MINNEAPOLIS — Will a Hollywood biopic on Minneapolis’ troubled indie rock band the Replacements soon be a reality?

Stranger things have happened in ‘Mats land, and now a “Stranger Things” actor might actually have the answer to that long-gestating question.

Hollywood industry trade magazine Variety broke the news Wednesday that Finn Wolfhard — who plays Mike Wheeler on the hit Netflix sci-fi series — has optioned a big-screen adaptation of music journalist Bob Mehr’s New York Times bestselling biography “Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements.”

Per Variety’s report, Wolfhard’s partners in the movie deal include his father, Eric Wolfhard, who will co-write the screenplay with the 22-year-old actor; and producer Rich Peete, who also worked with Finn on his most recent movie, “Th

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