Jeff Buckley biopic planned

A film chronicling the tragic life story of musician Jeff Buckley is being planned, after the late singer's mother became involved.

Mary Guibert will act as the producer on the project following the life of her son, who has become one of the most highly regarded artists of the nineties.

Last year another party obtained the rights to a biography of Buckley, and although the film never went into production, the event prompted Guibert to give permission for the current project. She told NME: "Over the years, the number of offers were unceasing. I had resisted for so many reasons, one being that Hollywood, traditionally, did a lousy job of realistically portraying the life of people like Jeff. But the possibility that it could happen without my participation set me back to re-examine why I wasn't doing it."

The star's mother was also encouraged by the recent success of similar projects, such as Walk The Line. She realised that "the time was right to have a project where integrity could be built into the script and that we could wrangle it so that it didn't get co-opted or changed in getting to the screen".

Brian Jun will write and direct the film, which is rumoured to focus on Jeff Buckley's relationship with his father and fellow singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, as well as his own career.