The music will be heard throughout the film, including some of his hits like Fascinating Rhythm, I Got Rhythm, The Man I Love, and many others.
Fascinating Rhythm will be produced in cooperation with the Gershwin family, with the filmmakers having secured the rights to the music of George Gershwin.
Lionsgate announced on Wednesday that the studio has won the rights to Fascinating Rhythm, an upcoming musical drama to be produced by Irwin Winkler and Martin Scorsese.
The film will be directed by Joe Carney, with a screenplay co-written by Carney and Chris Cluess.