Strokes guitarist writes screenplay

06/01/2007 3:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
courtesy of NME.com

The Strokes' guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. is set to write a screenplay.

As previously reported, the band have announced they are taking a year off, but the star, who released his debut solo album Yours To Keep in March, is keeping himself busy.

He is set to adapt Charles Bukowski's novel Pulp--the story charts the surreal adventures of a private investigator.

Speaking about the book, Hammond said it was "an adult comedy--dark."

He said that the author's widow Linda Bukowski gave him the go-ahead to shop the script around, agreeing to finalize the details of a contract only after a studio was on board.

Of the casting he said: "I already have people in mind. I have it in my head--I could do it now." However, he declined to give exact details.

Despite denying that he would want to direct the film, he told New York Magazine: "I wouldn't want someone to ruin my script. I don't think they'd let me direct but I'd want to be somewhere in the picture like that."

For more on Albert Hammond Jr., check out his NME.com page.