Variety reports today that the scrappy Weinstein Company have acquired the North American rights to the Joy Division/Ian Curtis biopic, “Control.” The info comes on the heels of the film winning a best European film nod at the just-wrapped Cannes film festival. The film has been long-rumored to open in September stateside.
Joy Division/New Order bassist Peter Hook recently talked “Control” at Cannes:
“Talking about ‘Control’ for me is difficult because it’s like reading a diary,” Hook said in the above clip. “I’m stuck in a quandary because I know it so well and associate with it so much. The only thing I can say to people is that I’m very proud of what Anton’s done, very proud. The guy has put his heart and soul into it.” Hook also says in the clip that he has found old Warsaw tapes (the pre-Joy Division band) with Ian Curtis singing on them from 1977 that he is going to feature on his Myspace page. Grow up, Hooky.