Jared Leto, James Franco, James Marsden and Robert Pattinson in the race for Jeff Buckley Biopic?
In 2006, it was announced that MYSTERY WHITE BOY - a biopic about the short life and mysterious drowning of musician Jeff Buckley - would be made. It was a long process in the making because, at the time, Buckley's mother, Mary Guibert, wasn't interested in her son's story being made just yet. However, Guibert has now stated, "I have finally relented against my deep conviction that films about people should never be made until those people are long dead.''
Rumor has it that Jared Leto, James Franco, Robert Pattinson and James Marsden are all interested in the project, but Buckley's mother is quick to let them know it's not going to be easy, "Whoever gets the part will need a lot of self-discipline because they won't be able to fake it."
According to Australian newspaper, the Courier-Mail, Guibert will oversee the film project with producers Michelle Sy (FINDING NEVERLAND) and Orion Williams (CONTROL). The script will be brewed by Ryan Jaffe (THE ROCKER).
Jeff Buckley mysteriously drowned in 1997, leaving an unfinished record and hit song "Hallelujah" behind.
Source The Courier Mail via Paste Magazine
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