Machine Gun Kelly's next film role was recently announced to be in the flick Good News, where Kelly will play a troubled musician inspired by the life of the late Mac Miller among others. “Good News” was also Miller’s first posthumous single released after his passing from an accidental drug overdose in 2018, and the late artist’s brother Miller McCormick is not OK with any of this.
Appearing to be most offended by the film’s title, McCormick lashed out in his Instagram Story aiming his ire at Kelly saying “f*** you, f*** your movie, at least change the title.”
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Deadline reported last month that the fictional story of Good News has been inspired by the real stories of performers gone too soon, including Mac Miller, Lil Peep, Pop Smoke, and Juice Wrld. Production company Rivulet Media said upon announcing the film that Kelly, also known as Colson Baker, "is that rare talent who is ascending at an incredible pace both in film and music... and we couldn’t be more excited to support him on both fronts, especially with Tim Sutton’s powerful screenplay and vision, which are custom-tailored to Colson’s formidable skills."
The production company has since issued a statement confirming a title change would be made following the backlash. "Our film is about a fictional musician on the rise with a troubled life," their statement reads. "It's not in any way a biopic or based on any artist's true life. We realize the title, which was intended as an homage to Mac Miller, and other artists gone too soon, feels disrespectful. We've heard from many people on social media who have found offense with the title so, without hesitation, we will change it."
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Machine Gun Kelly has also appeared in films like Project Power, Bird Box and Midnight in the Switchgrass.
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