But by some quirk of marketing/fate, the soundtrack came out well before the film was supposed to. Screenwriter Jeb Stuart’s wife was ill at the time, Brooks and his then-wife were divorcing, the album didn't sell as expected and the project was put on hold. The story would follow a female fan of pop star Chris Gaines (Garth Brooks) investigating the mysterious circumstances around his death and Ashely Judd was, at one point, rumoured to be attached.īrooks also contributed to the script but here’s the thing: the film never eventuated.
Turns out, Garth developed the character of this “fictitious rock legend” for a myster/thriller movie called The Lamb, which was to be scripted by Die Hard screenwriter Jeb Stuart.
