According to a new report, the latest entry in the 2025 movie schedule is a biopic about The Scorpions. The band was one of the biggest in Europe in the 1980s. Their insane popularity in Europe, especially in their home country of West Germany with huge hits like “Winds Of Change” and “Rock You Like A Hurricane,” was matched all over the world in the late ’80s and early ’90s. The news has me wondering: will the film touch on a popular conspiracy theory that the CIA was involved in the writing and release of “Winds of Change?”
Dominic West Headlines The Cast Of Winds Of Change
Deadline is reporting that Dominic West, Alexander Dreymon, Ludwig Trepte and Ed Speleers will lead the cast of the biopic, reportedly (and appropriately) called Winds of Change. West will play the German band’s manager, Doc McGhee. Not much else is known about the movie at this point, except that filming is already underway and it could be out later this year.
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great biopics about musicians over the last decade or so, so making Winds Of Change a Cold War spy thriller could really add a fun dynamic. Alas, this might be a long shot. The Deadline article mentions that the band members are involved in the production, and it’s being made with their blessing. Lead singer Klaus Meine, who wrote “Winds Of Change,” has denied that the CIA had anything to do with the song. Still, I want to believe the theory is true, and I really want the movie to be about this.
Either way, this is an exciting addition to the list of upcoming music biopics coming out in the next few months and on the 2026 movie schedule. I’ll be first in line to find out if it’s about a band or a bunch of spies.