Young Jeezy

Background information
Birth name	Jaylen Jenkins
Born	September 28, 1977
Born place	Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genre(s)	Hip-hop
Years active	2001—present
Label(s)	Def Jam Recordings
Associated acts	Jay-Z Boyz n da Hood United Streets Dopeboyz of America

Music World → Lyrics → Y → Young Jeezy → News

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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