Malin Akerman, Rupert Grint, Stana Katic, Alan Rickman to Star in CBGB Film By Brian Scott Lipton • May 27, 2012 • Los Angeles (THEATER MANIA)

Additional casting has been announced for CBGB, a new film about the punk-rock scene to be directed by Randall Miller, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Stage and screen star Alan Rickman will play Hilly Kristal, the founder of the famous East Village punk-rock club, who died in 2007.

According to the site, Stana Katic will play singer and producer Genya Ryan; Joel David Moore will play Joey Ramone; Rupert Grint is playing Cheetah Chrome, the guitarist for The Dead Boys; Malin Akerman will appear as Deborah Harry, Julian Acosta will play Johnny Ramone; Richard De Klerk will portray CBGB soundman Taxi; Josh Zuckerman will play Punk magazine creator John Holmstrom; Ryan Hurst will appear as Mad Mountain; and Estelle Harris will play Hilly's mother, Bertha Kristal.


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