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Gary Barlow confirms Take That musical "The Band" to be made into a film
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(Updated on 28 Apr 2020)
[***The Band***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3109/the-band-tickets.aspx) is set to get the full Hollywood treatment with Take That's [**Gary Barlow** ](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/spotlight-on-gary-barlow)set to star. Here's everything we know about the movie so far.
## Take That musical *The Band* movie now in the works
Last Friday, Take That member** Gary Barlow** [**confirmed on Twitter**](https://twitter.com/GaryBarlow/status/1253566855182200832) that a film version of [***The Band *****musical**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3109/the-band-tickets.aspx) was indeed in the works. The news initially broke out a day before when** Baz Bamigboye** [**tweeted**](https://twitter.com/BazBam/status/1253436538551021569) the film is now in pre-production and set to be called* Greatest Days*.
Despite the name change, the film will still be based on the stage musical *The Band* in which a group of schoolgirls reunite after many years apart and reminisce about the five-member boy band that formed the soundtrack to their lives and brought them closer together.
A release date for the new Take That movie, *Greatest Days,* will be announced in due course.
### *Greatest Days* Take That cast and crew
The upcoming major motion picture will star **Gary Barlow**, however other members of Take That (**Howard Donald**, **Mark Owen**, **Robbie Williams**, **Jason Orange**) have yet to be confirmed and casting has yet to be announced. The film will be directed by ******Coky Giedroyc** (*How to Build a Girl*) and will include a new screenplay written by playwright **Tim Firth** plus choreography from multi-award-winner **Drew McOnie** (*Jesus Christ Superstar*).
### About *The Band* Take That musical
The hit Take That musical first started off as a touring production that opened in Manchester back in 2017 and quickly became the fastest-selling musical tour of all time. *The Band* later transferred to the West End for a critically acclaimed [**Christmas**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/christmas-theatre-in-london) run at the [**Theatre Royal Haymarket**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/24/theatre-royal-haymarket.aspx) where it played **from 1 December 2018 until 12 January 2019**.