Alan Rickman is to play Hilly Kristal in a new movie about the legendary New York club boss.
The British star will shoot CBGB in Savannah, Georgia, this summer with an all-star cast portraying the likes of The Ramones, Blondie, Television, Talking Heads and Patti Smith - who all headlined at Kristal's fabled Bowery venue, which is now a John Varvatos clothing store.
"We will be recreating CBGB on a soundstage as the club no longer exists. But it will be an authentic replica of the place," a film insider says.
Kristal's daughter Lisa will serve as a producer on the project, which will tell the story of the New York club through her late father's eyes.
The movie will reteam Rickman with his Bottle Shock and Noble Son director Randall Miller, who is currently shooting a Dennis Wilson biopic with Aaron Eckhart as the late Beach Boys legend.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/rickman-to-play-kristal-in-cbgb-biopic-20120515-1yoki.html
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