Motley Crue wants out of MTV biopic deal

June 20, 2008 Motley Crue are back with a new album, a song that's a hit with gamers and an upcoming festival tour, but the bad-boy rockers are frustrated that a long-awaited movie about their lives is going nowhere. Fighting with partners and among themselves is nothing new for Motley Crue, whose members also include singer Vince Neil, guitarist Mick Mars and drummer Tommy Lee. After rising to prominence in Los Angeles' heavy metal scene in the early 1980s, the band enjoyed such hits as "Dr. Feelgood" and "Shout at the Devil," but also endured the temporary departures of both Neil and Lee, record-label strife, waning popularity and the consequences of drug abuse.

Subscribe to the Hollywood Reporter and see the entertainment industry from its best angle: the inside looking out. Complete access to real-time news and exclusive analysis that goes behind the scenes from film to television, home video to digital media.

   Subscribe now.