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Serkis To Play Ian Dury In Biopic
21 January 2009 11:08 AM, PST

Lord Of The Rings star Andy Serkis has signed up to play British punk legend Ian Dury in a biopic of the late Blockheads frontman.

The actor - who played Gollum in the fantasy trilogy and King Kong in the recent big screen remake - has confirmed he is learning his lines and preparing for filming to start in April.

Serkis tells Cinema Blend, "I'm actually doing a film about the life of Ian Dury ... He's an amazing character, a real poet ... And he was a polio sufferer, so he basically didn't have much use of his left leg or his left arm. He was one of the first disabled punk rockers ever. I'm really looking forward to that".

It's not the first biopic the Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick rocker has inspired - a musical, Hit Me: The Life And Rhymes Of Ian Dury, is currently running in London.

Ray Winstone, Mackenzie Crook for Ian Dury biopic
Cast expands for the forthcoming flick

April 23, 2009
http://www.nme.com/news/ian-dury/44209



Ray Winstone, Mackenzie Crook, Naomie Harris, Olivia Williams, Toby Jones and Noel Clarke have been added to the cast of the forthcoming Ian Dury biopic, 'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll'.

Winstone will play the part of the legendary musician's dad in the film, while Harris will play his girlfriend, reports the Daily Mirror.

As previously reported, Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in the 'Lord Of The Rings' films, will take on the lead role in the movie, which is set for release next year.

Bump: added pre-order details to the first post.