{"id":651211,"date":"2026-11-04T23:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T23:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/651211\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T23:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T23:02:09","slug":"scorpions-biopic-wind-of-change-release-date-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/651211\/","title":{"rendered":"Scorpions Biopic ‘Wind of Change’ Release Date Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEXCLUSIVE: Wind of Change<\/a>, the feature film about German rock band Scorpions from Fox Entertainment Studios and Ali Afshar\u2019s ESX Entertainment<\/a>, is now getting a theatrical release via Roadside Attractions<\/a> in North America in March.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe U.S. debut will follow the film\u2019s January theatrical release in the band\u2019s home country, distributed by Warner Bros. Germany.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film, which we first reported<\/a>, follows the group from its roots in 1965 through its rise to international stardom, bridging the divide between East and West and bringing rock \u2018n\u2019 roll behind the Iron Curtain. The pic\u2019s title comes from the Scorpions<\/a>\u2018 1991 power ballad, which became a defining song to end the Cold War, symbolizing hope, peace and unity. It was released after a failed coup by the Soviet Union\u2019s Communist Party hardliners, who tried to take control of the USSR from Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, a move that would lead to the end of the Soviet Union. The single topped charts around the globe and sold 14 million copies worldwide.<\/p>\n

\n\tWind of Change also features the band\u2019s enduring hits including \u201cRock You Like a Hurricane\u201d and \u201cStill Loving You.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDirected by Alex Ranarivelo and written by Mark Andrews, Wind of Change stars Alexander Dreymon (The Last Kingdom) as lead and rhythm guitarist Rudolf Schenker, Ludwig Trepte (Generation War) as frontman Klaus Meine, Ed Speleers (You) as lead guitarist Matthias Jabs and Luke Brandon Field as drummer Herman Rarebell. Dominic West portrays Doc McGhee, the band\u2019s renowned music manager, while David Kross plays Andrej, the Scorpions\u2019 imprisoned friend on the other side of the Berlin Wall.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Scorpions remain true global rock stars, continuing to sell out venues around the world, from their native Germany to Mexico and the U.S., while their music continues to resonate across generations,\u201d said Prentiss Fraser, president of Fox Entertainment Global. \u201cWind of Change captures the compelling journey of a band whose ambitions extended far beyond fame \u2014 whose music crossed borders and bridged political divides, inspiring profound change. It is a film with iconic music, a powerful story that can connect with viewers well beyond the band\u2019s longtime fans and the scale and energy of a major theatrical experience \u2014 one we\u2019re proud to bring to audiences alongside our great partners at Roadside Attractions and Warner Bros. Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSaid Roadside Attractions co-presidents Howard Cohen and Eric d\u2019Arbeloff: \u201cThe Scorpions\u2019 iconic hits helped define the MTV generation, but few know the extraordinary story of their dream to take their music beyond the Iron Curtain. What makes their story so powerful today is their belief that artists can inspire people to change the world.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tThe Scorpions have sold more than 110 million albums worldwide and remain one of Germany\u2019s most successful musical exports.<\/p>\n

\n\tWind of Change is a Fox Entertainment Studios film, produced by ESX Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Pic is produced by ESX Entertainment\u2019s Afshar, Christina Moore and Daniel Aspromonte, as well as Fox Entertainment Studios\u2019 Fernando Szew, Hannah Pillemer, Ani Kevork and Larry Grimaldi, in association with Warner Bros.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Wind of Change, the feature film about German rock band Scorpions from Fox Entertainment Studios and Ali…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":651212,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,318950,318951,157,111,139,69,14601,38512,318952,318953],"class_list":["post-651211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-esx-entertainment","tag-fox-global-entertainment","tag-music","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-release-dates","tag-roadside-attractions","tag-the-scorpions","tag-wind-of-change"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/651212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}