Robert Pattinson could soon be playing grunge rocker Kurt Cobain in a biopic of the musician’s life. The 23-year-old actor has reportedly been in talks about the project with Courtney Love, Cobain’s widow and a producer on the biopic.

“Courtney has agreed to the film on condition that she gets to decide the main aspects of the project including director, casting, screenplay and music,” a source said. “Robert has been calling and emailing her non-stop. She has been a bit wound up by his manners, but he is her number one choice to play Kurt.”

Courtney is also eager to cast Scarlett Johansson to portray her in the movie, which has the working title All Apologies. “She is adamant Scarlett will play her. Scarlett is friendly with Frances Bean, her daughter with Kurt,” the insider told The Sun.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button‘s David Fincher is being lined up to direct the movie.

Former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl - who now performs with Foo Fighters and Them Crooked Vultures - has said he would like a woman to play him in the biopic, specifically 60-year-old actress Shelley Duvall.

“I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m crossing my fingers that Shelley Duvall plays me. Shelley Duvall in The Shining... That is my face,” he told People magazine. “I am probably the least manly dude that you have ever met in your life, so why not have Shelley Duvall play me?”

The biopic has not yet begun filming, but is expected to be released in 2011.