Brand's book to be made into a movie

Russell Brand’s life story is set to be made into a film.

He is working on acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom to bring the tales of drug and sex addictions from his autobiography My Booky Wook to the big screen.

And the comic is likely to play himself in the movie following his success in the recent St Trinian’s remake and the forthcoming Hollywood comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Producer Andrew Eaton told the Daily Mail: ‘I don't think it will be called My Filmy Wilm.’

The book covered Brand’s difficult relationship with his stepfather and father, who introduced him to his first prostitute in Hong Kong when he was 17. He went on to become addicted to sex in any form, as well as heroin, before his manager John Noel forced him to seek treatment for both.

Eaton said: ‘We'll see how much we can get away with in the film.’

The script is currently being worked on, and filming is likely to start towards the end of the year.

Winterbottom and Eaton have previously collaborated on 24 Hour Party People, which starred Steve Coogan as Factory Records founder Tony Wilson, and A Cock And Bull Story, among others.

Brand has sold 500,000 copies of My Booky Wook in hardback, and a paperback edition is due out in July.

Published: 15 Feb 2008