Actors Neill Byrnes and Anthony Rocco have been roped in for the biopic of rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Byrnes and Perry will play Aerosmith members Steven Tyler and Joe Perry respectively, in the film titled "Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash", reported Variety.
The movie revolves around drummer Artimus Pyle's recollection of the events surrounding the crash of the group's touring plane in Mississippi on October 20, 1977.
The accident ended up claiming the life of original band members Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines, an assistant road manager and the two pilots.
Ian Shultis plays Pyle, Taylor Clift will be seen portraying the role of Van Zant, with Samuel Kay Forrest as Gaines, and Rich Dally III as Allen Collins.
The shooting of the film, both written and directed by Jared Cohn, begins on May 1.
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