Robert Pattinson to play Jeff Buckley in biopic?
Sources say the actor has asked to play the late singer
Robert Pattinson has asked to play Jeff Buckley in a forthcoming biopic of the singer's life, according to reports.
Buckley died in 1997 aged 30, and a film of his life has long been rumoured to be in the works. Now some gossip websites have reported an anonymous source as saying Twilight actor Pattinson is "obsessed" with landing the role.
Buckley's mother Mary Guibert, 62, is also said to have reacted to the suggestion of Pattinson being involved, saying: "Robert is a fine young actor. I'm flattered he's been linked to this project. When the time comes we'll give everybody an opportunity to be seen and heard."
Michelle Sy, who is rumoured to be producing the film, has previously requested that the actor who plays Buckley should be able to play guitar and sing. This would be an advantage for Pattinson, who has previously written and played on songs which appeared on the Twilight soundtrack.
Es super guapo y el mejor actor de mundo.
Horror, me temo que si veo ese biopic estaré deseando que Jeff Buckley muera cuanto antes
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Cuanto le habrán dicho que va a cobrar a la madre, para que diga esas palabras. Espero que rectifique y ponga freno a esta locura.
El ramalazo ya lo tiene...
Digo lo mismo que por el Caralibro, a ese tipo ese papel le queda muy grande...Y será por actores!
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Jé! Se parecen un montón!
Dicen que será Penn Badgley de la serie "Gossip Girl" el encargado de devolver a la vida a Jeff Buckley, pero no será un biopic sino un drama padre-hijo titulado "Greetings from Tim Buckley"
Penn Badgley will star as Jeff Buckley in “Greetings from Tim Buckley.” Now in preproduction, the film will start shooting in August under the direction of Dan Algrant (“Naked in New York”). Algrant wrote the script with Emma Sheanshang and David Brendel.
“Greetings from Tim Buckley” is not being positioned as a Jeff Buckley biopic but as a father-son drama.
All music for “Greetings from Tim Buckley” will come from the Tim Buckley estate, with one exception: Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” which Jeff Buckley covered on his only studio album, the 1994 “Grace.”
HereÂ’s the logline:
“Greetings from Tim Buckley” follows the true story of the days leading up to Jeff Buckley’s eminent 1991 performance at his father’s tribute concert in St. Ann’s Church. Through a romance with a young woman working at the concert, he comes to understand the father who abandoned him. Culminating in a cathartic performance of his father’s most famous songs, Jeff’s debut stuns the audience and launches his career as one of the greatest young musicians of his time.
The 25-year-old Badgley has been acting more more than a decade and is best known for his role in the hit WB series “Gossip Girl.” Said Badgley in a statement, “To play a man who was singularly gifted as an artist, greatly misunderstood and mythologized as a human being… It’s something very special and sacred. I’m going to give all I can to this project.”
Quien se encargará de meterse en la piel de Jeff buckley en el biopic correspondiente será Reeve Carney, o sea Spider-Man
Production on the film will kick off this November in New York and Memphis, with direction duties to be handled by Jake Scott (Welcome to the Rileys) and featuring a script from The Rocker‘s Ryan Jaffe. In addition, the project will have access to the singer’s catalog of music and personal archive, along with Buckley’s mother, Mary Guibert, serving as executive producer. In talking about choosing Carney for the role, Guibert had nothing but praise for the young thespian. “We are over the moon that Reeve has agreed to take on this challenging role. I’ve seen him perform several times…he’s been getting ready for this all his life. It certainly doesn’t hurt that he looks so much like Jeff.”
Según Variety.com, el bajista de Anthrax, Frank Bello, hará el papel del músico Richard Hell en el biopic "Greetings From Tim Buckley", que se empezará a rodar esta semana en Nueva York. Esta es una de las dos películas sobre Jeff Buckley que aparecerán el año que viene, y como ya os dijimos, Penn Badgley de la serie "Gossip Girl" hará del hijo de Tim Buckley.
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