Jeff Buckley biopic in the works

Pattinson, Franco on wish list to play Jeff Buckley

A long-rumored biopic about the late singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley is in the works, Deadline.com reports. The film will be directed by Jake Scott ("Welcome to the Rileys"), son of Ridley Scott. Actors such as Robert Pattinson and James Franco were bandied about on the Internet Tuesday as choices to play the charismatic performer, who drowned in 1997.