Thursday 24th July 2014 by Louis Kerry

The movie is coming - Eight actors who could play Kurt Cobain

We look over Courtney Love's top prospects

Jared Leto: Yep, that's actually Leto in the picture. Already having paid tribute to the troubled singer in a 2011 video and being a rockstar already, Leto would be an obvious pick for the role. Plus, he's an Oscar-winning actor. Put your musical snobbery aside and we think he could pull it off.

Kit Harrington: The Game of Thrones star looks to be slowly moving to the film territory. A Kurt Cobain biopic could be exactly what Harrington needs to boost his career once he's finished slaying dragons - and they look a little alike.

Chris Hemsworth: Playing Cobain would be the perfect opportunity for Hemsworth to perform in a much darker role than he's used to. It would help lose the Nordic warrior stigma too. He's got the look and has the acting chops, meeting what Courtney has already described.

Luke Evans: An excellent actor with an impressive CV including a starring role in the Hobbit franchise, a role as Kurt Cobain could make Evans' career go stratospheric. Somebody get the hair dye.

Michael Pitt: Having already starred as a character based on Kurt Cobain in the cult favourite film Last Days, Pitt would be the most natural choice. It's just whether he'd want to revisit a role he's already touched on (and, massively divided opinion).

Rhys Ifans: Maybe a little old for the role, but having played a sex and drug fuelled loose cannon before (see Boat That Rocked and Notting Hill) Ifans would absolutely own the role. Just as long as he gets his American accent together.

Johnny Depp: Having played guitar on stage with Aerosmith and Alice Cooper, it seems like Depp really wants to be an actual rockstar. Playing Cobain might make him one step closer. Plus is there even a film that he isn't rumoured to play in?

Kieran Culkin: Following an outstanding performance in Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, this could be just the right role for Culkin to firmly establish himself in Hollywood. Just take a look at his pizza-loving brother for how Cobain-esque he may look with blonde hair and a beard.

Courtney Love has added more fuel to the rumour filled fire about the long awaited Kurt Cobain biopic, confirming that the casting process has already begun - with a movie on its way in the next year.

Love spoke about the casting process with Inquirer Entertainment. She said "Some are really good actors, not just pretty faces. I don’t want to be the person who makes that decision."

But to play Cobain, one of the most famous rockstars of all time, your acting skills need to be top notch and you'll need the ability to play a really dark role, while rocking out at the same time. Cobain is certainly a character that not every actor could perfect. Here's eight actors who have huge potential to play Kurt Cobain.