biopic _Greetings From Tim Buckley._*
There have been rumours circulating for months as to who will play the
legendary singer-songwriter; the most likely candidates were said to
be Robert Pattinson or James Franco.
It turns out Badgley is the man for the role, as Smuggler Films
announced yesterday. The highlights of the press release follow:
"Smuggler Films announced today Penn Badgley will star in the much
anticipated film _Greetings From Tim Buckley_. He will play Tim
Buckley’s son Jeff in the first film to be made about the
musicians.
_"Greetings From Tim Buckley_ follows the true story of the days
leading up to Jeff Buckley’s eminent 1991 performance at his
father’s tribute concert in St. Ann’s Church.
"Through a romance with a young woman working at the concert, he comes
to understand the father who abandoned him. Culminating in a cathartic
performance of his father’s most famous songs, Jeff’s
debut stuns the audience and launches his career as one of the
greatest young musicians of his time."
On taking on such a big role, Badgley said:
"To play a man who was singularly gifted as an artist, greatly
misunderstood and mythologised as a human being... It's something very
special and sacred. I'm going to give all I can to this
project.”
Patrick Milling Smith of Smuggler Films added: “In its purest
form this is a father and son story, a rite of passage that is made
possible by a romantic journey Jeff finds himself on.
"We see Jeff accepting who he is to become and laying to rest the
ghost of his father while ultimately finding his voice.
We had been searching well over a year for an actor that can come
close to Jeff’s spirit while also having the serious musical
chops required to authentically tell this story."
_Greetings From Tim Buckley_ is in pre-production and will start
shooting this August in New York City.
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