Nick Jonas is reportedly being tapped to portray Paul Stanley in an upcoming KISS biopic – find out more below.
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Per a Deadline report, the long-gestating KISS film Shout It Out Loud is finally taking shape and is eyeing to enter production either at the end of this year, or at the start of 2026. While Jonas’ deal has yet to be confirmed, sources tell Deadline that the agreement is “near closed”.
Concrete details surrounding the film’s development have yet to be shared, though Deadline reports that the biopic will chronicle the band’s formation in the 1970s – past reports indicate the film will also cover the first four years of KISS’ career.
Nick Jonas is believed to be recording his own vocals on Paul-led classics, but will “need time to train to replicate the jet-engine vocals of Stanley”. The remaining members of KISS have yet to be cast.
Shout It Out Loud was first announced by the band’s longtime manager Doc McGhee in 2019. In 2021, it was reported that Netflix was nearing a deal for the film, and that Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Rønning (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) would direct – he later exited the project.
McG – who helmed Charlie’s Angels, We Are Marshall, The Baby Sitter and more – is now attached to direct, per Deadline. Neither Jonas nor Stanley have commented on or confirmed the casting.
In 2021, Stanley revealed that the film was looking to cast actors “in their early 20s” for accuracy: “I don’t know a whole lot of actors in their early 20s. When people get asked these kinds of questions, they’ll say, ‘Oh, Brad Pitt,’ or this one or that one. Well, those guys are in their 50s or 60s, so you’re talking about another generation of actors. And I’m the first to say I’m not up on a lot of them.”
In 2023, McGhee said the film was being released via Netflix in 2024, though nothing has come from that since.
In other news, KISS have announced plans for an “unmasked” show in Las Vegas later this year. It will mark the band’s first performance since their 2023 farewell tour.
According to an email sent out to fans, the concert also promises “a special live performance from former KISS member Bruce Kulick, along with other special guests, activities, exclusive experiences and more.”
