Bruno Mars’ Prince film is ‘100%’ false
News of a Netflix biopic starring the singer was shared on several online sites
A representative for Bruno Mars says a report claiming he will portray Prince in a new movie is “100 per cent false.”
The Daily Mirror, a British tabloid, published a story over the weekend saying that Mars was “being lined up to play Prince” in a biopic to air on Netflix. The story was picked up by several online sites and was circulating widely.
But Mars’ representative says the story is not true and Netflix says there’s no film in development.
Paul Cockerton, online deputy digital editor, said in an email that the paper was reaching out to the reporter on the story to see if it needed to be corrected or clarified, and checking with Netflix and Mars for an official statement.
Prince died at age 57 in 2016.
Mars performed a show-stopping, memorable tribute to Prince at the 2017 Grammy Awards when he sang Let’s Go Crazy.
