A new Jeff Buckley biopic called Everybody Here Wants You is on the way, reports Variety. The film will feature Reeve Carney, who allegedly has been involved in a Buckley biopic for years and previously in Spiderman: Turning Off the Darkness, Penny Dreadful, The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Jump Back in Time, and more. The film marks producer Orian Williams’ directorial debut. It is published by Culmination Productions. Filming is scheduled to start in the fall.
According to Variety, Everybody Here Wants You has support from the Buckley Estate and access to their music catalog. The film is co-produced by Buckley’s mother Mary Guibert with Alison Raykovich, manager of his estate and Vice President of Jeff Buckley Music.
In a statement, Guibert said, “This will be the only official dramatization of Jeff’s story that I can promise his fans will remain loyal to him and his legacy. Fortunately, my determination to bring all the right participants together, no matter how long it took, will culminate in the best possible way. “
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