JON FAVREAU Confirms JERSEY BOYS Movie Plans!

 

Helmer Jon Favreau has confirmed that he is adapting the hit Broadway musical ‘Jersey Boys‘ for the big screen!

 

The ‘Iron Man‘ moviemaker is due to begin shooting the project, which tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, in early 2013 in New York and New Jersey.
 

In a post on his Twitter.com page, he confirms:

https://twitter.com/Jon_Favreau/status/233085848940322816

 

Producers are currently casting the four lead male performers to portray Valli and his bandmates Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, and Nick Massi.

The show debuted on Broadway in November 2005 and it went on win an array of prizes, including four Tony Awards and a Grammy, while the London production was named Best New Musical at the Laurence Olivier Awards in 2008.

 

Could this movie add an OSCAR to the slew of awards?