Aaron Eckhart To Experience Beach Boy Dennis Wilson in 'The Drummer'

If Aaron Eckhart does not have musical chops, he better get practicing: the 'Rum Diary' co-star just signed onto play Dennis Wilson from the Beach Boys, a job which requires him to understand the drums and piano, perform a little bit of singing and -- to resemble the '70s-era Wilson -- grow out his beard. (Individuals individuals who loved him best because the biker boyfriend in 'Erin Brockovich,' rejoice.) The Drummer' follows the final six many years of Wilson's existence, in the 1977 discharge of his solo album 'Pacific Sea Blue' to his dying in 1983. The film has got the blessing from the Wilson family, including Carl B. Wilson and Jennifer Wilson, who'll co-produce. Eckhart will share executive creating credit using the Beach Boys former manager James William Guerico. Filming will start this spring or summer time in California and Georgia. Eckhart's next film, 'I, Frankenstein,' begins production in Feb. So far as his 'Surfin' USA' qualifications, Eckhart spent a while surfing in Hawaii before landing his first film role. [via THR] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED