Boyzone are hoping to replicate Freddie Mercury and Elton John’s Hollywood success with a biopic of their own.

Following the box office smashes Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman, Boyzone are working on a movie of their own, with singer Shane Lynch teasing details of the “amazing project” in a chat with The Sun.

“We’re talking to Hollywood (executives) about turning the Boyzone story into a movie, with an Irish tone,” he says. “It’s important that it’s done right, telling each member’s own story within the piece, about them growing up and at school.

“We’re trying to avoid the whole musical side of things, it’s about the rawness of Ireland and growing up in working-class families and making it into one of the biggest bands in the world.”

Shane goes on to declare that the film will focus more on the band members and their lives rather than the ins and outs of the music industry – as that would be “boring”.

While details have yet to be finalised, the hitmaker already has an idea of who he’d like to play him, telling the publication: “I would love Zayn Malik to play me. I like his quirks, I’ve always looked at him as being similar to me – edgy and different.”

Boyzone formed in 1993 with Shane, Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Grahamand and the late Stephen Gately, and scored hits with songs including Words, Love Me For A Reason and No Matter What.

Following 25 years of hits, the band appeared to call it quits with their farewell album, Thank You & Goodnight, which was released in 2018.