joey ramone

The king of Staten Island is turning into the king of punk. Pete Davidson is set to star as Joey Ramone in a new biopic about the Ramones frontman’s life. I Slept With Joey Ramone will be out on Netflix as a partnership between the streaming service and STXfilms. The film is based on the 2009 memoir by Mickey Leigh, Ramone’s brother, and is being made in cooperation and support by the Joey Ramone Estate. “When you share a bed with someone – and not just a bed, but a childhood, a family, and a lifetime – you know that person better than anybody else. Mickey Leigh not only collaborated with his big brother’s band – he has irreplaceable memories of and insights into Joey Ramone, having supported him when no one else would and witnessed him overcome adversity in the most dramati...