Universal Pictures and Mandalay Pictures are set to produce Sinatra, a biopic about the legendary American entertainer, Frank Sinatra.

It took over two years for the studios to secure the rights to Sinatra’s life story and music.

Martin Scorsese (The Departed) will direct with Phil Alden Robinson (Field of Dreams) penning the script.

Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1915. During his career he performed on over 1,400 musical recordings, was awarded 31 gold records, 10 Grammys, and appeared in 58 films. He also won two Golden Globes (From Here to Eternity 1953, Pal Joey 1957) and received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Oscar in 1971.

Sinatra died in 1998 from a heart attack.

The entertainer’s story has been told before on the small screen. A 1992 made-for-TV movie, Sinatra, starred Philip Casnoff. It won a Golden Globe for best miniseries and an Emmy for director James Sadwith.

No production dates or casting decisions have been made.

—Jessica Delli Santi