Finn Wolfhard Adapting 'Trouble Boys' Biopic

Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard is adapting Bob Mehr’s bestselling 2016 biography Trouble Boys into a feature film, co-writing the screenplay with his father Eric Wolfhard and bringing on producer Rich Peete under his Neighborhood Watch banner; author Bob Mehr has confirmed the project is moving forward. Trouble Boys is widely regarded as the definitive chronicle of Minneapolis punk band the Replacements, tracing their rise, influence on American alt‑rock and turbulent downfall—including the band's infamous SNL ban—and also detailing darker issues such as sexual abuse and mental illness. Wolfhard’s involvement so far is as a writer/producer collaborator (it has not been announced that he will star), and Peete previously worked with him on A24’s The Legend of Ochi. The adaptation follows Wolfhard’s recent moves behind the camera—he co‑directed and co‑wrote the horror Hell of a Summer—and his parallel push as a musician: he released his debut album and is touring. The announcement arrives as Wolfhard readies for the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, which begins rolling out on Nov. 26, 2025 and concludes later in December 2025.