Scarlett Johansson; Courtney Love and Robert Pattinson - CLOSE TO HEART

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Courtney Love is keen to give the big screen story of her life a glamourous overhaul. She wants Scarlett Johansson and Robert Pattinson to play her and late husband Kurt Cobain in a planned biopic.

          Reports suggest that director Oren Moverman is in talks to helm the film which is about the Nirvana frontman's turbulent life and is based on the book Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain.

        Cobain's widow Love is acting as an adviser on the project and is considering signing up an eager Pattinson to protray the doomed rocker. She also has her sights set on Johansson. A source said, "this is a big money deal for Courtney. she has agreed to the film on condition that she gets to decide the main expects of the project including director and casting. Robert has been calling and emailing her nonstop. He is her number one choice to play Kurt," The source added, "She is adamant Scarlett will play her. Scarlett is friendly with Frances Bean, her daughter with Kurt." Cobain died from a gunshot wound to the head in an apparent suicide in 1994.