Bertold Brecht and Kurt Weill’s famous musical The Threepenny Opera has influenced countless musicians and artists over the years, including Bob Dylan, who discusses it at length in his memoir Chronicles: Volume One, so it makes sense that the 1928 masterpiece is now being turned into a motion-capture movie with Gollum/Ian Dury actor Andy Serkis to star and Nick Cave to helm the score/soundtrack.
“It’s nice to announce it in its hometown,” Serkis said after revealing the project in Berlin while promoting his new film Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, reports Screen Daily.
The above details are all that is known about this exciting project as of now, but in the meantime, check out Cave’s cover of the most famous Threepenny song, “Mack The Knife,” on the September Songs soundtrack here.