Lauryn as Rita?

Rumor has it that Rita Marley wants Lauryn Hill to play her in a movie based on her late husband Bob Marley’s life.

"Lauryn would be ideal. She sees my life as her life." Marley told Reuters of Hill, who is married to Rohan Marley (Bob Marley's son with Janet Hunt). Rita Marley is executive producing the as-yet-untitled adaptation of her 2004 autobiography No Woman No Cry: My Life With Bob Marley, a chronicle of the musician's childhood and their tumultuous 15-year marriage through his death from cancer in 1981. Producer Rudy Langlais (The Hurricane) says the film will be an "epic romance," including the Marleys' life and the assassination attempt on the couple. But Marley says its no Cinderella story.Bob will be played by two actors. Rita says her grandson Stefan is "the spitting image" of the singer and would be perfect for the role of young Bob. However, no casting decisions will be made until later this year, says Langlais. Filming is tentatively scheduled to begin early next year with a projected release date of late 2009 – possibly before Martin Scorsese's authorized feature documentary on the performer, set for releaseon feb 6th 2010 on what would be Marleys 65th birthday.