Buddy Holly Biopic Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

Dave McNary Film ReporterColin Hanks, Diane Guerrero and hip-hop star Nelly have joined the cast of the Buddy Holly biopic “Clear Lake,” directed by Bruce Beresford.“Clear Lake” tells the story of how Holly and other famous musicians of the late 1950s gave birth to rock ‘n’ roll while changing the trajectory of civil rights in America. The 22-year-old Holly tragically died in a plane crash outside Clear Lake, Iowa, on Feb.

Colin Hanks, Diane Guerrero and hip-hop star Nelly have joined the cast of Clear Lake, the Buddy Holly-inspired biopic to be directed by Bruce Beresford. They join Ruairi O’Connor, the Spanish Princess star, earlier tapped to play Holly, the rock 'n' roll pioneerwho, along with Ritchie Valens, J.P.

By Dave McNary

Driving Miss Daisy director Bruce Beresford is set to direct Clear Lake, the Buddy Holly biopic. Ray and La Bamba producer Stuart Benjamin has also boarded the project developed with the Buddy Holly estate.