Revolver, Bankside signal up 'Spike Island'

LONDON -- U.K. distrib Revolver Entertainment and worldwide sales company Bankside Films have confirmed expects to co-finance "Spike Island," a film inspired by legendary Brit rock-band the Stone Roses. Pad Whitecross will direct the film, scripted by Chris Coghill, that's set shoot next March. Youthful stars Elliott Tittensor ("Shameless") and Matthew McNulty ("Misfits") will star since the people from the ambitious band who a vacation in determine their idols, the Stone Roses, play in the now-legendary Spike Island concert. BBC Films may also be co-financing the project, which was developed with the BFI Film Fund. Fiona Neilson and Esther Douglas of Fiesta Prods. will be the producers. About 27,000 fans attended the May 1990 outdoors concert, broadly regarded as as since the Woodstock in the "Madchester" generation. The Stone Roses have given permission to take advantage of the music for your film. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com