Police guitarist's memoirs set to become documentary :: Music News :: Articles

As far as publicity stunts go, this whole Police reunion sure seems like a smashing success. Despite the proven fact that everyone hates his lyrics, Sting now gets to talk about them as if he were some modern-day Yeats. The group has achieved knighthood in France. And now, guitarist Andy Summers hopes to translate his autobiography into a documentary film.

Summers' One Train Later: A Memoir came out this May, and its release date shockingly coincided with the onset of his band's grand reunion tour. The doc would trace Summers' entire life and career, using the guitarist's 25,000-strong photo collection and plenty of Police footage. Lauren Lazin (director of Tupac: Resurrection) is in negotiations to helm the film, with Nicolas Cage already aboard as producer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Meanwhile, our bloggin' buddies at Idolator are typically skeptical about the whole enterprise.