Driving Miss Daisy director Bruce Beresford has found his Buddy Holly for Clear Lake, an upcoming biopic about the rock 'n' roll icon.
Ruairi O’Connor, who stars as a young King Henry VIII in Starz's miniseries The Spanish Princess, has been cast as Holly in the BMG-backed music biopic produced by Rick French of Prix Productions and Stuart Benjamin of Stuart Benjamin Productions.
Clear Lake will open with Holly's teen years, then portray his 1958 Biggest Show of Stars tour with Clarence Collins, founder of Little Anthony & the Imperials, as they broke racial barriers by performing together across the U.S.
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