Penelope Spheeris has been tapped to direct the story of the Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) and the birth of punk rock in 1970s England, reports The Hollywood Reporter
Budgeted at about $8 million, the film will be produced by Rhino Films and Panacea Entertainment and is based on Lydon's autobiography "Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs" (St. Martin's Press, 1994).
The project brings Spheeris back to her roots -- she first achieved acclaim for 1981's Los Angeles punk rock documentary "The Decline of Western Civilization" before going on to direct such feature films as "Wayne's World" and "The Little Rascals."
"Johnny Rotten hasn't really gotten credit for all that he did with the band," Spheeris said. "I think it's time that people understand from his perspective what happened back then."