The Clash were an integral part of the original wave of British punk, and now the 1979 album that launched their popularity overseas will be made in to a feature film of the same name: London Calling. Jez Butterworth, whose writing credits include the recent Fair Game and wrote and directed Birthday Girl almost a decade back, will pen the screenplay with the help of original Clash members Mick Jones and Paul Simonon. Filming is set for 2011 Ruby Films' Alison Owen and Paul Trijbits will produce along with Butterworth, who had writing support from the now abolished UK Film Council. Ruby Film is the same banner behind recent Brit List hot screenplays Sex Education and Corsica 72 - where we also have an update on that project. Gist: With Jones and Simonon on board as both advisers and exec producers, London Calling will have exclusive rights to the music that made up the legendary record.
- 12/2/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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