The Dennis Quaid-starring film will also include music from Gene Simmons, Clint Black and more Bob Dylan has been confirmed to have recorded a cover of ‘Don’t Fence Me In’ for the upcoming Ronald Reagan biopic – find out more below. The upcoming film, Reagan , has been in the works for several years, dating back to its announcement in 2020. The film is set for release in late August in the US – a UK release date has yet to be set – and will star Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan.
For the film, Dylan has recorded a cover of Cole Porte’s 1934 song ‘Don’t Fence Me In’. The song was later popularised in the 1940s by Gene Autry, who Dennis Quaid is a third-cousin to. Speaking to Spin , Quaid revealed Bob Dylan’s attachment to the film, saying: “I was honoured to have Bob join our film.
“We gave him the freedom to do any song he wanted to do, whether an original or a cover, and he chose ‘Don’t Fence Me In.’ That was extra special since it was a song that Gene made famous. “Bob is a great lover of the American Songbook and we were delighted with the way he delivered the song.
He’s a national treasure and was the perfect addition to the film,” Quaid continued. Bob Dylan isn’t the only music legend to be contributing music to Reagan ; KISS ‘ Gene Simmons has recorded a cover of ‘Stormy Weather’, country icon Clint Black covers John Denver’s ‘Country Road’ (which will close the film), and Tanya Tucker has reportedly recorded a song for th.