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It's been five years since the first time I posted that it'd been announced that a Jeff Buckley bio-pic was going to be made, and here we are again. Via Deadline:
"Welcome To The Rileys helmer Jake Scott has been set to direct an untitled film about Jeff Buckley, the rising star musician who died tragically at age 30 in 1997. Scott will direct a script by Ryan Jaffe (The Rocker).
... Music rights to Buckley's songs are part of the rights package and the producers have also optioned the David Browne book Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley, as a resource."
Of course, ever since day one the main topic of conversation has been casting. Back in 2006 Jared Leto seemed like a reasonable prospect. Then there was silence, until 2009 when it was said that James Franco and Robert Pattinson were duking it out over the role. Then... more silence.
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Buckley was only 30 when he drowned in 1997, so James Franco's already getting a little old for it. Plus to be honest does he need to play every single sensitive-eyed tortured poet-type? Jared Leto's far too old at this point (not to mention used up.) If I had a better sense of what Robert Pattinson is able to do - and I feel as if I'll know once he stars in a David Cronenberg movie - then I might feel safer pointing a finger at him.There's probably somebody I'm not thinking of who'd be perfect... which is why I turn to y'all. Opinions?
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