The WB plans Kurt Cobain biopic

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From Entertainment Weekly:

Many of the viewers of the WB's youth-oriented shows were probably in strollers when Kurt Cobain killed himself 10 years ago this month. Nonetheless, the Nirvana frontman's life story apparently smells like teen spirit to WB execs, who've greenlit a biopic about the grunge godfather. ''His story is perfect for our audience,'' said WB's VP in charge of made-for-TV movies, Tana Nugent Jamieson, to the Hollywood Reporter.

Scripter Robert Munic, who is adapting Charles Cross' 2001 book ''Heavier than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain,'' said the movie is ''not your traditional biopic,'' telling the Reporter that ''the storytelling will have a nonlinear style, flashing to different parts of his life out of chronological order.'' Still, Jamieson said, the film may have a Very Special Episode aspect to it, perhaps in a public-service message at the end of the movie warning viewers about the dangers of clinical depression. ''We can do this right without seeming preachy,'' she said.

The movie would air next season; no word yet on who might play Cobain, his bandmates, or wife Courtney Love. But really, who could play Love better than Love herself? Besides, given her recent complaints about her financial status, she probably could use the work.

(Posted:04/16/04)

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

'His
story is perfect for our audience,'

Cellulose?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

It would be kind of funny if they cast WB actors for the movie. Like Katie Holmes as Dave Grohl.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Scripter Robert Munic, who is adapting Charles Cross' 2001 book ''Heavier than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain,''

See, THIS is what they should have used for Adaptation, so Kurt Cobain could have come back from the dead and found Cross wittering on about Springsteen again and dragged him off to hell or something. Actually that's the plot of Zombie Nightmare, though.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Like Katie Holmes as Dave Grohl.

I sense a robot cameo on this thread shortly.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I miss the days when Solange Knowles used to post here.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Culkin IS Cobain! (take yer pick which culkin it should be)

― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Chad Michael Murray, maybe.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Has Eddie Vedder done any acting yet? Cos he really would be *perfect*

― de, Friday, 16 April 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Joshua Jackson as Krist.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:46 (twenty-two years ago)

And Inger Lorre should be Courtney. Ah yes I see it all now...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:46 (twenty-two years ago)

If it's WB, there's only one man who can play Billy Corgan then:

http://www.thewb.com/THEWB/Images/Dynamic/i0/SM-MRosenbaum-A_2x3_240.jpg

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:46 (twenty-two years ago)

courtney love should be played by madame tussaud's courtney love wax figure.

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

David Boreanz as Everett True!

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Mercedes McNabb as Courtney Love!

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Who plays Axl in the MTV Video Music Awards clash of the titans?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

come on we all know James Van Der Beek is the perfect Cobain. That hair! those eyes! his way with a Leadbelly cover!

― Gear! (Gear!), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Van Der Beek as Axl.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Bob Newhart as Axl

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Laura Prepon from "That '70s Show" as Axl

― Gear! (Gear!), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

God I can't wait for this. Can't wait to see how they handle El Duce.

― Mark (MarkR), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Frankie Muniz as The Young Cobain

― de, Friday, 16 April 2004 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I hope they do this Amadeus style with Kim Thayil in the Salieri role

― Gear! (Gear!), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Hannah Spearitt as Frances Bean.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

God I can't wait for this. Can't wait to see how they handle El Duce.

Louie Anderson!

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Laura Prepon with a blonde wig would make a decent Courtney, actually.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Dan Cortez as the Melvins (all three!)

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Adam Brody as Steve Albini!

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

rodney dangerfield as hank harrison

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Dan Cortez as the Melvins (all three!)

You sick fuck.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:55 (twenty-two years ago)

joan rivers as courtney love

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Tom Arnold as Courtney's stepdad

― de, Friday, 16 April 2004 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait, wait, wait, who is Kathleen Hanna? Or Mary Lou Lord? Or Calvin?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Whose gonna play Dylan Carlson?

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 16 April 2004 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Michelle Williams as Kathleen Hanna/Mary Lou Lord/Calvin.

More importantly, who'll play the band Courtney Love?

― janni (janni), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

oh, and...Anna Nicole Smith's son as Frances. ;)

― janni (janni), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:01 (twenty-two years ago)

this just announced:

in a special cameo Seattle legend Mark Arm will play the role of Stone Gossard!

Queensryche's Geoff Tate will be cast as Andrew Wood.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Special guest Terry Christian reprise his role as host for that legendary Word appearance.

― de, Friday, 16 April 2004 19:03 (twenty-two years ago)

The phrase "rolling in his grave" just pops onto mind.

― Cacaman Flores, Friday, 16 April 2004 19:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Courtney Love played by a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

― David Allen (David Allen), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:10 (twenty-two years ago)

David Cross and Bob Odenkirk should play Pavitt/Poneman

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Heh. I was thinking about who would be the Sub Pop guys.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:22 (twenty-two years ago)

who gets to play julian cope??

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

who gets to play julian cope??

Julian Cope of course!

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

X truly equals X there.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

SNL's Tina Fey will play the role of the Sub Pop receptionist who gives the newspaper reporter all the fake grunge slang like "cobnobbler" and "hangin' on the flippity flop"

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Can I just use this thread to say that I saw Jane Pratt on the subway today?

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Yuck.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:39 (twenty-two years ago)

http://southsidecallbox.com/images/sassy.gif

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I still have that issue of Sassy! Jane irritates the hell out of me, though.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Anthony Hopkins as the appoplectically amused Jaz Coleman at word of Kurt's death.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 April 2004 19:57 (twenty-two years ago)

John Goodman as Tad Doyle.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Can I just use this thread to say that I saw Jane Pratt on the subway today?

Did you wipe a booger on her?

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Hahahahaha

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:14 (twenty-two years ago)

OTM.

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Damnit, Chris Farley would have been a perfect Tad.

― billstevejim, Friday, 16 April 2004 20:16 (twenty-two years ago)

when i was in high school some of my friends went on the jane pratt show to defend their punxor ways to throngs of angry parents!!

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Satan, if you're listening (and your contract with him isn't over) PLEASE get Jared Leto to do this. He can sing too!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:17 (twenty-two years ago)

My friend interned for Pratt-girl. Not a fun job.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Steve Zahn as Novocelic

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:19 (twenty-two years ago)

a friend of mine had to write a new brief about this announcement today, and the headline he came up with was "Heavier Than Everwood".

― Al (sitcom), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)

dave attell as pat smear

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Obviously, the person with the best job is the costume designer.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Who would be Jad Fair?

― mike a, Friday, 16 April 2004 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Jamie Kennedy!

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:26 (twenty-two years ago)

John Ratzenberger (Mercer Island resident!) - the electrician who finds Kurt's body, then immediately calls the radio station and says that his scoop will "cost you a lot of concert tickets."

― mike a, Friday, 16 April 2004 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Mary Lou Lord as Courtney Love~!

― janni (janni), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)

My friend interned for Pratt-girl. Not a fun job.

Yeah, she seems to be the type of person that would pretend to be the fun, "cool" boss but would turn into a screeching harpie the second anyone crossed her.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)

david brent to thread!

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, she seems to be the type of person that would pretend to be the fun, "cool" boss but would turn into a screeching harpie the second anyone crossed her.

you nailed it.

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:39 (twenty-two years ago)

hate to say i told you so: Kurt Cobain Biopic

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:52 (twenty-two years ago)

you'll never have a boss like me again, someone who's basically a chilled-out entertainer.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Michelle Williams as Coutney; Mike Pitt as Kurt.

― Mary (Mary), Friday, 16 April 2004 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I was hoping Mary would post to this thread!

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Friday, 16 April 2004 22:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Kevin James as Daniel Johnston!

― C0L1N B3CK3TT (Colin Beckett), Friday, 16 April 2004 22:24 (twenty-two years ago)

camera obscura was played on gilmore girls, i nearly swooned.

― keith m (keithmcl), Saturday, 17 April 2004 00:10 (twenty-two years ago)

The last epispode? Where Rory and Paris kissed? I missed it.

― Mary (Mary), Saturday, 17 April 2004 00:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think this is a really good idea.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 17 April 2004 00:44 (twenty-two years ago)

...I think it's a really GREAT idea!

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 17 April 2004 00:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Uhhhhh....

We'll see.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 17 April 2004 00:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah.

We will.

― NA (Nick A.), Saturday, 17 April 2004 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

John Malkovich can play Michael Stipe.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 17 April 2004 03:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not sure Malkovich is quite Wb caliber. Perhaps Josh Jackson can play Stipe.

― Mary (Mary), Saturday, 17 April 2004 05:43 (twenty-two years ago)

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