Brad Pitt once explored the possibility of starring in a biopic about Jeff Buckley — a talented and promising musician who ...

Pitt, 61, asked Buckley’s mother, Mary Guibert, for permission to create the biopic in 2000 after inviting her to his wedding ...

Brad Pitt once sought to star in a Jeff Buckley biopic, but his mother chose a documentary instead, honouring his legacy ...

Nearly two decades ago, the late musician's mother Mary Guibert revealed that the Wolfs star, 61, asked her for permission to ...

Mary Guibert had reservations about Pitt portraying her son — though the actor did executive produce Amy Berg's new doc on ...

The mother of the late musician Jeff Buckley, who drowned in the Wolf River in May 1997, had a good reason to turn down Brad ...

The mother of the late musician Jeff Buckley, who drowned in the Wolf River in May 1997, had a good reason to turn down Brad ...

Jeff Spicer/Getty Brad Pitt once explored the possibility of starring in a biopic about Jeff Buckley, a talented and promising musician who died in 1997 at the age of 30. Buckley’s mother ...

Brad Pitt once sought to star in a Jeff Buckley biopic, but his mother chose a documentary instead, honouring his legacy through It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley. Hollywood star Brad Pitt once ...

open image in gallery Jeff Buckley’s mother has revealed Brad Pitt once approached her about starring in a biopic about her son (Courtesy of Sundance Institute/photo by Merri Cyr) Of her ...

The mother of the late musician Jeff Buckley, who drowned in the Wolf River in May 1997, had a good reason to turn down Brad Pitt’s request to play the singer-songwriter in a biopic years ago.