Lou Reed

Background information
Birth name	Lewis Allan Reed
Born	March 2, 1942
Born place	Brooklyn, New York United States
Genre(s)	Rock Glam Rock Art Rock Experimental Rock Noise
Years active	1965—present
Label(s)	RCA Records Sire Records Matador Records MGM Distribution
Associated acts	Gorillaz The Velvet Underground John Cale Nico David Bowie Mick Ronson
Website	Website

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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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