Billy Joel Doesn’t Want You to See the Billy Joel Biopic - Pitchfork
Billy Joel has disowned Billy and Me, a new film dramatizing his life in the years before his superhit “Piano Man.” Told from the perspective of Joel’s first manager, Irwin Mazur—whose own life rights provide the basis for much of the screenplay—the feature is directed by John Ottman, a composer and editor whose credits include The Usual Suspects, Bohemian Rhapsody, and Michael. The makers of Billy and Me have been trying to secure the rights to Joel’s life since 2021, a representative for the singer-pianist told Variety.