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Tales From Planet Rock: Michael Hutchence appears as ghost

Singer to lead daughter through film

A film about INXS singer Michael Hutchence is set to be made.

The movie will feature his 'ghost' talking to his young daughter about his troubled life.

'Slide Away' will see Hutchence lead his 11 year-old daughter Tiger Lily on a tour of his rock 'n' roll life.

The film is set on a stormy London night on the 10th anniversary of Hutchence’s death, when a figure appears in Tiger Lily’s bedroom.

The singer was found dead in his Sydney hotel room on November 22, 1997. In the film he is set to take Tiger to the hotel on the day of his death, reports The Sun.

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