The film will be written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (The People v. O.J.
Simpson: American Crime Story).
Hill and Matt Dines are producing through their Strong Baby production company.
Jonah Hill, left, will play Grateful Dead bandleader Jerry Garcia in Martin Scorsese’s movie.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images; Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images
Their involvement means that the film will have access to the band’s extensive catalogue of music.
There will beno need for “Jackie Jormp-Jomp” style paraphraseshere.
Scorsese previously produced the four-hour 2017 documentaryLong Strange Tripabout the Grateful Dead.
