Belle & Sebastian

Background information
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Genre(s)	Indie Pop Twee pop Baroque Pop
Years active	1996—present
Label(s)	Matador Records Rough Trade Records Jeepster Records
Associated acts	Tired Pony Snow Patrol Camera Obscura God Help The Girl Looper The Amphetameanies The Gentle Waves The Moondials The Reindeer Section The Vaselines V-Twin
Website	Website
Members
Richard Colburn
Stuart Murdoch
Stevie Jackson
Chris Geddes
Sarah Martin
Mick Cooke
Bobby Kildea
Former members
Isobel Campbell
Stuart David

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Jeff Buckley Movie Biopic Still Going Ahead

April 11, 2011

A music biopic about late singer Jeff Buckley is still going ahead, it has been reported.

The as-yet-untitled film will tell the story of Buckley's life. The singer drowned in 1997 in Memphis aged 30.

'Welcome To The Rileys' director Jake Scott will direct the Ryan Jaffe script, best known for the 2008 comedy The Rocker, reports Deadline.

127 Hours star James Franco and James Marsden have been linked to play the lead role.

Also Twilight star Robert Pattinson a keen music fan is said to be "obsessed" with securing the role.

The as-yet-untitled biopic is set to begin production by the end of the year.

(by Holly Frith)

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