20th Century Fox has won a heated bidding war for an untitled musical centering on the music of The Beach Boys,

Fox Wins the Rights to Beach Boys Musical
October 1st, 2010



20th Century Fox has won a heated bidding war for an untitled musical centering on the music of The Beach Boys, according to Variety.

Fox beat out Universal for the rights to the project, which will be written by Erin Brockovich screenwriter Susannah Grant. Craig Zadan, Neil Meron and actor John Stamos will produce. Story details weren't revealed, although it will follow a fictional storyline much like the recent musical Mamma Mia!, which was set to the music of Abba.

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are currently in pre-production on the Craig Brewer remake Footloose. They also produced the hit musical Hairspray and executive produced the Oscar-winning musical Chicago.

No production schedule was given for The Beach Boys musical.