By james art 
Exclusive: Scottish author Irvine Welsh, best known for writing the original 1993 Trainspotting The novel, partnered with screenwriter Dean Cavanna, to write a biography based on the life of the notorious Ibiza hotelier Tony Pike.
Pike, who died of cancer in 2019, won fame in the early 1980s after creating a Pikes hotel in Ibiza. The hotel, which occupied a former country house, quickly became a hedonistic refuge for celebrities and musicians. Frequent visitors included Freddie Mercury, Princess Margaret and George Michael, who filmed Wham’s Club Tropicana music video! Pike also has a Cameo in the video. Pike’s appetite for party life once known a boy George to call him “Hugh Hefner of Ibiza”, who often tried to play.
“There is a big difference between Hugh Hefner and me as he used women to make money,” Pike told the local exit Ibiza Spotlight in 2017 “I always loved and respected women and I treated them very well and never never I did not do anything wrong with them.
The producers told us that the film would deepen in Pike’s journey on the island, his neopological hedonism, and the indelible mark he had left in the world of music and nightlife.
“Tony Pike was greater than life,” Wales said. “Its history is not just about the construction of one of the most emblematic hotels in the world – it is for hedonism, palpitations and the inexorable passion that defines the whole era. Dean and I poured everything to turn this scenario into a suitable respect for man and legend. “
Ian Jeffers (Select Irvine Welsh), Bill Chamberlain (Tell me I love you), and Zack Rotwell (Auschwitz’s angel) will serve as producers. The casting continues and has not yet been set up. The project is currently in pre -production.
Rotwell added: “D -n pikes It will embody the raw, unfiltered Ibiza glitter, which made the island so legendary. We assemble a team of world -class talent to ensure that we honor Tony’s heritage while delivering an unforgettable cinematographic experience. “