Double Doors
Oliver Stone is involved in not one but two projects dealing with enigmatic ‘60s rocker Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors.
The film maker tells us that in addition to directing the previously announced Morrison bio, “Riders on the Storm,” for Imagine Entertainment, he’ll produce a screen adaptation of Danny Sugerman’s book “Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess.” The latter chronicles Sugerman’s days hanging out as a teen with the Doors. Johnny Depp’s already set to play Sugerman.
“I think of these projects as companion pieces,” Stone said. “On the broadest possible level, Jim Morrison’s story represents themes of seeking a new consciousness and new levels of freedom. ‘Wonderland Avenue’ is about a young man who grows up and searches for himself. In that sense, it’s a kind of ‘400 Blows,’ with Morrison as a supporting character.”
Stone is writing “Riders,” while Sugerman--manager of the surviving Doors--adapts “Wonderland.”
The Morrison roles are yet to be cast.
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