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Jeff Buckley: The Movie
06/29/2006 4:00 PM, Yahoo! Music Dotmusic
A movie about legendary rock star Jeff Buckley is being made, according to reports. Buckley's mother Mary Guibert is understood to be working on the biopic, following the tragic death of her son in 1997.
Guibert is expected to produce the movie, which is being written and directed by Brian Jun. There is currently no information about who will play Buckley.
Speaking about the plans, Guibert said she had been inspired by the success and integrity of recent music biopics such as Ray and Walk The Line.
She commented: "Over the years, the number of offers were unceasing. I had resisted for so many reasons, one being that Hollywood, traditionally, did a lousy job of realistically portraying the life of people like Jeff. But the possibility that it could happen without my participation set me back to re-examine why I wasn't doing it."
Jeff Buckley released just one official LP, Grace, before drowning in 1997 at the age of 30.
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