'Phonics singer Kelly Jones pens script

Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones has revealed that he has written a movie called The Drop.

The Welsh frontman has shown the script to Hollywood star Sean Penn, who passed on his agent's number to the musician.

"I was at LA airport when I saw Sean, who I'd once met at a U2 gig in London," he told The Sun.

"So I went up, said hello and told him all about a story I'd come up with called The Drop, about an apprentice hangman in the 1940s, based on a book called The Hangman's Tale which I'd bought the rights to years ago."

He continued: "Sean gave me his agent's number and that was that. But then, when I walked on to the plane, I realised he'd actually been allocated the seat behind me. When we got off he waited for 20 minutes while I got my suitcase from the baggage carousel so I could give him a copy of the story."

Stereophonics release their new single 'Innocent' on November 9.