WEIRDLAND: Candidates for Jeff Buckley biopic

Friday, June 05, 2009

Candidates for Jeff Buckley biopic


"As Jeff Buckley fanatics likely already know, a biopic on the late singer-songwriter has been brewing for years.

According to the report, Orian Williams, who produced the biopic Control, about Joy Division’s Ian Curtis, is onboard for the Buckley film, titled Mystery White Boy, as is screenwriter Ryan Jaffe (The Rocker). Jake Gyllenhaal and Jared Leto in "Highway" (2002).
Robert Pattinson and Jared Leto.

The real juice here is that the list of possible actors that may play Buckley, which includes names like Jared Leto, James Franco, Robert Pattinson and James Marsden.

"Whoever gets the part will need a lot of self-discipline because they won't be able to fake it," Guibert said in interview. "It's going to take a phenomenal set of skills."

Guibert also added that she has finally come to terms with the idea of there actually being a biopic done on her late son, saying, "I have finally relented against my deep conviction that films about people should never be made until those people are long dead."
Source: exclaim.ca

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