Blink-182 movie in the works
By: Amanda Markell
Last updated December 8th , 2009

An unauthorized film about pop punkers Blink-182 is in the works.

The film will be directed by California filmmaker Brandon Flores, who is working with a limited budget of $55,000. The movie is tentatively titled 'Blink' and will be based around the early days of the band. Set to begin shooting in April, Flores as inspired to make the film after the reunion tour this summer.

The film follows the adventures of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and original drummer Scott Raynor as they start a band (in DeLonge's garage), begin playing shows and slowly earn a fanbase. It also documents their struggles — including Raynor's exit in 1998 — and ends with DeLonge and Hoppus meeting Travis Barker, forming the Blink that millions of fans know and love today.

Determined to make the film as accurate as possible, Flores and his friends have spent the majority of the year interviewing fans who were at Blink's early shows, and they count Mark's sister Anne's 2001 band bio 'Tales From Beneath Your Mom' as inspiration for the movie

While the band isn't tied to the production, 24-year-old Flores said that he hopes to get them involved at some point.

"We've been trying to get in touch with their management, or even the guys in Blink, because we'd like to use their songs in the movie," said Flores. "Or maybe we could even get the guys to do a cameo in the film."

When Hoppus learned about the film earlier this week, he said that it was the first he had heard of it. "I didn't know anything about the movie. I wonder how it pays," he said. "Should I try out for the part of Tom?"

Source: http://www.altpress.com/news/blinkmovie.htm

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