Anton Corbijn to direct Ian Curtis biopic

Dutch photographer and video director Anton Corbijn will direct a movie about Ian Curtis:

The life of late Joy Division singer Ian Curtis is to be made into a film. The Manchester-based production is called Touching From A Distance, after a book by Curtis's widow Deborah which forms the basis for the film. (... ) The film is to be directed by Dutch-born Anton Corbijn, who has made music movies for Depeche Mode and U2.
It will be produced by a US production company, while the widow of Ian Curtis will also be an executive producer.

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