Titled Tab & Tony, the film will be shepherded to the screen thanks to powerhouse J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and his Star Trek star Zachary Quinto, who are both producing.
Abrams and Quinto will produce alongside Neil Koenigsberg and Hunter’s longtime partner Allan Glaser.
From 1956 the closeted actor began a three-year relationship with actor Tab Hunter (Damn Yankees, Operation Bikini), a studio contract player and “all-American boy” pop singer.
Tab & Tony will be based on Hunter’s book, with a screenplay by Doug Wright (Quills), who won a Pulitzer Prize for his Tony-winning play “I Am My Own Wife.”