Mark Ronson’s ‘Night People’ Memoir to Become Feature Film From Plan B (EXCLUSIVE)

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Plan B has optioned the rights to Mark Ronson‘s memoir “Night People: How to Be a DJ in ’90s New York City,” with plans to adapt the Oscar and Grammy winner’s coming-of-age story into a feature film.

Ronson’s memoir is an electric reminiscence of his early career before he produced hit records for Bruno Mars and Amy Winehouse, the Oscar-winning song “Shallow” with Lady Gaga for “A Star is Born” or crafted the score and soundtrack for the $1.4 billion blockbuster “Barbie.” The book, released by Grand Central, hit shelves on Tuesday and was immediately snapped up by Plan B, which is riding high on the recent success of global theatrical blockbusters like “F1” and “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” as well as the Netflix limited series “Adolescence,” which was a big winner during Sunday’s Primetime Emmys.

“It ate my life,” Ronson told Variety‘s Steven J. Horowitz ahead of the book’s release. [But] I had to write it for some reason.” (Indeed, writing “Night People” was a massive time commitment as there are some 245 songs named in the book that were key to his trajectory.)

“There were times along the way you put so much effort into something and you’re just like, ‘What is this for?’” Ronson explained. “I’ve turned down production gigs left and right and whatever else it is, but I am proud of it in the way that it’s as good as I could have made it with my whatever, my writing talents.”

Of course, Ronson made time for some other projects, including teaming up with Lorne Michaels for the Emmy-nominated “SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert” special, where he curated a one-night-only event of legendary musical guests.

Ronson is repped by CAA and Good World Management.

From Variety US

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