Paramount Pictures and MTV Films have bought the rights to Gordon Korman's novel
Born to Rock, says Variety.
The comedy revolves around a teenager whose Harvard dreams get dashed when his scholarship is revoked after an ethics scandal. He discovers that his mysterious biological father is the lead singer of a legendary '80s punk band that's mounting a comeback. The youth becomes a roadie in hopes of prying tuition money from his father after bonding with him.