Charles Heads The Crue

Former Seinfeld scribe Larry Charles is in negotiations to direct a biopic of Motley Crue. The project titled The Dirt will be based on the rockers' 2001 book The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band. As the title suggests, bandmates Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars and Vince Neil reveal all about their rise to fame and subsequent lapse into debauchery.

Charles has just wrapped on Sacha Baron Cohen comedy Borat, so we trust he'll see the funny side to incidents like Tommy Lee having a poo on a plate and leaving it in the hotel ventilation system...