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‘Fighting With My Family’ Being Developed Into a Stage Musical With Stephen Merchant and Dwayne Johnson Producing

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‘Fighting With My Family’ Being Developed Into a Stage Musical With Stephen Merchant and Dwayne Johnson Producing
Apr 21, 2026 4:01pm PT ‘Fighting With My Family’ Being Developed Into a Stage Musical With Stephen Merchant and Dwayne Johnson Producing

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See All FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, (from left): Florence Pugh, Dwayne Johnson, on-set, 2019. ph: Robert Viglasky / © MGM / courtesy Everett Collection ©MGM/courtesy Everett / Everett

Stephen Merchant‘s 2019 film “Fighting With My Family,” starring Florence Pugh and Dwayne Johnson, is being adapted into a stage musical.

Producers include Merchant, Johnson and Dany Garcia for their Seven Bucks Productions, Tilted Musicals, Kevin Misher and Birmingham Hippodrome. Olivier Award-winning playwright Jon Brittain (“Rotterdam,” “Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder!”) is penning the book and lyrics, with Miranda Cooper (who has written songs for Girls Aloud, Sugababes, Pet Shop Boys and more) and Nick Coler providing the soundtrack.

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