Oscar winner Sam Rockwell is in negotiations to play Merle Haggard in the biopic on the country musician and will lend his own voice to the veteran singer’s standards, recorded during the 1960s. Amazon Studios has acquired a package for a film biopic of the iconic singer, with Robin Bissell directing from a script he is co-writing with Merle’s widow Theresa Haggard. The film will be based on Merele's memoir “Sing Me Back Home”.source https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/hollywood/sam-rockwell-films-merle-haggard-in-amazon-studios-biopic-on-c-w-singer-637726
