Former Darkness star Justin Hawkins and rocker Carl Barat have signed on to play Screaming Lord Sutch and Gene Vincent respectively in a new Joe Meek biopic.

Con O'Neill will reprise his stage role as the tragic British music mogul, while Kevin Spacey has signed up to play Meek's onetime financial backer Major Banks.

Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels star Nick Moran is making his directorial debut on the unnamed project, which is set to hit cinemas next spring.

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)