Fresh from winning an Emmy Award for his portrayal of euthanasia doctor Jack Kevorkian in HBO movie You Don’t Know Jack, Al Pacino is set to star in another film for the channel.
The New York Times bring news that the Hollywood godfather will play eccentric record producer Phil Spector in an (as yet) untitled biopic. Spector was a huge figure in the US music scene in the 60’s, and famous for creating the “wall of sound” music production technique. His life took a sinister turn in 2003 when he shot and killed actress Lana Clarkson at his home (he’s currently serving a prison sentence of 19 years to life for the murder).
David Mamet is on writing and directing duties, while ‘Jack’ director Barry Levinson will be executive producer.
