Christopher Walkin has set to play Ozzy Osbourne in the movie version of Motley Crue's The Dirt Autobiography.

Motley Crue Lead singer, Vince Neil told ABC news radio that Christopher Walken, the 63-year-old Oscar-winning actor, will make a cameo appearance as OZZY OSBOURNE in The Dirt, a movie based on the band's controversial 2001 autobiography.

"How funny is that going to be," Neil told ABC's Al Mancini at the Opening of Vince Neil Ink, the singer's new tattoo parlor in Las Vegas.

Walken's press representatives did not immediately return a call to abcnews.com for comment.

The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band set new limits in tell-all confessionals. The 448-page tome catalogues the drug and alcohol abuse, nasty infighting, and sex parties of Neil and band mates Tommy Lee, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx.

The film, announced in April, is now in preproduction and is expected to be released in 2008 by Paramount and MTV. It's been billed as a true-life version of This Is Spinal Tap.

Osbourne toured with Mötley Crüe and was friends with the band, and his antics, as recounted in the book, include snorting a line of live ants (while looking for a fix of cocaine) and taking LSD every day for a year "just to see what would happen."

Neil says that other stars are going to appear in the film as rock stars, including Val Kilmer as David Lee Roth. "We're doing big, giant cameos with those people," he says.

As for Neil and his Crüe, they'll be played by unknowns.

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Whitesnake won two awards voted " "Best Band Of The Year" and "Best DVD Of The Year" last night (Nov 6) at the prestigious Classic Rock Awards in London.

David Coverdale in person picked up the two awards and thanked everybody in his speech. One remarkable point was that the award for "Band Of The Year" was given by GLENN HUGHES with whom Coverdale was in DEEP PURPLE.

The new Whitesnake double album, Live... In The Shadow Of The Blues (including 4 new studio tracks), will be released in Germany on November 24th and in Europe on November 27th.

A promo-tour will happen directly to the release date. David Coverdale and Doug Aldrich will do acoustic sets and signing sessions in Germany:

November
24 - Saturn - Cologne, Germany (Hansaring 97, 5 PM)
25 - Saturn - Munich, Germany (Schwanthaler Strasse 115, 4 PM)

Both will also appear at the Sweden Rock Festival kick off party in Stockholm, Sweden on December 2nd.

The new studio song 'Ready To Rock' can be heard here .

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US rock star ALICE COOPER scooped the "Living Legend" award at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour event in London.

QUEEN guitarist Brian May presented the 58-year-old with the gong. A painting of the rocker, valued at £50,000, was also given to him.

Queen won two awards - "Best Reissue" for their album A Night At The Opera and the "Classic Songwriter" award, collected by Brian May and Roger Taylor.

DEF LEPPARD, IRON MAIDEN and the NEW YORK DOLLS were also winners.

Inspiration award...

Def Leppard's Hysteria won the "Classic Album" award and the New York Dolls won "Comeback Of The Year", although they were not at the ceremony.

The award for "Album Of The Year" went to Iron Maiden for A Matter Of Life And Death, and the band's manager Rod Smallwood took home the "VIP" award.

WHITESNAKE took awards for "Band Of The Year" as well as "Best DVD".

The "Event Of The Year" award was given to the Monsters Of Rock festival at Milton Keynes Bowl.

ROADSTAR took "Best New Band", PHIL LYNOTT won the "Tommy Vance Inspiration" award and the "Metal Guru" award went to RONNIE JAMES DIO from the band DIO.

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