Well, it's about time. A new biopic about Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia is slated for the big screen. Focusing on the future counterculture hero's early years in the Bay Area before he joined the Grateful Dead, the untitled project will be based on Robert Greenfield's book, 'Dark Star.'

Producers have reportedly acquired the rights to Greenfield 's oral history of Garcia, which counts the perspectives of the musicians, relatives and artist friends like Ken Kesey. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the project will focus on Garcia's stint in the military, his life-changing car accident and his first interactions with members of the San Francisco music scene, including future Dead bassist Phil Lesh.

Although the Grateful Dead have been the subject of number of documentaries, including the Garcia-directed concert film 'The Grateful Dead Movie' (1977), the story of Garcia's life has yet to be explored on film.