Ryan Gosling and Scarlett Johansson are being tipped to take the lead roles playing Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love in a biopic about the Nirvana frontman.

Paddy Power make The Notebook star Ryan their 5/2 favourite over other big names like James McAvoy, Michael Pitt and Henry Cavill while Scarlett is the 2/1 choice over the likes of Lindsay Lohan and Sienna Miller to play his wild rock-star girlfriend/wife Courtney.

One Hollywood heavyweight who is being pretty much ruled out of the running at 66/1 is Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson. The 24-year-old who plays Edward Cullen in the Vampire saga is currently embroiled in a war of words with Love after she said he was “stupid” and “wrong” for the role of Kurt.  

Sharon McHugh, spokesperson for Paddy Power, told Bettingpro: “Let’s face it, when it comes to a movie about Kurt Cobain Courtney Love’s opinion will count a lot! So far she favours Ryan Gosling and Scarlett Johansson, both of which bear a striking resemblance to the real deal.”

Who will play Kurt Cobain?
  5/2     Ryan Gosling
 11/4     James McAvoy
  3/1     Joe Anderson
  6/1     Michael Pitt
  8/1     Charlie Hunnam
 16/1     Matt Smith
 16/1     Henry Cavill
 20/1     Sam Riley
 20/1     Joseph Gordon-Levitt
 25/1     Rupert Grint
 25/1     Jared Leto
 25/1     Orlando Bloom
 25/1     Nicholas Hoult
 28/1     Sam Worthington
 33/1     Zac Efron
 33/1     Cillian Murphy
 33/1     Michael Fassbender
 40/1     Ewan McGregor
 40/1     Leonardo Di Caprio
 66/1     Robert Pattinson

Who will play Courtney Love?
  2/1     Scarlett Johansson
  3/1     Lindsay Lohan
  6/1     Anna Paquin
  8/1     Mischa Barton
 10/1     Lady GaGa
 12/1     Sienna Miller
 14/1     Taylor Momsen
 18/1     Blake Lively
 20/1     Mena Suvari
 20/1     Kate Bosworth
 20/1     Kate Hudson
 25/1     Charlize Theron
 33/1     Cameron Diaz
 40/1     Miley Cyrus
 50/1     Paris Hilton
 66/1     Peaches Geldof
500/1     Kerry Katona