2nd And Tenn

Taylor Hackford is going to direct a biopic on the life of playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-1983 pictured) called "Tenn" says Variety.

The movie will center on how his Topsy-Turvy upbringing - complete with father issues, depression, conflicts about his sexuality and watching his sister institutionalized and lobotomized influenced the conflict in such plays as The Glass Menagerie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and A Streetcar Named Desire.

Robin Shushan wrote the screenplay.

Ray brought Hackford lots of attention This flick may give him another shot at Oscar.