Pauly Shore‘s moving full-steam ahead with his Richard Simmons biopic … reportedly telling an L.A. crowd he’s going forward with or without Simmons’ blessing.

The actor-comedian hopped onstage for his Netflix Is A Joke show Friday night in Los Angeles when he addressed the controversial film project … and, it sounds like Pauly’s out on potentially getting Richard onboard.

Variety reports Shore said, “I’m also gonna be starring in the Richard Simmons biopic … whether he likes it or not, Richard. Just another f***ing bump in my f***ing road.”

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Referring to Richard as more speedbump than potential collaborator’s a pretty sharp turn for Shore … remember, back in January he told a photog he hoped to make Richard a full-time consultant for the flick and even said RS wished him luck on the project.

Now, it sounds like Pauly’s decided to rescind the olive branch and take on a more devil-may-care attitude as he works to get his yearslong film off the ground.

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Simmons has remained critical of Shore’s project from the beginning … and recently doubled down on his dislike for the project writing that a man he doesn’t know’s penning the script, and he doesn’t approve of Pauly’s magnum opus.

He also revealed he’s working with a studio to create a biopic about his life … a totally unrelated movie, FWIW.

Meanwhile, Shore responded more than one movie about Simmons can — and should — be made … adding he cried all night after reading Richard’s tweet and asked to meet with him to discuss it over soup and sandwiches.

Sounds like the biopic drama’s rolling right along … and, it appears Pauly’s ready to roll over his beloved subject if he has to.