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For burkean and nemo49 and other Joy Division fans in the house:

Joy Division biopic comes closer (thanks ksanti)

The production team behind last year's Secretary is planning to make a film based on the life of Joy Division front man Ian Curtis, who died in 1980 at the age of 23. Entitled Transmission, the film will be scripted and directed by Michael Stock and produced by Amy Hobby through her company Double A Films.

Recent rumours have suggested that the film will be based on the memoir Touching From a Distance, written by Deborah Curtis, the singer's widow. However, Annie Garwood, Ms Curtis's agent, said today that Double A Films had yet to secure the rights from publishers Faber and Faber.