of June 17, 2021, filming had begun in New Jersey, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.