Morrissey

Background information
Birth name	Steven Patrick Morrissey
Born	May 22, 1959
Born place	Davyhulme, Lancashire, England
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock Indie Rock Post-punk
Years active	1977—present
Label(s)	RCA Records Decca Music Group Sanctuary Records Reprise Records Mercury Records Sire Records Lost Highway Records
Associated acts	The Smiths Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds Slaughter & The Dogs
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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