In 2003 writer Mike White cooperated with Jack Black And the director Richard Linklater On musical comedy School of rock Which Later Produced a Nickelodeon series and a Tony-nominated musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
in The original moviestruggling singer Dewey Finn (Black) goes undercover as a substitute teacher for a local middle school in order to make some quick cash to pay his rent. Posing as his best friend and former bandmate, Ned Schnebly (white), he discovers that his students all have gifted musical talents. He teams up with the kids to form a band, with the goal of entering the Battle of the Bands competition for a cash prize.
White originally wrote the script after living next door black In Los Angeles, he wants to show off his comedic chops.
“He started getting a lot of attention as an actor and would sometimes give me scripts that had been submitted to him for the lead role,” White recalls. Viacom in October 2018. “It was always this flat comedy or it was, like, John Belushi The guy gets drunk and falls through a sliding glass door or something. I read these texts and said to myself: “I can do better than this.”
the White lotus The creator continued: “It is clear that music is a great passion for (Black); He has his own band Tenacious D. I had the idea of him leading a band of young kids – somehow it sounded like a funny photo.
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