Terri Hooley's life to be honoured on the big screen
Terri Hooley is to have his life immortalised on screen in a film biopic starring Steve Coogan and Michael Fassbender.
Hooley was hailed the godfather of Belfast punk after setting up a record shop in the 70s and discovering Teenage Kicks hitmakers, The Undertones.
Now his story is to be told in a full-length film and to be co-produced by Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody.
Northern Irish actor Richard Dormer will take the lead role.
Lightbody tells Mojo magazine: ""He lived a crazy life. A really f**king dark, hilarious, wasted life... Terri's an unsung hero. Despite discovering The Undertones, he never sold out... The story is hilarious and touching."