Ramones family row puts the skids on US punk pioneers’ biopic

Removal of director from band’s parent company threatens to derail Netflix adaptation of divisive memoir

A movie based on New York band the Ramones could be coming apart after a legal battle that in many ways mirrors the trajectory of the dysfunctional punk pioneers.

After years of legal turmoil over the Ramones estate, co-owned by the families of late singer Joey and guitarist Johnny, a legal ruling appears to have put a stop to a Netflix book adaptation of the band’s story by the singer’s brother.