Shooting has begun in North Wales on Vinyl, a punk rock comedy starring Brit actors Phil Daniels, Keith Allen and Perry Benson.

The film, which is based on the true story of aged rocker Mike Peters who fooled the music industry by making a hoax video in 2004, is being produced by Sara Sugarman’s LA outfit Mrs Jones Presents.

Sugarman, whose credits include Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen, is also directing, whilst Shrek producer John H Williams is executive producing the project. Preston Clay Reed is producing.

Julia Ford, James Cartwright, Chris Turner, Tracey Whitwell and Jamie Blackley are also starring in the film which will shoot in Rhyl, North Wales, through September. LA script writer Jim Cooper has penned the screenplay.