Billy Corgan

Background information
Birth name	William Patrick Corgan, Jr.
Born	March 17, 1967
Born place	Elk Grove Village, Illinois, U.S.
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock
Years active	1985—present
Label(s)	Virgin Records Reprise Records Caroline Records
Associated acts	Hole Courtney Love Spirits in the Sky Smashing Pumpkins Zwan The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex Starchildren The Marked
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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