Soundstage: Joy Division, Paris Hilton and DMX On Film

Welcome to Rock Daily’s new column tracking rock on the big screen. Stay tuned so you don’t miss the next Walk the Line, The Doors or even Get Rich or Die Tryin’. The Joy Division biopic Control will get a New York City release on October 10. The movie, which is based on Deborah Curtis’ (frontman Ian’s wife) book Touching From a Distance, will be rock-photographer legend and music video director Anton Corbijn’s first foray into the feature-film business. The film stars relatively unknown British actor Sam Riley as Curtis and Oscar-nominated Sweet and Lowdown actress Samantha Morton as Deborah. The remaining members of Joy Division will help supply songs for the film’s soundtrack. Though we hesitate to call her a rock star (or a singer … or an actress), Paris Hilton is once again trying her hand on the big screen, this time — gasp — in a musical. The recently incarcerated heiress will attempt to sing and act simultaneously in Repo! The Genetic Opera, a sci-fi musical set in the year 2056, where Hilton will portray the privileged daughter of Paul Sorvino. “I have auditioned at least 30 actresses for this role; Paris came in and owned it,” said Saw director Darren Lynn Bousman. “She is the role.” So, um, who were these other actresses? And New York rapper DMX is currently shooting the action film Jump Out Boys opposite Planet of the Apes‘ Kris Kristofferson in Louisiana. The movie follows the adventures of two escaped convicts. Expect plenty of car chases and explosions, and we presume very little acting.
	Published: 2007-08-02 Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News