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The film Girl, You Know It’s True shares the wild true story of pop sensation Milli Vanilli. Directed by Simon Verhoeven, it recounts how Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan unexpectedly shot to fame in the late 80s through a musical deception that ultimately crashed down around them. At its core, the story remains as shocking now as it was back then.

Rob and Fab were talented dancers with musical aspirations but lacking vocal skills. When ambitious producer Frank Farian ‘discovers’ them, he envisions using their dynamic stage presence to market pre-recorded tracks by session singers. Assured this ruse offers the fast track to stardom they crave, the young men agree to lip-sync Farian’s songs as the new act, Milli Vanilli.

The plan succeeds beyond anyone’s expectations. Milli Vanilli’s catchy hits and high-energy live shows make them an overnight global phenomenon. But as fame and fortune wildly exceed all involved ever dreamed,...

The jokes about Milli Vanilli have existed for decades. After being exposed for not singing their own songs, the German-based group faded into obscurity until a tragedy befell one of the members. Girl You Know It’s True catalogs the incredible rise and fall of the group. Featuring a wrap-around narration from Elan Ben Ali and Tijan Njie as the titular group, Girl You Know It’s True finds incredible nuance in the shocking tale.

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Fabrice Morvan (Ali) and Robert Pilatus (Njie) dream of superstardom. Both find work as background dancers in the German music industry, but their talent quickly draws eyes. Fabrice moved to Germany to showcase his unique talents in a world and find appreciation.

For music fans of a certain age, the name Milli Vanilli is short-hand for fakesters and frauds. Now, the duo is getting their own biopic that details how their immense fame turned to infamy, Girl You Know It’s True. Watch the trailer below.

Directed by Simon Verhoeven, Girl You Know It’s True stars Matthias Schweighöfer, Tijan Njie, and Elan Ben Ali and is set for release via Vertical on August 9th. The flick follows the true story of German dancers Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus, who made up the world-famous duo Milli Vanilli. They skyrocketed to the top of the charts in the late ’80s and ’90s, only for it all to come crashing down when it was revealed that they had been lip-synching the entire time.

A Milli Vanilli movie had previously been stuck in development hell for over a decade. At one point, disgraced director Brett Ratner was even attached to direct.

For music fans of a certain age, the name Milli Vanilli is short-hand for fakesters and frauds. Now, the duo is getting their own biopic that details how their immense fame turned to infamy, Girl You Know It’s True. Watch the trailer below.

Directed by Simon Verhoeven, Girl You Know It’s True stars Matthias Schweighöfer, Tijan Njie, and Elan Ben Ali and is set for release via Vertical on August 9th. The flick follows the true story of German dancers Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus, who made up the world-famous duo Milli Vanilli. They skyrocketed to the top of the charts in the late ’80s and ’90s, only for it all to come crashing down when it was revealed that they had been lip-synching the entire time.

A Milli Vanilli movie had previously been stuck in development hell for over a decade. At one point, disgraced director Brett Ratner was even attached to direct.

The music industry is a harsh landscape. If you’re not careful, it will chew you up and spit you out. While some artists dream of fame, fortune, and immortality, executives see artists as cogs in a machine. If a suit can squeeze you for all you’re worth, they’ll do so without thinking twice. If any band knows this unfortunate cycle, it’s the German R&b act Milli Vanilli, who fell from grace after rising above the stars and getting exposed as industry puppets. Vertical welcomes to the stage Simon Verhoeven’s Girl You Know It’s True trailer, depicting the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli.

Here’s the official synopsis for Girl You Know It’s True:

Girl You Know It’s True follows the true story of Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, who conquered global music charts as the pop duo “Milli Vanilli.” Their fame turned...

"That's what this biz is all about - illusions." Vertical has unveiled the final official US trailer for the music biopic titled Girl You Know It's True, from German director Simon Verhoeven. It's about the infamous music duo known as Milli Vanilli, referencing one of their biggest tracks (Paramount+ also released their own official Milli Vanilli doc last year). This movie is a fictionalized biopic version of their story. Dancers Pilatus & Morvan rise to fame in the late 80s and become stars with No.1 hits, even winning a Grammy. This is the true story of Rob Pilatus & Fab Morvan, who conquered global music charts as the duo "Milli Vanilli." Their fame turned to infamy when it's revealed the iconic voices behind their hits were not their own, but those of other singers. Starring Tijan Njie as Rob & Elan Ben Ali as Fab, plus Matthias Schweighöfer as their sketchy record producer Frank Farian.

If you’re going to make a music biopic — and with new dramatic takes on the lives of Bob Dylan, Amy Winehouse, Bob Marley and Michael Jackson on the way, it appears everyone is — you’d better secure the music rights. Making a movie purporting to tell the story of a pop music legend without first clearing rights to use the pop music that made them legendary is a recipe for box office disaster.

Remember Stardust, Gabriel Range’s 2020 David Bowie biopic starring Johnny Flynn, shot without any music from Bowie? Or Jimi: All Is By My Side (2013) directed by John Ridley with André 3000 as Jimi Hendrix playing none of his original songs? How about England Is Mine, Mark Gill’s unauthorized Morrissey biopic with Jack Lowden and Jodie Comer? Probably not. Without the sing-alone tunes, those films sank without a trace.

The blockbuster pop biopics — Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman,...

"What I'm looking for are *stars*!" Leonine Studios has revealed a trailer for a German movie called Girl You Know It's True, about the infamous duo known as Milli Vanilli, referencing one of their biggest tracks. Paramount+ is also releasing their own official Milli Vanilli doc this fall - it's streaming next week on their platform (in the US only). This movie is a fictionalized biopic version of their story. Dancers Pilatus & Morvan rise to fame in the late 80s and become stars with No.1 hits, even winning a Grammy. However, the duo never sang a word in their songs, always lip syncing. When the truth is finally revealed, they stare into the abyss while the world witnesses one of the biggest scandals in music history. Starring Tijan Njie as Rob & Elan Ben Ali as Fab, plus Matthias Schweighöfer as their sketchy record producer Frank Farian. This is a German...

A new feature-length documentary digging into the true story of the infamous R&b duo Milli Vanilli has been acquired by Paramount+. The film, simply titled Milli Vanilli, will premiere on Tuesday, October 24th in the U.S. and Canada, and on Wednesday, October 25th in the UK, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

Milli Vanilli goes directly behind the scenes through exclusive interviews with the group’s members Fab Morvan and the late Rob Pilatus, as well as the real singers, record executives, and the producer behind the duo, who became one of the most popular groups of the late ’80s and early ’90s until it was discovered that they had been lip-synching the entire time. Pilatus died of an accidental alcohol and prescription drug overdose in 1998.

“Finally — the true story of Milli Vanilli has been told!” Morvan said in a statement. “I’m thankful...

A new feature-length documentary digging into the true story of the infamous R&b duo Milli Vanilli has been acquired by Paramount+. The film, simply titled Milli Vanilli, will premiere on Tuesday, October 24th in the U.S. and Canada, and on Wednesday, October 25th in the UK, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

Milli Vanilli goes directly behind the scenes through exclusive interviews with the group’s members Fab Morvan and the late Rob Pilatus, as well as the real singers, record executives, and the producer behind the duo, who became one of the most popular groups of the late ’80s and early ’90s until it was discovered that they had been lip-synching the entire time. Pilatus died of an accidental alcohol and prescription drug overdose in 1998.

“Finally — the true story of Milli Vanilli has been told!” Morvan said in a statement. “I’m thankful...

Voltage Pictures has boarded worldwide sales, excluding Germany, on buzzy Milli Vanilli biopic Girl You Know It’s True from Leonine Studios and Wiedemann & Berg Film. The company began shopping the title at Berlin’s European Film Market after a footage showcase for buyers on Thursday.

The film follows the spectacular 1980s rise of the Grammy-winning German-French R&b duo, as well as their fall after it emerges that they lip-synch all of their songs. It wrapped production late last year and is expected to be ready for release near the end of 2023.

Newcomers Tijan Njie from Germany and Elan Ben Ali from France play bandmates Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan, while Simon Verhoeven (Welcome to Germany) directs and Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann (The Lives of Others, Dark) produce. The film also features Matthias Schweighöfer (Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Oppenheimer), Graham Rogers (The Kominsky Method) and Bella Dayne (Troy: Fall of a City).

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Production wrapped in December; delivery expected in fourth quarter.

Voltage Pictures has boarded worldwide sales excluding Germany on Milli Vanilli biopic Girl You Know It’s True from Leonine Studios and Wiedemann & Berg Film and has kicked off talks with buyers at the EFM.

The production, financing and sales company showed first footage to buyers during a lively presentation at CinemaxX on Thursday evening.

The film charts the meteoric rise of the Grammy-winning German French R&b duo, who took the world by storm in the late 1980s before it all came crashing down when it emerged they lip-synched their songs.

Production wrapped in December; delivery expected in fourth quarter.

Voltage Pictures has boarded worldwide sales excluding Germany on Milli Vanilli biopic Girl You Know It’s True from Leonine Studios and Wiedemann & Berg Film and has kicked off talks at the EFM.

The production, financing and sales company showed first footage to buyers during a lively presentation at CinemaxX on Thursday evening.

The film charts the meteoric rise of the Grammy-winning German French R&b duo, who took the world by storm in the late 1980s before it all came crashing down when it emerged they lip-synched their songs.

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Everyone’s favorite ’80s pop star scandal are back, and they’ve brought their own hair gel.

Leonine Studios has dropped the first two images from their hotly anticipated Milli Vanilli music biopic Girl You Know It’s True, and the first look is something to see.

After several failed attempts to bring the story of the rise and scandalous fall of the ’80s pop stars to the screen, Leonine, together with star producers Wiedemann & Berg (Dark, The Lives of Others), are currently shooting the feature, which is expected to wrap in December.

Elan Ben Ali and Tijan Njie and (see above) star as Fabrice Morvan and Robert Pilatus, the top-charting pop R&b duo out of Munich who became global stars in the 1980s, scoring three No. 1 hits in the U.S. But the duo had a dirty secret: they were a fake band,...

With production underway on its Milli Vanilli biopic Girl You Know It’s True, Leonine Studios has revealed the first-look photos for the pic produced by Wiedemann & Berg Film.

Newcomers Tijan Njie and Elan Ben Ali are set to portray the respective lead roles of Robert Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan. Matthias Schweighöfer is starring as German music producer Frank Farian. The cast also includes Graham Rogers as Milli Vanilli’s U.S. assistant Todd and Bella Dayne as Milli, Farian’s right-hand woman.

You can see the first images below of Ali as Fabrice and Njie as Robert, followed by an image of Schweighöfer as Farian:

Simon Verhoeven is directing the pic, with Quirin Berg and Max Wiedemann producing. It marks another collaboration of the successful trio that has teamed on four No. 1 German box office hits. Kirstin Winkler is overseeing production as executive producer.

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