Willie Nelson Hints That Hollywood Feature Film About His Life Is In The Works

If any musical artist needs, and deserves, a feature film, it’s hands down Willie Nelson. He has countless stories that are made for Hollywood, but are completely (well, mostly) true… for starters, like there is a wild tale behind how he earned his nickname “Shotgun Willie,” his 9-hour sex marathon is crazy, the man once set a billboard on fire because he didn’t want people to know where he was living in Texas, and they truly go on and on. I’m […] The post Willie Nelson Hints That Hollywood Feature Film About His Life Is In The Works first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Willie Nelson Hints That Hollywood Feature Film About His Life Is In The Works

If any musical artist needs, and deserves, a feature film, it’s hands down Willie Nelson.

He has countless stories that are made for Hollywood, but are completely (well, mostly) true… for starters, like there is a wild tale behind how he earned his nickname “Shotgun Willie,” his 9-hour sex marathon is crazy, the man once set a billboard on fire because he didn’t want people to know where he was living in Texas, and they truly go on and on.

I’m sure some of the best ones we haven’t even heard yet… his life has been beautiful, tragic and he came from practically nothing, growing up being raised by his grandparents in the hill country of Texas, to become one of the most iconic and recognized musicians and people in pop culture. Willie has been married four times, and I know his ex-wives have stories about him that would be perfect for a movie, as well.

He’s the last of a dying breed, and it’s really shocking that there hasn’t been a feature film or big Hollywood production made about his life yet. Considering most of his story already make a movie storyline, and are so unbelievable you’d think they’re made up for a movie, it’s going to be easy for whoever takes that project under and the scripts will actually write themselves.

Of course, Willie starred in movies like The Electric Horseman in 1979 and my personal favorite Honeysuckle Rose in 1980, so he has the acting chops to appear in it himself if they need someone to play him at his current stage in life, as he’s currently still out on the road performing all summer long on his Outlaw Music Festival tour.

And during recent interview with AP, Willie was asked if he would ever want a movie made about his life, similar to the recent film about his friend Bob Dylan that came out last year called A Complete Unknown, and he dropped the hint that something’s already in the works… he’s heard “talk about it,” but he assured everyone that it might be hard to do since he’s not “through with it yet”:

“I’ve heard some talk about it. But I’m not through with it yet.”

Just a national treasure… I hope he’s here for years to come, and I think it’s that sentiment that has kept him going for so long.

Of course, lots of times, biopics come out years, or even decades, after the star is gone, but I think it would be incredible to have one made about someone who was still alive to see it, enjoy it, or even help with some of the scripts and artistic directions.

Obviously, if it’s a big Hollywood production, which it likely will be if this ever really happens, it could be years until we have a final product if it ever happens at all. But his life is already movie ready, and I personally think the masses deserve to hear the incredible life story of the red headed stranger.

If Willie himself has heard about it, maybe something substantial is coming down the pipeline, and I will be first in line to see it, that’s for sure.

2025 OUTLAW MUSIC FESTIVAL TOUR DATES & LINEUPS:

June 20, 2025
Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Trampled by Turtles
Myron Elkins

June 21, 2025
Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
Myron Elkins

June 22, 2025
Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Trampled by Turtles
Myron Elkins

June 25, 2025
FirstBank Amphitheater, Franklin, TN

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Trampled by Turtles
Tami Neilson

June 27, 2025
Radians Amphitheater, Memphis, TN

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Trampled by Turtles
Tami Neilson

June 28, 2025
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, MO

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Trampled by Turtles
Tami Neilson

June 29, 2025
Thunder Ridge Nature Arena Ridgedale, MO

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Trampled by Turtles
Tami Neilson

July 5, 2025
Dos Equis Pavilion, Dallas, TX

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
The Avett Brothers
The Mavericks
Tami Neilson

July 6, 2025
The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented By Huntsman, The Woodlands, TX

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
The Avett Brothers
The Mavericks
Tami Neilson

July 25, 2025
Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, Alpharetta, GA

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Turnpike Troubadours
Charles Wesley Godwin
Willow Avalon

July 26, 2025
PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, NC

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Turnpike Troubadours
Charles Wesley Godwin
Willow Avalon

July 27, 2025
Coastal Credit Union Music Park, Raleigh, NC

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Turnpike Troubadours
Charles Wesley Godwin
Willow Avalon

July 29, 2025
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Turnpike Troubadours
Willow Avalon

August 1, 2025
Northwell at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Wilco
Lucinda Williams
Waylon Payne

August 2, 2025
Broadview Stage at SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Wilco
Lucinda Williams
Waylon Payne

August 3, 2025
BankNH Pavilion, Gilford, NH

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Wilco
Lucinda Williams
Waylon Payne

August 8, 2025
Darien Lake Amphitheater, Buffalo, NY

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Turnpike Troubadours
The Red Clay Strays
Waylon Payne

August 9, 2025
Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Turnpike Troubadours
The Red Clay Strays
Waylon Payne

August 10, 2025
Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview, Syracuse, NY

Willie Nelson & Family
Bob Dylan
Turnpike Troubadours
The Red Clay Strays
Waylon Payne

September 5, 2025
Maine Savings Amphitheater, Bangor, ME