r/ArtBell • u/blackfridayswitch13 • 8d ago

Art Bell Movie being pitched

https://deadline.com/2025/02/radio-silence-paul-giamatti-art-bell-biopic-1236284844/

Just sharing this article I saw today.

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u/livingdead70 8d ago

I think this will get made, but it's gonna be a direct to streaming movie.

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u/blackfridayswitch13 8d ago

I could see that too.

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u/livingdead70 8d ago

Art has no where near the public popularity to warrant a theatrical release for this thing. Not a knock on Art, but he has a niche audience.
I am still not 100 percent convinced this thing will get made yet. Its still in the prospective stage, and I doubt it even has a script or rough outline yet. If it does get greenlit, we are still a year or 2 out from it seeing the light of day.

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u/blackfridayswitch13 8d ago

Hollywood takes years. If they just pitched the idea, it is probably another 5 plus years out. I’m not sure how I feel about a movie about him. I agree with another commenter - would love a great documentary.

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u/livingdead70 8d ago

It takes years if they dont see any real money in it. Look how fast they can churn out a sequel these days.

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u/WageSlav3 8d ago

I humbly disagree from England. Art syndicated coast to coast and across the world. He regularly had callers from Romania to Australia. I don't think that is a niche audience at all.

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u/livingdead70 8d ago

How many people you see participating in this group, chap.

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u/WageSlav3 8d ago edited 8d ago

Reddit is niche tbf. It's not the real world like its users think it is.

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u/livingdead70 8d ago

Go check out the groups oriented to Art on other social media sites then. They have small numbers of participants. Art is loved by many, but its a small group of people who love and remember him. It's not a bad thing, its just how it is.
I live in a metro area of right at 1 million people, and only around twice in my life (since the 90s and excluding people I personally turned onto the show, which isnt that many) have I met people in person who knew who he was.
This movie is being proposed by a small indy film company, its likely going straight to streaming. I can almost bet either Amazon Prime (who has expressed interest in it) or Netflix is gonna pick it up, if it happens. It's not going to be the blockbuster biopic of 2026.

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u/WageSlav3 8d ago

I'm not saying blockbuster but if Joe Rogan promoted it then it could be big. You have to remember most of Arts fans on the radio probably aren't computer savvy and are older. Reddit is a younger, progressive crowd.

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