Robert Pattinson and James Franco Competing for Role of Jeff Buckley

23-year-old hottie Robert Pattinson currently is considered to play the lead role on an upcoming biopic about the tragic life of singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley. Competing with him for the chance to portray the role is James Franco, who previously starred as Scott Smith on the 2008 movie "Milk".

There is still no further information about who is chosen to portray the role. On one hand, Pattinson has already proven that he has the singing chops. As for Franco, he "seems to be on a biopic roll", what with the award-winning film "Milk" and his upcoming role as beat poet Allen Ginsberg.

Jeff Buckley gained his popularity in the early 1990s by playing cover songs at venues in Manhattan's East Village. After recruiting his band, he signed with Columbia record label and produce his only studio album "Grace".

At the age of 30, he was found drowning during an evening swim in the Wolf River on May 29, 1997. He allegedly passed away due to drug overdose, but it was proven in an autopsy that he took no illegal drugs before swimming and the incident was considered as accidental drowning.

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