Alan Rickman To Play Owner Of Legendary NYC Nightclub CBGB May 14th, 2012 8:49pm EDT | By: Kevin Blair (STAR PULSE)

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.

A film insider tells WENN, "We will be recreating CBGB on a soundstage as the club no longer exists. But it will be an authentic replica of the place."

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.

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