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Penn Badgley to play Jeff Buckley in movie
Published Tuesday, Jun 21 2011, 01:50 BST | By Tara Fowler | Add comment
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The Gossip Girl star will play the legendary singer-songwriter in Greetings from Tim Buckley.
"To play a man who was singularly gifted as an artist, greatly misunderstood and mythologized as a human being… It's something very special and sacred," Badgley said in a statement. "I'm going to give all I can to this project."
Badgley's project is different from the Jeff Buckley biopic that is rumoured to star Twilight actor Robert Pattinson.
Confusion arose last week when Badgley was reported to have won the role of Buckley in the biopic - when in fact he had landed the part in the drama - leading producers of the film to deny the 25-year-old's involvement.
Pattinson is reportedly obsessed with playing Buckley in the biopic, allegedly going to any lengths to land the role.
Greetings from Tim Buckley will start filming in August.
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