The creation of classic album London Calling by punk band The Clash is to form the basis of a new music biopic. Former Clash members Paul Simonon and Mick Jones will executive produce the film, named after the 1979 record. Playwright Jez Butterworth will craft the script, which will tell how producer Guy Stevens worked with the band to create one of their most celebrated albums. “We’re happy that Mick and Paul have given the project their blessing and are…

A new film about The Clash’s late, great, frontman Joe Strummer is in the works. According to screendaily.com, Paul Virahg (Ian Dury biopic “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”) will be crafting the script and they’ve secured backing from Film4. Source: http://www.nme.com/

Dave Grohl, Slash and Metallica are set to appear in a new documentary movie about Motorhead’s Lemmy. The film, entitled Lemmy, follows the singer across the world over a three-year period. Shot by Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski, the film also includes extensive interviews with the star. “When it comes to rock n roll you need something to believe in. Integrity means everything,” Grohl said. “To me, more than any other rock musician, Lemmy is the baddest motherf*cker in the…

Slash is dipping his toe into the world of movie production, setting up “Slasher Films” in association with established company “Scout Productions”. He is aiming to make “edgy contemporary horror fare with a nod to the thrillers of the 1970s and 1980s”, reported Deadline. He has “…always been a huge horror fan and creating films that take you back to the days where horror movies actually scared the hell out of you is something I’ve always wanted to do”. Their…

The director of an independent film about the Oxford music scene is looking for fans to help pay for its release. Anyone Can Play Guitar has been three years in the making and distils over 300 hours of footage into a one-and-a-half hour feature-length documentary. The film, which highlights the likes of Radiohead and Supergrass, is the brainchild of director Jon Spira. He has self-funded the project thus far but now needs a further £10,000 to professionally finish it. Mr…

Jemaine Clement may be better known as one half of the comedy guitar duo Flight Of The Conchords, but according to news from film blog Heat Vision, the actor is in negotiations to play a villainous role in Men In Black 3. Called Boris, Clement’s character is described as “charming and creepy at the same time”, though with the finished movie still about two years away from completion, the final script is still reportedly incomplete. Following the current Hollywood trend for all…

Liam Gallagher is set to make a film about the final years of The Beatles. The former Oasis frontman is planning to adapt The Longest Cocktail Party, a memoir written by the Beatles’ “house hippy” in the 1960s, Richard DiLello. The biopic is about the “wild rise and fall” of the band’s record company Apple between the heady days of 1968 and the break-up in 1970. The singer’s older brother Noel is also said to be a fan of the…