Ah, rumors. Today’s juicy tidbit of possibly erroneous information is the report that James McAvoy (“The Last King of Scotland,” the upcoming “Atonement”) is one of the front runners to play Kurt Cobain in the upcoming Courtney Love-sanctioned Cobain/Nirvana biopic.
Well, according to the always dubious Dotmusic anyhow.
As reported earlier, Universal Pictures secured the rights to the biopic, the film will be based on Charles Cross’ book, “Heavier Than Heaven,” and screenwriter David Benioff – the guy who wrote “Troy” and is writing “Wolverine” – is penning the script (perfect choice, right?).
As one reader astutely points out, Benioff did write Spike Lee’s “The 25 Hour” so there could be hope (yes, it’s an excellent film).