Milli Vanilli scandal has its big screen debut in trailer for biopic Girl You Know It’s True [Video]

The first trailer for the upcoming Milli Vanilli biopic “Girl You Know It’s True” was released on Tuesday morning. 

Written and directed by Simon Verhoeven, the film will follow the “meteoric rise and tabloid-fueled fall” of the R&B duo, according to a press release obtained by People. Tijan Njie and Elan Ben Ali will star as Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan respectively with Matthias Schweighöfer playing music producer Frank Farian. Graham Rogers and Bella Dayne round out the cast. 

Milli Vanilli’s Morvan and Pilatus became overnight sensations in the 1980s with the release of their songs, “Girl You Know It’s True” and “Blame It on the Rain.” Their success was short-lived, however, after it was discovered that the duo did not sing any of Milli Vanilli’s songs, instead lip-syncing to the voices of other artists. The Recording Academy revoked their Best New Artist Grammy win, according to People, and the …