'Gossip Girl' star to play Buckley in screen biopic

Penn Badgley is to portray Jeff Buckley in a new movie, it has been confirmed.

The 'Gossip Girl' actor is thrilled to have landed the "sacred" role in 'Greetings from Tim Buckley', which chronicles the time leading up to the young singer's performance at his late father's tribute ceremony, and will be directed by co-writer Dan Algent.